210 FLORA OF BRAZIL. 



gestis 1 5-floris, involucri squamis imbricatis lineari-lanceo- 

 latis acuminatis trinervibus subtomentosis ciliatis, achsenio 

 multicostato, pappo biseriali, paleis eequalibus ciliatis. 

 Hab. Serro do Frio, province of Minas Geraes. August, 

 1840. 



Frutex 4-pedalis. Folia supra viridia subtus rufescentia, 

 18-20 lin. longa, 4-6 lin. lata, obscure venosa. Petioli 2-3 

 lin. longi, supra canaliculati. Involucrum imbricatum, 4 lin. 

 longum. Corolla violacea, glabra. Pappus nitidus, flaves- 

 cens, setis caducissimis. 



Allied to V. oleaster, DC. (Gardn. n. 4753); but sufficiently 

 distinguished by its much larger leaves, fewer flowers, and 

 longer and more acuminated involucral scales. 

 4754. V. Martiana; caule fruticoso erecto ramoso, ramis 

 teretibus cano-tomentosis, ramulis sulcato-angulatis, folits 

 petiolatis elliptico-oblongis vel elliptico-ovatis basi acutis 

 apice obtusis integerrimis coriaceis obscure penniveniis 

 utrinque dense velutino-tomentosis, capitulis ad apices 

 ramorum 1-3 sessilibus congestis 25-floris, involucri squa- 

 mis imbricatis dense albo-tomentosis linearibus obtusis, 

 achsenio glabro 10-costato, pappo biseriali, paleis aequa- 

 libus ciliatis. 

 Hab. Among rocks in the Diamond district. Aug. 1840. 



Frutex 3-pedalis. Folia supra viridia, subtus albida, 2-3 

 poll, longa, 12-15 lin. lata. Corolla violacea, lobis extus ad 

 apicem pilosis. Pappus rufescens. 



Evidently related to the last species, but its leaves of 

 a different form, its greater number of florets, obtuse involu- 

 cral scales, and pilose corolla, sufficiently establish it as a 

 distinct species. 



Sect. Lbptospermoides, DC. 



4798. Y./oliosa; fruticulosa, ramosa, ramis teretibus cano- 

 tomentosis ad capitula usque fere foliosis, foliis sessilibus 

 linearibus pungentibus margine revolutis supra glabns 



