FLORA OF BRAZIL, 419 
squamis imbricatis ovato-oblongis obtusis extus. villosis 
margine dense ciliatis, cor. lobis apice pilosis, achænio 
striato seriebus 10 pilosis notato, pappi serie externa 
paleacea acuta achænio duplo breviore. 
Has. Dry upland campos near Arrayas, Province of Goyaz. 
April, 1840. 
Herba 13-2-pedalis. Folia 3-34 poll. longa, 2.23 poll. lata, 
pennivenia, venis subtus prominulis. Capitula pollicem 
lata. Corolla violacea. Achænium sesquilineare. Pappus 
sordidus. 
This as a species will range along with V. grandiflora, 
3794 (bis). V. sguamosa; caule suffruticoso erecto tereti 
striato cinereo-lanuginoso apice parce ramoso, foliis sessi- 
libus longe lanceolatis coriaceis utrinque attenuatis apice 
acutis integris supra scabris subtus flavicantibus tomen- 
tosis penniveniis, ramis subscorpioideis, capitulis globosis 
55-60-floris sessilibus axillaribus vel extra-axillaribus folio 
florali brevioribus, involucri squamis multiserialibus laxe 
imbricatis concavis ovato-ellipticis obtusissimis glabrius- 
culis ciliatis, cor. lobis puberulis, achænio 10-striato vil- 
loso, pappi serie interna ad apicem subclavata, externa 
acuta achænio duplo breviore. NT 
Has. Dry upland Campos, near Villa de Arrayas, Province 
of Goyaz, ` March, 1840. : a 
tex bipedalis. Folia 4-6 poll. longa, 10} lin. 1 
Corolla purpurea. Pappus sordidus. ; 
Near V, clavata, Gardn., and perhaps V. obscura, Less. — . 
179. V. resinosa; caule suffruticoso tereti striato minute 
adpresse tomentoso apice paniculato-ramoso, foliis breve 
Petiolatis lanceolatis basi apiceque acutis integris utrinque 
Püberulis et creberrime minute resinoso-punctatis, cymis 
terminalibus tripartitis, ramis brevibus, capitulis secus. 
_ Famos ad axillas sessilibus solitariis unilateralibus 10-floris: n 
folio florali brevioribus, involucri cylindracei squamis —— 
. Pubescentibus extus ad apicem resinoso-punctatis, intimis 
