226 FLORA OF BRAZIL. 



tomentosis demum glabratis subtus dense fulvo-tomentosis 

 penninervibus, cymee ramis plurimis dichotomis lanuginoso- 

 tomentosis scorpioideis in paniculam dispositis, capituhs 

 subsessilibus solitariis plerumque extra- axillaribus folio 

 longioribus 20-floris, involucri campanulati squamis linean- 

 lanceolatis acuminatis, externis ad apicem valde lanugino- 

 sis, cseteris glabris, intimis glaberrimis, achsenio oblongo 

 adpresse sericeo-villoso, pappi serie externa anguste 

 paleacea brevissima. 



Hab. Upland Campos on the Serra das Araras, on the wes- 

 tern confines of the Province of Minas Geraes. June 

 1840. 

 Frutex 4-6-pedalis. Folia 3£-4 poll, longa, 2 circiter lata. 



Petioli 6-9 lin. longi. Corolla glabra, alba. Pappus rufes- 



cens. 



This fine plant evidently belongs to Decandolle's fourth 



division of the Section Lepidaploa, though I know no species 



to which it can claim near affinity. 



4794. V. subcordata ; caule herbaceo sulcato-angulato villoso- 

 tomentoso simplici, foliis sessilibus ovatis basi subcordatis 

 acutis mucronatis supra pilosis scabris subtus adpresse 

 sericeo-piloso-tomentosis, ramis floridis axillaribus elon- 

 gatis foliolosis ad apicem cymosis, cymse ramis scorpioideis 

 brevibus recurvatis oligocephalis, capitulis congestis ad 

 axillas foliorum solitariis sessilibus 9-]0-floris folio longio- 

 ribus, involucri subcylindracei squamis dorso fulvo- 

 tomentosis lanceolatis acuminatis apice coloratis, achsenio 

 adpresse piloso, pappi serie externa anguste paleacea 

 brevi. 



Hab. Near Formigas, Province of Minas Geraes. July 



1840. 



Herba 3-pedalis. Folia pollicem longa, 6 lin. lata. Corolla 

 pallide purpurea, lobis ad apicem extus glandulosis piligeris. 

 Pappus sordide albescens. 



Judging from the description, this species appears to be 

 somewhat related to V. helophila, Mart. 

 4789(2). V. reticulata ; fruticosa, caulibus subsimplicibus 



