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FLORA OF SOUTH AFRICA. 453 
villosis, limbi patentis lobis ovalibus obtusissimis, squamas 
oblongas obtusissimas dimidio superantibus. 
a. pubescens, caule ubique piloso, foliis lanceolatis oblon- 
gisve, acutiusculis, inferioribus ciliatis, pedunculo et involucro 
dense sericeo-pilosis. (Krauss, n. 455). 
B. glabrata, caule foliisque glabris, foliis ovalibus obovatisve 
v. ovali-oblongis, obtusis v. obtuse subacuminatis, pedunculo 
parce piloso, involucro extus glabrescente margine iem 
(n. 455 b). 
Utramque varietatem (a frequentiorem) ad latera mon- 
tium tabularium prope Port Natal (V. c.) Sept. 1839. legit 
Dr. Ferd. Krauss. 
A fine species, closely allied to G. capitata, but easily dis- 
tinguishable by its evidently herbaceous stems, its broader 
leaves, its lowers scarcely longer than the involucre, and its 
larger petaloid appendages. The leaves are generally alter- 
nating, but frequently approximated by pairs, and sometimes 
even truly opposite, from 8 to 15 lines long, and 21-7 lines 
broad, somewhat coriaceous, of a pale colour, and having on 
each side of the mid-rib one or two prominent veins which 
give them in some degree the appearance of folia tripli-v. 
quintuplinervia. Capitula hemispherical of the size of a wal- 
nut. Flowers 6-7 lines long, covered with a silky, pale yel- 
lowish pubescence, and towards their base with long white 
hairs ; petals 14 line long, 1 line broad. 
10. G. (Pentamere) macropetala, n. sp.—fruticosa, ramulis 
pubescentibus ; foliis spathulatis, acutiusculis, utrinque ad- 
presse pilosis, junioribus sericeis, involucralibus conformibus ; 
capitulis terminalibus, demum lateralibus, pedunculo brevis- 
simo apice turbinato; floribus involucro polyphyllo semi- 
patulo subduplo longioribus, extus subsericeo-canis, lobis 
obtusis squamas petaloideas ovales integras vix pasen 
tibus. 
In graminosis ad sylvarum margines ubique circa Port 
Natal (V. c.) Jun. 1839, Krauss, n. 237. 
This has entirely the habit, pubescence, leaves, ure 
