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species of Lychnophora contained in my collections : n. 4825, 

 L. villosissima, Mart. ; n. 4826, L. salicifolia, Mart. ; n. 4829, 

 L. staavoides, Mart. ; n. 4831, L. ericoides, Mart. ; n. 4833, 

 L. Pinaster, Mart. 



Albertinia, Sprenff. 

 Sect. 1. Anisotrichia, DC. 



2896. A. stellata ; caule fruticoso ramoso, ramis angulatis 

 velutino-tomentosis, foliis sessilibus lanceolato-oblongis 

 obtusis integerrimis supra glabris, subtus adpresse velutino- 

 tomentosis canis, pedunculis folia sua superantibus, capi- 

 tulis 1-floris dense in glomerulum confertis, involucri 

 squamis liberis tomentosis oblongo-lanceolatis acutis 

 achaenia paulo superantibus. 



Hab. Grassy Campos near Santa Rosa, District of the Rio 

 Preto, Province of Pernambuco. Sept. 1839. 

 Frutex 6-8-pedalis. Folia 2^-3 poll, longa, 9-15 lin. lata, 



pennivenia. Corolla glabra, violacea. Achaenium subcylin- 



dricum, villoso-subtomentosum, 10-costulatum. Pappus 



3-serialis, radiato-stellatus, stramineus, setis omnibus angustis 



acuminatis scabridis, seriei exterioris triplo fere brevioribus. 

 Near A. rufiseta, and A. pallidiseta of Decandolle, but 



differs from both in having angular branches, and in the 



shape of the leaves and involucral scales. 



4812. A. Candolleana; subarborea, ramis angulatis velutino- 

 tomentosis, foliis petiolatis oblongo-lanceolatis utrinque 

 acuminatis supra nervo medio velutino-tomentosis caeterum 

 glabriusculis subtus adpresse velutino-tomentosis canis, 

 capitulis 3-floris in glomerulum globosum foliis paucis 

 parvis subsessilibus saepe cinctum dense aggregatis, glome- 

 nilis pedunculatis, pedunculis ad apicem late complanatis, 

 involucri squamis lineari-lanceolatis acutis extus tomen- 

 tosis, achaenio glabro costato, pappi paleis seriebus 3, 

 seriei exterioris duplo brevioribus. 



Hab. Near Villa do Principe, now Cidade do Serro, Pro- 

 vince of Minas Geraes. Aug. 1840. 



