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dente glabro apice pilosiusculo, foliis oppositis petiolatis late 
ovatis obtusis repando-dentatis trinerviis utrinque pilosiusculis, 
petiolis subciliatis, pedicellis terminalibus demum alaribus folio 
brevioribus, capitulis subglobosis radiatis, involucri squamis 
oblongo-lanceolatis obtusis pilosiuseulis ciliatis, ligulis circiter 
8 profunde bilobis lobis obtusis involucro brevioribus, achæniis 
oblongis compressis margine ciliatis, radii calvis, disci bi- 
aristatis. 
Has. Moist places near the city of Oeiras, Province of Piauhy. 
April, 1839. 
Herba subpedalis. Folia 32 poll. longa, 14-2 poll. lata, basi 
truncata aut subcordata, subtus pallida: petioli pollicem longi. 
Involuerum 3$ lin. longum. Flores pallide lutei. Ligulæ et 
corolle disci basi glabree. 
This ranges along with S. Beccabunga, DC. 
3866. S. (Acmella) Arrayana; caule erecto ramoso sparse subhir- 
tello, foliis oppositis petiolatis ovato-lanceolatis obtuse acumi- 
natis basi in petiolum cuneato-attenuatis grosse inciso-dentatis 
triplinerviis supra glabriusculis subtus ad nervos pilosiusculis, 
petiolis subciliatis, pedicellis terminalibus demum alaribus folio 
paulo longioribus, capitulis ovato-conicis radiatis, involucri 
squamis exterioribus circiter 5 oblongo-lanceolatis obtusis ecili- 
atis, ligulis ovalibus emarginatis involucro paulo longioribus, 
achzeniis vix ciliolatis calvis. 
Has. Near Villa de Arrayas, Province of Goyaz. March, 1840. 
Herba subbipedalis. Folia 3 poll. longa, 12-15 lin. lata. In- 
volucrum 13 lin. longum. Flores lutei. Ligule basi pilose. 
Corolle disci basi glabræ. 
Near S. Lundii, DC., from which it is distinguished by its 
deeply inciso-dentate leaves, and nearly glabrous achzenia desütute 
of aristæ. 
GLOSSOGYNE, Cass. 
4253. G. Brasiliensis; caule demisso lignoso ramoso, ramis con- 
fertis dense foliosis, foliis ternatim biternatimye sectis, seg- 
mentis acerosis compressis striatis, pedunculis terminalibus 
