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4. The allies of Vernonia fruticosa (L.) Sw. 

 Yernonia divaricata Sw. 



Tabula nostra II, fig. 6 (pars inflorescentiae). 



Conyza arborescens Linnaeus, 1759 b, p. 406, quoad syn. Brownei et 

 Sloanei, haud Conyza arborescens Linnaeus, 1759 a, p. 1213, quoad typum ; 

 1763, p. 1209, quoad syn. supra cit.; Swartz, 1791, p. 304. 



Vernonia divaricata Swartz, 1806, p. 1319. 



Vernonia arborescens Swartz, 1806, p. 1320, quoad descript. et patriam, 

 haud quoad typ. Linnlei; Gleason, 1906 b, p. 180. 



Vernonia arborescens Sw. a. Swartziana Grisebach, 1861, p. 353, syn. 

 omnibus exclusis. 



Vernonia permollis Gleason 1906 b, p. 181. 



Vernonia intonsa Gleason, 1906 b, p. 182. 



Vernonia albicoma Gleason, 1906 b, p. 185. 



Vernonia amaranthina Gleason, 1913, p. 307. 



Conyza fruticosa flore pallide purpureo, capitulis e lateribus ramidorum 

 spicatim exeuntibus. Sloane, Cat. p. 124; Jam., p. 257. 



Eupatorium 1. Erectum hirsutum, foliis oblongis rugosis ; floribus spicatis 

 per rainos terminales declinantes uno versu dispositis. Browne, Jam., p. 313. 



Pappi setae interiores subpersistentes, numero 30 35, 

 crassiusculae, paullulo complanatae, albidae, exterioribus dis- 

 tinctis circ. 8-plo longiores. Corolla fere 6 mm longa, glabra, 

 tubo long. y a corollae, superne haud dilatato, limbi laciniis 

 apice subtus papillosis. Antherse 1,8 mm longa?, ligula ner- 

 vosa long. 7e antherse, auriculis apice brevissime acuminatis. 



Hab. in Jamaica: in herb. Linnjei; ex herb. Vaillant 

 (P); W. Wright (S); Shakespeare (Br); Swartz (H, M, S, 

 orig. spec. V. divaricatce et V. arborescentis sensu Swartzii); 

 Tussac (D); Distin (K, KU); Swainson (K); prope St. 

 Marys, Aug. 1843, Purdie (K); W. Wilson n. 238 (G, KU); 

 Wullschlagel ii. 875 (G, M); R. C. Alexander-Prior 

 (G); March n. 813, 1472, 1738 (G); prope Kingston ad ra- 

 dices montium, 7. 12. 81, Lehmann n. 939 (B, BB); ad Gordon- 

 town, alt. 450 m, 21. 1. 88, Eggers n. 3481 (BB, D, KU, M); 

 ad Hope River, 21. 1. 88, Eggers n. 3490 (H); in Providence 

 Road, 5. 8. 97, W. Thompson n. 6746 (KU); prope Providence, 

 alt. 210 m, 19. 7. 1900, W. Thompson n. 7209 (KU); prope 

 Prospect Hill, circ. 600 m alt., 13. 9. 1900, W. Thompson 

 n. 8038 (Br, KU); in Salt Hill Road, 13. 12. 93, Harris 

 n. 5622 (BB, H, KU); prope Hope, 22. 12. 97, Harris, n. 



