458 FLORA OF BRAZIL. 



So far as regards technical characters, this species appears 

 to come near S. ivafolia, Wild. 



4839. (3). St. (Multiaristata:) collina ; caule herbaceo erecto 

 parce ramoso villoso-tomentoso, foliis oppositis oblongo- 

 lanceolatis acutis in petiolum attenuatis grosse serrato- 

 dentatis 3-nerviis, nervis subtus prominulis, utrinque sparse 

 pilosis subtus nigro-punctatis, corymbo paniculato, capitulis 

 pedicellatis, involucri squamis lineari-lanceolatis acuminatis 

 pilosis achsenium angulato- sulcatum ad apicem pilosius- 

 culum, superantibus pappi aristis 15-20 scaberrimis achse- 

 nio longioribus. 

 Hab. Near Morro Velho, Province of Minas Geraes, Brazil- 

 Fl. in Sept. 



Herba 1^-2-pedalis. Folia 2-poll. circiter longa, 6-7-^ n ' 

 lata, supra viridia, subtus pallida. Pedicelli dense glandu- 

 loso-pilosi. Involucrum cylindricum, squamis 5, 3^ Hn. lon- 

 gis, 3-nerviis. Corolla? roseee, lobis extus pilosis. 



This species will range along with S. Lundiana, DC. 

 1744 et 2211. St. (Multiaristata) imbricata; caule herbaceo 

 erecto ramoso tereti striato puberulo, foliis inferioribus 

 oppositis lanceolatis acutis in petiolum attenuatis ad me- 

 dium grosse serrato-dentatis membranaceis triplinervus 

 glabriusculis superioribus alternis, capitulis ad apices raniu- 

 lorum paucis pedicellatis 6-floris, involucri squamis bisena- 

 tis imbricatis anguste lanceolatis acuminatis glabriusculis, 

 exterioribus minoribus, achsenio angulato -sulcato pilosius- 

 culo, pappi aristis 35-40 insequalibus scaberrimis achaenio 

 longioribus. 

 Hab. Near Aracaty, Province of Ceara (n. 1744), and dry 

 sandy Campos, near the city of Oeiras, Province of Piauhy 

 (n. 2211), Brazil. Fl. in June. 



Annua, 2-pedalis. Folia 2-poll. longa, 6-9-lin. lata. &&' 

 celli pilosi. Involucrum subcylindricum, 4 lin. longum, squa- 

 mis 3-nerviis, nervis extus prominulis. Corollse roseee, cyhn- 

 dricae. Styli rami breviter exserti. 



Near S. calycina, DC, with which it agrees in having 8 



