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eoriaceo-membranacea. Involucrum 2 lin. longum. Pappus 

 rufescens. 



This comes nearest to M. Nummularia, DC, but is very 

 distinct from it and from any published species. 



4868. M. (erecta) flavescens; fruticosa erecta tota velutino- 

 tomentosa ramosa, ramis teretibus parce striatis, foliis 

 breviter petiolatis rotundatis basi cordatis 3-5-nerviis mi- 

 nute calloso-serrato-dentatis mucronatis non reticulatis, 

 panicula laxa ramis elongatis ramulisque oppositis, capitulis 

 ad apices ramulorum congestis, bracteola minima obtusa, 

 involucri squamis oblongis obtusis dorso aureo-tomentosis, 

 acheenio resinoso-glanduloso. 



Hab. Elevated Campos between Mendanha and the Ciu- 



dade Diamantina, Province of Minas Geraes, Brazil. Fl. in 



July. 



Frutex 2-3-pedalis. Folia diam. 6-12 lin. Involucrum 

 2 lin. circiter longum. Pappus rufescens. 



Nearly allied to M. Nummularia, DC, differing chiefly by 

 being more tomentose, the leaves not reticulated on the under 

 surface, and the narrower involucral scales. 



4869. M. {Erect®} Stambana ; fruticosa erecta parce ramosa, 

 ramis teretibus ferrugineo-tomentoso-hirsutis, foliis ternato- 

 verticillatis breviter petiolatis imbricatis late ovatis obtusis 

 basi subcordatis grosse 3-4 calloso-dentatis utrinque piloso- 

 pubescentibus supra nitidis penniveniis reticulatis venis 

 utrinque prominulis, paniculis axillaribus terminalibusque 

 subcorymbosis in paniculam dispositis tomentosis, capi- 

 tulis breviter pedicellatis, bracteola lineari-spathulata ob- 

 tusa ad basin pedicelli eo longiore, involucri squamis 

 oblongis obtusis dorso glabriusculis ciliatis, achaenio 

 glabro. 



"Ab. In an upland Campo near Itambe, Province of Minas 



Geraes, Brazil. Fl. in August. 



Frutex 3-4 pedalis. Folia 10-12 lin. longa, 8-10 lin. lata, 

 coriacea. Involucrum 2 lin. longum, squamis margine sca- 

 r »osis. Pappus rufescens. 



Near M. ternifoUa, DC, from which it is distinguished by 



v °l. v. N N 



