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pubescentibus triplinerviis, nervis subtus prominulis, pani- 

 culis axillaribus terminalibusque polycephalis, ramis tomen- 

 tosis, capitulis pedicellatis 5-floris, involucri squamis 

 biseriatis eequalibus elliptico-oblongis obtusis ciliatis extus 

 piloso-tomentosis, acheenio pilosiusculo. 



Hab. Serro do Frio, Province of Minas Geraes, Brazil. Fl. 

 in August. 

 Suffrutsx 4-6-pedalis. Folia 4-5-poll. longa, 9-12-lin. 



lata. Involucrum vix 1| lin. longum. Pappus stramineus. 



Mikania, Willd. 



4866. M. (Erecta) strobiliferw, suffruticosa erecta glaberrima, 

 caule tereti angulato, foliis ternato-verticillatis sessilibus 

 imbricatis oblongo-ellipticis utrinque obtusis integerrimis 

 glaberrimis supra nitidis penniveniis reticulatis venis utrin- 

 que prominulis, spicis axillaribus terminalibusque con- 

 fertis, rachis angulatis pubescentibus, capitulis pedicellatis, 

 involucri squamis oblongis acutiusculis striatis glabris, 

 bracteola iis sequali et conformi, achsenio glabro. 



Hab. Elevated Campos in the Diamond District, Brazil. 

 Fl. in July. 

 Suffrutex, 4-pedalis, vix ramosus. Folia 15-20-lin. longa, 



8-12-lin. lata, coriaceo-membranacea. Involucrum laxum, 



4| lin. longum. Pappus rufescens. 

 Near M. oblongifolia, DC, from which it is distinguished 



by its ternate leaves, spicate inflorescence, and glabrous 



achaenia. 



4872. M. (Erectce) lanigera ; fruticosa erecta ad apicem 

 ramosa lanuginoso-tomentosa, foliis ternato-verticillatis 

 breviter petiolatis internodio longioribus ovato-orbiculatis 

 basi cordatis mucronatis vix dentatis subtriplinerviis utrin- 

 que cinereo-tomentosis, ramis apice conferto-corymbosis 

 basi foliolosis apice floriferis, capitulis pedicellatis confertis, 

 bracteola lineari obtusa tomentosa ad basin pedicelli eo 

 subsequali, involucri squamis obovato-oblongis ciliatis mar- 

 gine scariosis dorso puberulis, achsenio glabro. 



