FLORA OF BRAZIL,. 469 



pedicellatis erectis 15-floris, involucri obovati squamis 

 laxe imbricatis oblongo-linearibus obtusis apiculatis striatis 

 villosiusculis, exterioribus multo minoribus, acheenio acute 

 5-angulato piloso. 

 Hab. Serra de Araripe, Province of Ceara, Brazil. FI. from 

 Oct. to Dec. 



Herba perennis, 1-2-pedalis. Folia 15-20-lin. longa, 5-8- 

 hn. lata, reticulata. Involucrum 2\ lin. longum, squamis 

 3-seriatis. Receptaculum planum nudum. Corollse tubu- 

 losse, glabrae, violaceae. Stylus basi bulbosus, bulbis gla- 

 bris. Pappus uniserialis, agqualis, setosus, scaber, albidus. 



This is somewhat allied to the preceding species, but well 

 distinguished by its much shorter dentate leaves, and smaller 

 and fewer flowered capitula. By the same characters it is 

 also distinguished from the following species. 



. B. glandulosa ; caule herbaceo erecto piloso-tomentoso 

 tereti basi simplici, foliis oppositis sessilibus oblongo- 

 lanceolatis obtusis basi subcuneatis integris vel subdentatis 

 coriaceis utrinque dense piloso-scabridis penniveniis, 

 panicula laxa subcorymbosa tomentosa, capitulis pedicel- 

 latis erectis 45-50 floris, involucri squamis laxe imbricatis 

 subsquarrosis linearibus acuminatis striatis extus glandu- 

 loso-piloso-pubescentibus, exterioribus brevioribus, achesnio 

 5-angulato piloso-scabrido. 

 Hab. Province of Minas Geraes, Brazil. 



Herba perennis, 2-3-pedalis. Folia 2^-3 poll, longa, 9-14- 

 nn. lata, subtus reticulata. Involucrum 5 lin. longum, squa- 

 mis 3-seriatis. Receptaculum planum, nudum. Corollas 

 tubulosee, glabrae, basi valde dilatatse, violaceee. Stylus basi 

 bulbosus, bulbis glabris. Pappus 1-serialis, eequalis, setosus, 

 sc aber, albidus. 



I have unfortunately lost the number and exact locality 

 of this plant, but as it exists among my Minas Geraes 

 Collections, there can be no doubt that it is from that 

 province. 



484 8 - B. oblmgifolia ; caule herbaceo erecto tereti tomentoso 

 ba si simplici, foliis oppositis petiolatis oblongis obtusis 



