446 COMPOSITAE. piiaeopappus. 



plnnatlfldii , scgmenta Internlta aruta vt-l olitiisa , ilt-lloiilco-lanccdlata vi-l suliralcala, 

 utrlnqiie 3 — 5, infima lirrvia, MM|ii<>Mlia grail.itini niajora , xc^ninitiini tcrniiiialc niaxi- 

 mum hastatiim. Folia caulina iiiri-riora railic.ililius coiiforniia at niiiiora ct lireviiis 

 (letinlata vel .suliKes.silia. Caetcra folia liiilivi.sa .scssiliH, iilcraque lancculata vel oli- 

 longo-lanceolata inilecurrciitia vel lircvi.s.sinic ilccurrcntia, .suiiinia conrfrta, calatliidio 

 admota illu(l(|ue sacjii.s.simc su|icraiilin lineari- vel olilongo-lanceolata. Calatliidia 

 solitaria tcrniiiialia sessilia, ((uasi discoidca, siili anthcsi P,J. — 'i pollices loiign. 

 Antlindium (lorilius lircvius ovato-conicuin iiiiliricatum. .Si|iiamae cartila^ineae ad- 

 pressae striatae ccariiiatac glalirac a|i|iciidiculatac, cxtcJiorcs di.-ltoidco-ovalae , mc- 

 diae ovales , iiitcriores obloiigae , iiitiniac suliIiiicarcK , oninc.s a|i|iciiilicc ni.ijnres. 

 A|iiiciidict's laxiusculae cucullatae iiidccurrciites cartilayiiieae stri.itae atro-ruscac ari- 

 Stulatae iicclinato-iiinnatifidae (luciiiwlis sulilatis riyidis), iili.Tac(|uc rhrimlicu-subrotuii- 

 dae vel dcltoidcae, insquamis iiitiniis ct |icnintimis minutae sulinicmbraiiaccai- muticac 

 Subrotuiidae, obsolcte denticulatae. Corollae cifriiiae, radiales disco brcviores tcnucs. 

 Acliaciiia obloiiga laevij;ata striatula coniprcssa. l*a|n>us acliacnio ac(iuiIoiigus. — 

 Cenlaurea inacrocephala Muss. — Crescit iii Asia miiiore. 



Sectio II. AMBEJWOIDES Jaub, et Spach I. c. p. 15. 

 Anthodii squamae mucronatae exappendiculatae integerrimae; pap- 

 pus elongatus rufescens, paleolis oninibus in toto ambitu serrulatis, in- 

 tirais latioribus lineari-iaueeolatis. 



3. FH. GYMNOCLADUS Jaub. et ,Si>acIi I. cit. 15. f t. 211. — Planta clata (s|iecimeii 

 obvium subtripcdale , vcrisimiliter iiiter minora sclectuni) , vcri.similitcr pcreiinis. 

 Caulis erectis firmus, medulla farctus subHcxuosus strainineus lucidus striatus obtu- 

 sangulus virgatus (juxta basiii digitum crassus), iiilcriiodiis iiiferioribus pube brevi 

 scabra crispa conspersus, caeterum glaber, infcrne foliosus , supra nicdium aph^Ilus 

 racemoso-ramulosus, caeterum indivisus, in parte foliata alatus. llamuli pcduiiculi- 

 formes aphylli stricti striati rcinoti, internodiis vi.\ longiorcs. Folia tenuia rigida 

 pennivcnia rcticuhita viridia lucida , utrinque scabro-pubcrula, ad costam (praescrtim 

 subtus) hirtclla. Folia radicalia ignota. Folia caulina altcrna, infima pctiolata, cae- 

 tera sessilia, infcriora et media dccurrentia, reliqua indccurrcntia, iiifima ampla '/3 — 1 

 pedem longa ovato-subrotunda vcl ovalia subacuminulata, obsolete dciiticulata, basi 

 nunc leviter, nunc profuiule cordata, pctiolo 2 — 4 pollices loiigo crasso trigono , basi 

 utrinque appcndice rotundata aucto, apice utrinque vel uiio tantum latere auriculato, 

 Folia proxime sequentia lyrata , lobo terminali maxinio ovali acuto croso-dcnticulatn, 

 decurrcnte, lobis lateraliljus brevibus deltoideis acutis. Folia incdia et supcriora 

 oblonga vcl oblongo-laiiceolata subiiitcgcrrinia, gradatim miiiora. Folia summa (ra- 

 niulos fioriferos iiifcriorcs stipaiitia) rcducta ad squaniani brcvcin coriaccani adpres- 

 sam ovatam vel dcltoideam acumiiiatam mucronatam. Calathidia iii raccmum termi- 

 lialem simplicem disposita (alia lateralia solitaria rcniota^uasi pedunculata, alia ter- 

 minalia terna subsessilia approxiniata) multillora ebractcata. Anlhodium ovatum 

 imbricatum , floribus brcvius , crassum scsquipolliccm lunguni. — Crescit in Mcso- 

 potamia. 



Sectio III. PSEPHELLOIDES Jaub. et Spach 1. c. 16. 

 Anthodii squamae in appendicem pergamaceam scariosam aristula- 

 tam pectinato-finbriatam indecurrentcm prodiictac; pappus brevis, pa- 

 leolis omnibus in toto ambitu serruiatis , intimis latioribus lineari-su- 

 bulatis. 



4. PH. MICROCEPHALUS Jaub. et Spach, Illnstr, plant. oricnt.al. IIL 16. \ t. '212. — 

 Perennis floccoso-tomciitosus caiiescens: caulibus paniculatis; foliis poljmorpliis 

 inocronatis , inferioribus petiolatis, aliis piiinatipartitis piiinatifidi.sve , aliis ovalibus 

 vel obovatis vel lanccolato-ovalibus rcniotc dcntatis vel subintegerrimis, caeteris ses- 

 stlibus, plerisque lanceolatis vel lanccolato-linearibus intcgerrimisi calathidiis qaasi 

 peduiitolatis bracteolatis; anthodiis conico-oblongis, appendicibus imbricatis , ple- 



