FLORA OF BRAZIL. 4/7 



Herba perennis, 2-3-pedalis. Folia 5-6-poll. longa, 2-poll. 



lata. Petioli l|-2 poll, longi. Involucrum 2-lin. longum. 



Pappus stramineus. Acheenium nigrum, minute reticula- 



tum. 

 Allied to E. Organense, Gardn. (n. 5777)> but with more 



membranous and more coarsely dentate leaves, and smaller 



capitula. 



5514. Eu. (Eximbricata) vagnm; fruticosum, ramis diffusis 

 teretibus striatis velutino-hirtellis, foliis oppositis petiolatis 

 ovato-oblongis utrinque acutiusculis dentatis supra piloso- 

 scabridis subtus pubescenti-velutinis penniveniis, paniculee, 

 ramis folio longioribus ultimis corymbosis, capitulis con- 

 fertis breviter pedicellatis 5-floris, involucri squamis bi- 

 seriatis insequalibus basi calyculatis lineari-oblongis obtusis 

 striatis ciliatis glabriusculis, acheenio glabro. 



Hab. Woods near Tijuca, Province of Rio de Janeiro. Fl. 

 in Dec. 

 Frutex diffusus. Folia 2-2i-poll. longa, 10-12-lin. lata. 



Involucrum 2-lin. longum. Pappus sordidus. 

 This plant agrees with E. sordescens, DC. in its rambling 



habit, but has penniveined leaves, and a more corymbose 



disposition of the panicles. It has also much fewer 



flowers. 



4859. Eu. (Eximbricata) Adamantium ; fruticosum, ramis 

 teretibus striatis velutino-tomentosis, foliis oppositis petio- 

 latis ovato-ellipticis obtusissimis basi subcuneato-acutis 

 integris vel minute serrato-dentatis supra piloso-puberulis 

 subtus velutino-tomentosis coriaceis penniveniis, venis 

 subtus prominulis, grosse reticulars, paniculis axillaribus 

 terminalibusque folio longioribus compactis, capitulis longe 

 pedicellatis circiter 12-floris, involucri squamis uniseriatis 

 basi calyculatis linearibus acutis striatis extus piloso-tomen- 

 tosis, achaenio resinoso-punctato. 



Hab. Serra da Mendanha, Diamond District, Brazil. Fl. in 

 July. 



Frutex 6-pedalis. Folia 3£-4-poll. longa, 20-24-lin. lata. 

 Involucrum 3-lin. longum. Pappus sordidus. 



