COMPOaiTJ-:. 379 



ExiiYDUA, Liiureiro. 



Involucre of 4 broad leafy bracts, the 2 outer larger tlian the 2 inner. Itay-Jlorets 

 in several rows, ^vith very small ligules. I'appus none. Aquatic herbs, -with simple 

 opposite leaves. Flower-heads axillary, sessile or nearly so. 



E. FLUCTUAN-s, Lour. Swampy grass lands of Bhamo, Arakan and I'egu. 



F. heloncha, D.C. 

 £. paludnxa, D.C. 

 £. lonyifolia, D.C. 

 Hingtsha repens, Eoxb. 



SlEGESBECKIA, LinHOHtS. 



Outer involueral hracts leafy, narrow, spreading, gland-hairy, the inner ones and 

 the receptacle-scales enveloping the Horets. It(i;/-Jlunfs in a single row, witli small 

 ligules or almost bell-shaped. Pappus none. Herbs with o])posite leaves. Flower- 

 heads panicled. 



S. ORiEXTALls, L. Bharao and Jlartalian from 2000 to 7000 feet. 



S. Irachiata, Itoxb. 



I \ Inner involueral bracts all flat. 



§ Scales of receptacle flat, very narrow, usually onhj few. 



EcLiPTA, Linnaus. 



Inrolucral hracts in 2 or 3 rows, the outer ones ovatc-oblong. Disk-florets 

 4-toothed. Ligules small, almost 2-seriate. Pappus none or shortly 2-awued. 

 Style-branches obtuse and flattened. Herbs, leaves simple, opposite. 



E. (Vkrbesijja) ali!A, L. var. a and ft all over Burma arul introduced in 



E. erecta, L. the Audauums. var. -/ Prome. 



E. lungifolia, Schrad. 



§ § Scales of receptacle coneace or complicate, more or less embracing or enveloping 

 the disk-florets. 



\ Achenes u-ingless, compressed or 4- 5 -cornered. 

 A Pappus united at the base into a ring or cup. Flower-heads small or rather small. 



Wedelia, Jacqueminot. 

 Puy-fliircis fertile, with conspicuous s])reading ligules. Pisk-ackenes crowned by 

 numerous minute scales or fringes or by 1-2 short deciduous awns united at base into 

 a cup or ring, or rarely the pappus veiy minute or obsolete. Herbs, leaves opposite, 

 simple. Flower-heads peduncled or almost sessile. Florets yellow. 



* Some of the outer involueral bracts more leaf-like and longer than the others. 

 Pappus cup-shaped. 



W. ( VEUBEsrsA) calendulacea, L. Tidal forests of A rakan and Tenassorim . 



Flower-heads on very elongate peduncles, always solitary. Leaves oblong to 

 lanceolate, almost sessile or narrowed into a short petiole. 



AV. URTic.KFoi.iA, D.C. I'roine Hills. 



Verbesina biflora, Koxl). non L. 



Fhjwer-hcads rather short-pcdunclod, usually by pairs or few, axillary, terminal 



and in the fork of the branchings. Leaves ovate to ovate-lanceolate, slenderly putioled. 



** Outer involueral bracts not larger than the inner ones. Pappus none or of 2 or I 



deciduous brixtles. Flower-heads larger or shorter peduncled, by 2-3 or few, axillary, 



terminal, and in the branch-Jorkings. 



W. (Vkubesixa) biflora, L. Tidal forests of Arakan. Tenassorim, 



Wollastonia scandens, Clark. tlie Andamans and Nicobars. 



IK Ilorsfleldiana, Mitj. 

 TF. insularis, I).0. 



Straggling perennial. Leaves ovale or broadly ovate-lanceolate. 



