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nis petiolatis ovatis basi cordatis apice obtusis crenulatis 

 utrinque pubescenti-velutinis triplinerviis reticulato-veno- 

 sis, corymbo terminali 5-6-cephalo conferto, capitulis longe 

 pedicellatis circiter 50-floris, involucri squamis biseriatis 

 eequalibus oblongo-linearibus obtusis striatis extus pu- 

 bescenti-tomentosis, interioribus angustioribus, acheenio 

 piloso-scabrido. 



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

 Fl. in July. 

 Frutex 4-pedalis, ramis foliosis. Folia 6-8-lin. longa, 4-5- 



lin. lata, subimbricata. Petioli l^-lin. longi. Capitula cam- 



panulata, 3-lin. longa. Pappus sordide albidus. 

 Near E. myrtilloides, DC. 



2419. Eu. {Eximbricata) conoclinioides ; caule herbaceo erecto 

 tereti angulato-striato puberulo, foliis oppositis et summis 

 alternis internodio multo brevioribus longe petiolatis ovato- 

 oblongis obtusis basi obtusis truncatisve vel subcordatis 

 crenato-dentatis supra minute puberulis subtus velutino- 

 puberulis membranaceis triplinerviis, corymbis axillaribus 

 terminalibusque oligocephalis, capitulis pedicellatis 25- 

 floris, involucri squamis biseriatis linearibus acuminatis 

 striatis extus piloso-pubescentibus ad apicem villoso- 

 barbatis, acheenio acute 5-angulato stipitato ubique pilo- 

 siusculo. 



Hab. Sandy Campos at Caehoeira, Province of Ceara, Brazil. 

 Fl. in Feb. 

 Herba perennis ?, 2-3-pedalis. Folia 2-2|-poll. longa, 



8-10-lin. lata. Involucrum 1\ lin. longum. Receptaculum 



planum. Pappus stramineus. 

 This species will range near E. remotifolium 3 DC. 



8 77« Eu. (Eximbricata) nudum ; herbaceum, caulibus e rhizo- 

 mate lignoso plurimis erectis subsimplicibus teretibus 

 striatis glabris apice aphyllis, foliis oppositis longe petio- 

 latis ovatis cordatis obtusis serrato-dentatis glabriusculis 

 membranaceis trinerviis reticulatis, petiolis villosiusculis, 

 capitulis paucis corymbosis longe pedicellatis circiter 



