62 Director's Report for icjij. 



I^agenophora Helena l'orl)cs c\: Lydgate, sp. nov. 



Herba hirsiUa; foliis obovatis vel spathulalis, coriaceis, hirsutis, ad api- 

 cem minutini scrralis, i. 6-1.7 cm. longis, 6-7 mm. lalis; scapo 7 cm. lonj^o, 

 hirto; capitulo 9 mm. crasso; involucro-bracteis oblongis, acutis, hirsutis; 

 ligulis disco ecjualis. Achenia ignota. 



Type locality, swamp near Kaholuamano, Kauai. J. M. Lyd- 

 gate (1915?). 



Small, hirsute herb with slender, creeping rhizome. Leaves 

 very small, radical, coriaceous, obovate to spatulate, contracting 

 at the base into a very short-margined petiole, rounded and finely 

 serrate at the apex, hirsute on both faces, 1.6-1.7 cm. long, 6-7 

 mm. wide. Scape 7 cm. long, hirsute, folio.se near the head with 

 linear-spatulate bracts. Heads globose, 9 mm. in diameter. Invo- 

 lucral bracts oblong, acute, equaling the disk. Achenes not seen. 



This species is evidently very rare as only a single specimen 

 was collected, but is, however, so distinct as to warrant description. 

 The species can be recognized at once by the hirsute pubescence, 

 and shape of the leaves. It is hoped to obtain further material 

 in the future for a more minute examination of ray flowers and 



achenes. 



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