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broadly campanulate, the basal bracts ovate, obtuse, much 
shorter than the inner linear series; receptacle densely fibril- 
lose; achenes subcompressed, finely ribbed; pappus white, silky. 
DisTRIBUTION: 
Only from the Philippines by Haenke. 
MiNpono: 
Baco River, March 1905, Merrill 4068. 
PARAGUA: 
Point Separation, February 1902, Merrill 829. 
LEYTE: 
Palo, January 1906, Elmer 7042. 
MINDANAO: 
Davao, April 1904, Copeland. 
BASILAN: 
January 1904, Hallier. 
3. P. hirsuta. (Linn.) Less. in Linnaea. 150, 1831. DC. 
Prod. 5; 453, 1856. F. Vil. Nov. App. 116, 1880. Conyza 
hirsuta Linn. Sp. Pl. 863, 1753. Mig. Fl. Ind. Bat. 2; 59, 
1856.—A slenderly branched subscandent herb. Leaves subses- 
sile membranous, pubescent along the midnerve beneath, 
entire or slightly toothed, linear to lanceolate, glabrous above. 
Heads large and spreading, not numerous, subglomerate along 
the distal portions of the branches; involucral bracts all 
linear, very unequal, soft pubescent; flowers yellow; achenes 
short strigose; pappus soft, white, silky. 
This species is evidently closely related to the preced- 
ing species, differing in its bracts and other vegetative 
characters. Both stand in a doubtful position to Pluchea 
and Blumea, from the latter being distinguished by their 
hirsute fibrillose receptacles. P. scabrida DC., has the broad 
basal bracts of Pluchea, while P. hirsuta (Linn.) Less., has 
braets typical of Blumea. 
DISTRIBUTION: 
China and Cochinchina. 
