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plants, though not separated in leaf-characters, constitute 

 each one species. Additional material is necessary in order 

 to decide this question. 



Yernoiiia parvuliceps Ekman n. sp. 



Tabula nostra III, fig. 9 (inflorescentia). 



Suffrutex vel herba perennis, erecta, superne ramosa. 

 Caulis (cujus pars superior tantum adest) teres, diam. 3 mm, 

 dense breviterque cremeo-tomentosus, pilis intricatis, tor- 

 quatis, a?qualiter foliosus. Folia spiraliter enata, patentia, 

 distincte petiolata, petiolo ad 4 mm longo, tomentoso; lamina? 

 ovato-lanceolata?, ad 5 mm longa?, 1,8 cm lata?, basi rotundata? 

 vel cuneato-rotundata?, apice acuminata?, membranacea?, 

 leviter rugosa?, margine plana? vel novella? revulata?, inte- 

 gerrima?, discolores, supra olivaceo-virides, glabra?, la?vius- 

 cula?, subtus dense breviterque cremeo-tomentosa?, costa 

 nervisque utriusque lateris numero 7 8, supra impressis, 

 subtus pulchre exsculptis. Imlorescentia C3^moso-scorpioidea, 

 subcontracta, cymis patulis, arcuatis, 4 5 cm longis, circ. 

 10-cephalis; bracteis foliaceis, inferioribus calathidiis 3 

 4-plo longioribus, superioribus eadem fere a?quantibus. Ca- 

 lathidia sessilia, conferta, parva, circ. 21 -flora. Involucrum 

 campanulatum, basi rotundatum, 3 mm altum, 3 4 mm 

 latum, squamis 4-seriatis, arete imbricatis, erecto-appressis, 

 exterioribus brevibus, deltoideis lanceolato-deltoideis, cari- 

 natis mucronulatisque, interioribus lanceolato-linearibus, bre- 

 viter acuminatis, vix carinatis, omnibus stramineo-brunneis, 

 arachnoideo-pubescentibus. Pappi seta? interiores subcaduca?, 

 numero fere 25, crassiuscula?, alba?, 3 mm longa?, exteriori- 

 bus perspicuis, late linearibus fere 5-plo longiores. Corolla 

 purpurascens, 5 mm longa, tubo angusto, cylindrico, glabro, 

 long. 3 /s corolla?, limbi laciniis apice subtus papillosis. An- 

 thera? 1,3 mm longa?, ligula nervosa long. Ye anthera?, auri- 

 culis obtusis. Stylus corollam a?quans. Acha?nium (imma- 

 turum) 1 mm longum, dense sericeum, pilis brevibus, erectis, 

 appressis, costis glandulisque vix perspicuis. 



Hab. in Cuba: Wright n. 2788 (Bss, DC, G, K, orig. 

 spec, KU, P). 



The specimens seen of this very striking species are quite 

 uniform, and appear to be collected in the same locality. 



