418 FLORA OF BRAZIL. 
phalis aphyllis, capitulis 20-floris circiter, involucri. cam- 
panulati squamis lineari-lanceolatis acutis 3-nervibus extus 
villosis, achænio dense sericeo-villoso, pappi serie exteriori 
internam subæquante. 
Has. Chapada de Mangabeira, Province of Goyaz, October, 
1839. 
Herba 1-14-pedalis. Folia 2-3 poll. longa, pollicem lata — 
coriacea, supra adpresse piloso-villosa, subtus villoso- a 
lanata. ` Corolla glabra, violacea. -Pappus albus, invo- 
lucrum multo superans. E 
Allied to V. simplex, Less. from. which it is distinguished 
by its stouter habit, larger and coriaceous leaves, rusty golden 
colour, larger heads, acute not acuminated involucral scales, 
and pure white pappus. 5 
4177. V. pungens ; caule basi suffruticoso erecto paniculato- 
ramoso tereti striato adpresse cinereo-pubescente, foliis 
sessilibus linearibus acutis apiculatis margine integris valde 
revolutis supra adpresse pubescentibus subtus sericeo- 
tomentosis, capitulis ad apices ramorum longe pedicel- 
latis 4-5-floris, involucri squamis glabris lineari-lanceo!aU 
acuminatis multiserialibus, receptaculo nudo, achænio 
dense sericeo-villoso, pappi serie externa angusta paleacea 
acuta. Eo c 
Has. Dry upland Campos near the Villa de Arrayas, Pro- 
vince of Goyaz. April 1840. x 
Suffrutex bipedalis, Folia 2. poll. longa, 14 lin. lata. Canh | 
. violacea, glabra. Pappus rufescens. Hd 
. This will range dis ek V. laxa, Gardn., from sine ; 
differs in its much longer, narrower leaves, laxer habit, 27 
“more numerous florets. They both belong to the 6th- 
division of the section Lepidaploa. ; iiie 
3794. V. monocephala ; caule. herbaceo erecto simp’ 
dense lanuginoso-tomentoso usque ad apicem foliose, < 
sessilibus late ovato-suborbiculatis utrinque obtusis 
. crenatis membranaceis supra scabriusculis pee : 
Subtus villoso-tomentosis, capitulis magnis multiflor 
apicem caulis solitariis aphyllis, involucri ca 
