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filiformis incurvus. Limhus quinquepartitus. Filamenta 

 quinque brevissima. AnthercB coalite. Germen teres. 5^^- 

 lus filiformis, staminibus longior. Stigma bipartitum laci- 

 niis revolutis. Cali/x fructiferus apice connivens. Recep- 

 taculum, nudum, magnum, planum. Stmitia plura, incras- 

 sata, angulis pluribus ciliatis striata, ad marginem coronata 

 pilis plurimis denticulatis deciduis ; et in centro squamis 

 nonnullis (corollae rudimenta) persistentibus. 



Specimens of the following plants have been deposited in the 

 collection of the East India Company. 



Vernonia revolnta caule herbaceo, ramis paucifloris, foliis mar- 

 gine revoluto integerrimis, squamis calycinis dorso cari- 

 natis. 



Habitat in Camrupae borealis et Cosalae graminosis.. 



Radix crassa, descendens, perennis. Caulis spithameus, ad ba- 

 sin ramosus, angulatus, hirsutus. Folia alterna, sessilia, 

 linearia, margine revoluto integerrima, acutiuscula, venosa, 

 supra punctata, utrinque pubescentia. Flores ad singulo- 

 rum ramorum apices duo vel tres, purpurei, pedunculis 

 longis alternis squamulosis insidentes. Cali/x cylindricus, 

 undique imbricatus squamis erectis, dorso carinato planis, 

 pubescentibus, acutis, linearibus. Flosculi plures, quinque- 

 fidi, calyce longiores, omnes hermaphroditi. Semina hir- 

 suta. Pappus pilosus, denticulatus, basi in annulum coali- 

 tus, deciduus. Receptaculum nudum, alveolatum. 



Vernonia arborea caule arboreo. 

 Mogor Bengalensium. 



Habitat in sylvis Nepalae inferioris et Camrupae. 

 Jrbor mediocris 40 vel 50 pedes alta, ligno utili ; ramis tereti- 

 bus, tomeuto brevissimo indutis. Folia alterna, oblonso- 



ovata, 



