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Cyathopappus gnephosoides. 
Cephalosorus gnephosoides, F. M. collect. 
Tam in locis depressis, quam in' collibus arenosis secundum 
Darling flumen. Dr. Beckler. 
Herba paucipollicaris usque spithamsa. Radix descendens, 
filiformis, fibrillas tenues agens. Folia glabrescentia, uncialia et 
breviora, superiora sepe ad longitudinem 2" reducta, omnia 1-3" 
lata, costa subtus prominente percursa. Glomeruli diametro 2—6" 
variantes, solitarii, raro abbreviatis ramulis conferti. Involucri 
proprii squamz 1j" longs, appendice brevissima cordato- v. 
renato-orbieulari terminatz. Corolle vix 1" longs. Pappus albus, 
circiter 1" metiens. 
Gnephosis arachnoidea, qu: ab amico Sonder ad N ematopodum 
effusum trahitur, secundum adnotationes Turczaninowii pappo 
vero gaudet. Hc planta botanici Rossici sicut G. macrocephala 
interea ad Cyathopappum traho. Angianthus brachypappus tran- 
situm a suo genere ad Gnephosin reddit facillimum. 
APOCYNEA. 
Parsonsia diaphanophleba. 
Foliis elongato- v. angusto-lanceolatis basi acutiusculis sursum 
longe angustatis utrinque parce puberulis, cymis compositis sub- 
velutinis, pedicellis longitudinem ealyeis vix excedentibus, calycis 
dentibus tubo saltem sequilongis semilanceolato-deltoideis eglandu- 
losis, corolle calycem conspicue superantis ultra medium quinque- 
fidz laciniis angusto-semilanceolatis intus triearinatis, tubo intus 
dense sericeo-pubescente, filamentis brevissimis, lobis posticis 
antherarum parallelis basi truncatis et divergentibus, stylo brevi 
glabro, squamis hypogynis brevissimis orbieularibus, germine to- 
mentello, coma seminibus elongatis sequilonga v. breviore. 
In virgultis ad lumen Murray Australi: occidentalis. A. Old- 
field; W. J. Clarke. | 
Stirps aspectu Lyonsim straminesm.  Ramuli teretiusculi, pube- 
ruli. Folia subherbacea, semipedalia v. breviora, 1—1" lata, venis 
diaphanis pulehre reticulata, petiolo uneiali v. breviore predita, 
subtus pallidiora. Pedunculus primarius 1—3" longus ; secundarii 
pollieares v. vario gradu breviores. Bractez et bracteolze ad basin 
peduneulorum specialium et pedicellorum nune semilanceolatze, 
nunc deltoides, nunc fere subulatze, sepe j" longe. Calyx 1" 
metiens, intus fere glaber. Corolla vix ultra 2" longa; lacinize 
supra parce pilosz, :wstivatione valvatz; caring laterales lacinias 
marginantes ante earum apicem subito desinentes et in apieulum 
excurrentes. JAntherze 1" vix excedentes, Stylus obverse subu- . 
latus, 3" longus. Stigma basi annulatum. |. Glandule hypogyne 
subrotundz, 1" circiter longe. Capsula leniter compressa, cylin- 
