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paleis lineari-lanceolatis acuminatis, acheniis scabriusculis, 
pappi paleis 15 circiter spathulato-oblongis obtusis achænio 
iriplo brevioribus. 
Has. Dry, sandy, bushy Campos between San Domingos and 
Capella da Posse, Province of Goyaz. May, 1840. 
Frutex 2-3-pedalis. Folia 6-8 lin. longa, 3-4 lin. lata. In- 
volucrum campanulatum, squamis interioribus 5-6 lin. longis 
striatis margine scariosis. Corollæ ignotæ. Achænia 23 lin. longa. 
2904. M. microphylla ; fruticosa ramosa, ramis teretibus pubes- 
centibus, foliis parvis petiolatis ovatis acutis triplinerviis margine 
revolutis crenato-dentatis, dentibus utrinque 2-3 supra sca- 
bridis subtus hirtellis, capitulis terminalibus breviter pedicellatis 
solitariis, involucri squamis exterioribus ovato-rotundatis sub- 
foliaceis pubescentibus, intimis ovalibus obtusis glabris, paleis 
oblongis acutis subtridentatis, acheniis acute quadrangulatis 
glabris, pappi paleis 12 circiter ellipticis obtusis achænio multo 
' brevioribus. 
Has. On the banks of the Rio Preto, Province of Pernambuco. 
Sept. 1839. 
Frutex 2—3-pedalis. Folia 3-31 lin. longa, 14-2 lin. lata. In- 
volucrum ovato-campanulatum, squamis interioribus 31 lin. longis 
striatis margine scariosis. Ligule oblongæ, glabræ, obtuse 3-den- 
tate. Corolle disci tubulosæ, profunde 5-fide, glabre. Styli 
rami exappendiculati. Achænia 14 lin. longa. 
With the last this species agrees exactly in habit, but is dis- 
tinguished by its smaller leaves, smaller capitula, and by the 
different paleæ, achænia, and pappus. 
3855. M. hypericifolia; fruticulosa ramosa, ramis tetétibus 
striatis puberulis, foliis vix petiolatis oblongo-linearibus utrinque 
obtusiusculis triplinerviis integris vel subdentatis utrinque gla- 
briusculis subtus impresso-punctatis, capitulis terminalibus 
breviter pedicellatis solitariis, involucri squamis exterioribus 
ovato-oblongis obtusis subfoliaceis basi ciliolatis, intimis oblongis 
obtusis glabris, paleis anguste linearibus acuminatis, achæniis 
obscure quadrangulatis glabris, pappi paleis 12 circiter parvis 
subrotundis. 4 
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