476 FLORA OF BRAZIL. 



50-floris, involucri campanulati squamis biseriatis aequali- 

 bus lineari-lanceolatis acuminatis striatis glabris, achaenio 

 piloso scabrido. 



Hab. Dry bushy places near Bahia, Brazil. Fl. in Oct. 

 Herba perennis, pedalis et ultra. Folia cum petiolo sep- 



temlineari 15-20-lin. longa, 6-9-lin. lata. Involucrum 1$ lin. 



longum. Pappus rufescens, setis subpaleaceis, barbellatis, 



corolla brevioribus. 



Apparently near E. oliffocephalum, DC. 



4856. Eu. (Eximbricata) laxum ; caule herbaceo erecto tereti 

 striato pubescente, foliis oppositis petiolatis ovato-lanceo- 

 latis acutis basi obtusis vel breviter cuneatis serratis utrin- 

 que pubescentibus menibranaceis trinerviis, corymbis laxe 

 dichotomo-paniculatis, capitulis longe pedicellatis circiter 

 20-25-floris, involucri squamis biseriatis basi calyculatis 

 oblongo-linearibus obtusis striatis ciliolatis glabriusculis, 

 achaenio pilosiusculo. 



Hab. In busby places on the banks of the Rio Claro, Pro- 

 vince of Minas Geraes, Brazil. Fl. in June- 

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



lata. Involucrum 2| lin. longum. Pappus albidus. 



Near E. paniculatum, Schrad., but well distinguished by its 



very lax inflorescence. 



773. Eu. {Eximbricata) apiculatum ; herbaceum glabrum, 

 caule erecto tereti striato ramoso, foliis oppositis longe 

 petiolatis late ovatis acuminatis basi truncatis vel cordatis 

 grosse serrato-dentatis, dentibus glanduloso-apiculatis 

 glaberrimis subviscosis triplinerviis membranaceis ele- 

 ganter reticulatis minute pellucido-punctatis, corymbis 

 axillaribus terminalibusque fastigiatis pubescentibus, capi- 

 tulis pedicellatis circiter 20-floris, involucri campanulati 

 squamis biseriatis aequalibus lanceolatis acuminatis striatis 

 ciliolatis extus subviscosis, achaenio obtuse 5-angulato 

 glabro. 

 Hab. On the Morro do Flamengo, near Rio de Janeiro. 

 Fl. in August. 



