462 FLORA OP BRAZIL. 



gioribus anguste oblongo-lanceolatis acutis basi cuneatis 

 supra medium serrato-dentatis glaberrimis reticulata- veno- 

 sis venis utrinque prominulis, junioribus viscosis, corymbo 

 terminali oligocephalo, capitulis breviter pedicellatis 5- 

 floris, involucri oblongi squamis 3-seriatis ovato-oblongis 

 striatis ciliolatis extus glabris viscosis, exterioribus bre- 

 vioribus, achsenio 5-angulato piloso-scabrido. 

 Hab. Elevated rocky places in the Diamond District, Brazil. 

 Fl. in August. 



Frutex 3-pedalis. Folia 12-14-lin. longa, 3-4^-lin. lata, 

 coriacea. Involucrum 3 lin. longum, albidum. Receptacu- 

 lum obtuse conicum, punctatum, nudum. Corollae tubulosae, 

 glabrae, purpurea, 5-dentatae, dentibus oblongis, obtusis. 

 Antheree inclusae. Styli rami cylindrici, longe exserti. Pap- 

 pus 2-serialis, corolla brevior, rufo-purpurescens, setis 

 barbellatis, exterioribus brevioribus. 



This small shrub, which forms a most interesting addition 

 to the Flora of Brazil, is very different in habit from the 

 usual forms of Liatris. It, however, agrees with the L.frw 

 ticosa, Nutt., a native of East Florida. In general appear- 

 ance it resembles very much some of the cuneate leaved 

 species of Baccharis. 



Decachjeta, DC. 



4863. D. longifolia ; fruticosa ramosa, ramis teretibus striatis 

 glabris, foliis oppositis petiolatis longe lanceolatis basi acutis 

 apice acuminatissimis glaberrimis grosse serrato-dentatis 

 penniveniis venis utrinque prominulis, superioribus alter- 

 nis longioribus viscosis, corymbis axillaribus terminali- 

 busque dichotomo-ramosis laxis fulvo-villoso-tomentosis, 

 capitulis breviter pedicellatis oblongis 8-12-floris, involucri 

 squamis 3-seriatis oblongis obtusis striatis extus resinoso- 

 viscosis, pappo coroniformi 5-dentato. 



Hab. In elevated rocky tracts in the Diamond District, 

 Brazil. Fl. in July. 

 Frutex 5-6 pedalis. Folia 5-7-poll. longa, 6-10-lin. lata, 



