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panulati squamis oblongis obtusis mucronatis glabriusculis, 

 achaenio oblongo 10-costato parce piloso, pappi serie ex- 

 terna paleacea brevissima. 

 Hab. Near Cidade Diamantina, the capital of the Diamond 

 District. August, 1840. 



Suffrutex 4-pedalis. Folia membranacea, supra viridia, 

 subtus pallida, reticulata, 2-2i poll, longa, 15-lin. lata. Co- 

 rolla glabra, purpurea. Pappus stramineus. 



This species is also allied to V. denticulata, DC, from 

 which it is readily distinguished by its elliptical leaves, and 

 much larger capitula. 



4776. V. neriifolia ; suffruticosa, ramosa, glabra, ramis elon- 

 gatis teretibus striatis, foliis petiolatis lineari-lanceolatis 

 utrinque acuminatis minute glanduloso-denticulatis mar- 

 gine revolutis utrinque glabris supra lsevibus nitidis, cyma 

 ramosissima paniculseformi polycephala, capitulis sessili- 

 bus 25-floris, involucri squamis glabriusculis, externis ova- 

 tis obtusis ciliatis, intimis oblongis obtusis, achaenio 10- 

 costato parce piloso, pappi serie externa paleacea brevis- 

 sima. 

 Hab. On the banks of the Rio Claro, on the western con- 

 fines of the province of Minas Geraes. June 1 840. 

 Suffrutex 6-pedalis. Folia supra viridia, subtus pallida, 

 reticulata, 6-poll. longa, 6-7 lin. lata. Corolla purpurea gla- 

 bra. Pappus rufescens. 



Allied to V. psitlacorum, DC, from which it is essen- 

 tially distinguished by its much longer glabrous leaves, and 

 the very much shorter external ray of the pappus. 

 4772. V. membranacea ; suffruticosa, ramis teretibus striatis 

 glabris, foliis petiolatis oblongis utrinque acutis acute ser- 

 rulatis utrinque glabris supra nitidis, cyma ramosissima 

 paniculaeformi polycephala, capitulis secus ramos sessilibus 

 lateralibus 20-floris, involucri squamis imbricatis glabrius- 

 culis externis ovatis acutis, internis lineari-oblongis acutis, 

 achaenio oblongo 10-costato parce piloso, pappi serie ex- 

 terna paleacea brevissima. 

 Hab. Dry wooded places between the Rio Celaro and San 

 vol. v. B 



