454 FLORA OF BRAZIL: 
nulati squamis piloso-pubescentibus, exterioribus ovatis 
obtusis vix mucronatis, intimis linearibus obtusiusculis 
apiculatis villosis demum reflexis, corollis palmatis, lobis 
extus villosis, tubo extus glabro intus villoso. 
Has. Serra da Batalha, District of the Rio Preto, Province 
of Pernambuco. Oct. 1839. : 
Frutex ramosus, spinosus, 4-5-pedalis. Spine geminæ, 6 
lin. longe. Folia 14 poll. longa, 74 lin. lata. Capitula 
15 lin. longa. 
4943. F. imbricata ; inermis, folis apice spinosis sessilibus 
oblongis utrinque obtusis trinerviis glaberrimis valde reti- 
culatis imbricatis, capitulis ad apices ramorum solitariis 
sessilibus 45-floris, involucri late campanulati squamis 
laxe imbricatis tomentosis pungentibus, exterioribus ovatis 
acutis, intimis linearibus acuminatis erectis, corollis pal- 
matis, lobis extus villosis, tubo extus glabro intus 
villoso. 
Has. Arid mountain tops in the Diamond District. Aug. 
1840. 
Frutex ramosus, 2-pedalis. Folia 15-18 lin. longa, 7 lin. 
lata. Capitula 15 lin. longa. 
3869. F. (?) latifolia ; glaberrima, foliis snis petiolatis 
obovato-ellipticis obtusis basi subacutis tripli-vel subquin- 
tuplinerviis, capitulis ad apices ramulorum solitariis 2 
- bus, involucri squamis mucronatis, exterioribus ovatis 
obtusis, intimis linearibus acuminatis erectis. : 
Has. In a wood near Arrayas, Province of Goyaz April, 
1840. 
Fetes 4-5-pedalis, ramosus, spinosus. Spine gemina, ör f 
2 lin. longe. Folia 31-4 poll. longa, m pe me 
Involucrum 20 lin. longum. 
As the whole of the florets have fallen from the only 
specimen I possess of this species, I have not been able to 
determine whether or not it is a true Flotovia. It agrees. es 
with the preceding species in habit, but differs er : 
as E all in the large size of its leaves. — ic ; 
|. 4949 et 4951. F. varians; ins dent foliis spinosis brevi 
* doces ee vel oblongo-lanceolatis edit: Jen 
