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ramoso, ramis subangulatis elongatis foliosis, foliis alternis ses- 
silibus lanceolatis subacuminatis basi longe attenuatis margine 
revolutis calloso-serratis penniveniis, corymbo paniculato laxo 
polycephalo, capitulis erectis discoideis 45-floris, involucro 
12-phyllo calyculato, acheniis striatis glabris, pappo corollam 
æquante. 
Has. Bushy places near Villa de Natividade, Province of Goyaz. 
Jan., 1840. 
Suffrutex 3-5-pedalis. Folia 3 poll. longa, 9 lin. lata. Pedi- 
celli 4-8 lin. longi, apicem versus bracteolati, bracteolis lineari- 
subulatis. Involucri squamæ disco paulo breviores, lineares, 
acute, margine scariosæ, 41 lin. longæ. Flosculi lutei. Pappus 
albidus. 
4939. S. grandis ; suffruticosus, caule erecto ramoso, ramis angu- 
latis subarachnoideis, folis alternis petiolatis magnis ovato- 
oblongis acutis basi cordatis penniveniis margine acute denti- 
eulatis supra glabriusculis subtus cinereo- araneoso-tomentosis, 
petiolis alatis, panieula magna puberula, capitulis pedicellatis 
erectis discoideis 14-floris, involucro S-phyllo calyeulato, 
acheniis acute 5-angulatis glaberrimis, pappo corollam sub- 
æquante. ; 
Has. Woods near Conceigao, Province of Minas Gerües. Aug. 
..1840. 
Suffrutex. 6—10-pedalis. Folia sesquipedalia, 5-6 poll. lata, 
membranacea: petioli 5 lin. longi. Panicula sesquipedalia. Pedi- 
celli 3—4 lin. longi, bracteolati, bracteolis lineari-lanceolatis acu- 
minatis. Involueri squamæ disco breviores, lineares, acute, 4—6- 
nervosæ, margine scariosw, apice pilose.  Flosculi lutei. Pappus 
. albidus. 
This is very distinct from any of the other Brazilian species, 
and remarkable for the great size of its leaves and panicles. The 
achænia are so acutely angled as to be almost five-winged, and 
alternating with them there are five much smaller ones. 
4940. S. dumetorum; herbaceus, caule erecto simplici suleato 
cinereo- araneoso- tomentoso basi folioso, versus apicem longe 
subaphyllo, foliis alternis sessilibus, basi longe decurrentibus 
