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involucri campanulati pluriserialis phyllis anguste lineari- 

 lanceolatis (intimis lineari-oblongis) acutis deorsum coriaceis 

 diluteque stramineis sursum membranaceis intimis apice atro- 

 purpureis omnibus dorso hispidulis, corollis exsertis, achgeniis 

 cylindi'icis basi callosis 10-costatis appresse setosis, pappi squamis 

 parvulis linearibus setis apice aliquantulum compressiusculis 

 dilute stramineis scabridis. 



Hab. Angola, Cazenzo, in waste places at Carmandai ; 

 Gossioeiler, 5002, 5267. 



Planta perennis, orgyalis. Caulis sat robustus, 4-5 mm. 

 diam. Folia inf. 8-12 x 3-5-5 cm., in sicco griseo-viridia, sub 

 lente minutissime glandulosa; petioli circa 5 mm. long. Inliores- 

 centiarum bracteaj inf. foliaceas, + 4x1-5 cm., sup. gradatim 

 imminutae, summse lineares, circa 3 mm. long. Infiorescentia 

 tota 17-20 X 16-18 cm. Pedunculi proprii saepissime circiter 

 2-5 cm. long. Capitula pansa 16 x 18 mm. Involucri phylla 

 exteriora 3-5 mm., intermedia 6-7 ram., intima 8 mm. long. 

 Flosculi cupreo-virides. Corollarum tubus angustus, extus 

 sparsim papillosus, 9 mm. long. ; lobi oblongi, acuti, 5 mm. long. 

 Styli rami 3 mm. long. Achsenia 3-3-5 mm. long. Pappi 

 squamae 1-1-5 mm., setae 9 mm. long. 



Differs from V. Mellcri 0. & H. in its broad leaves, small heads 

 with shorter involucral leaves, small corollas and short pappus of 

 fewer thicker setae and smaller scales. 



On p. 91 will be found a description of V. iMludigma, a 

 species referred by an oversight to § Xiplioleiyis, whereas it really 

 belongs to § Leiyidella. V. Melleri, iKiludicjena and orgyalis stand 

 in close relationship ; the former was considered by Oliver and 

 Hiern to belong to § Xipholepis. 



V. Migeodi S. Moore. The type specimen is from S. Nigeria 

 (Lokoja or Abbeokuta). More lately it has been collected in the 

 same country by A. E. Kitson at Nofia, and in N. Nigeria at 

 Nupe by C. C. Yates, and on the Eiver Benue by P. A. Talbot. 

 At Kew, Lagos, Phillips, No. 50 belongs to this species. 



Var. LEPTOLEPis (var. nov.). Involucri phylla interiora acu- 

 minata, circa 8 x 1-25 mm. Cetera typi. South Nigeria, 

 Ozobolo ] A. E. Kitson. [Also at Kew, Western Lagos ; Eowland.] 



V. guineensis Benth. Sierra Leone, Scaries Eiver ; Scott 

 Elliot, 4842. (Distributed as " V. firma O. & H. ") 



Vernonia (§ Stengelia) Hierniana, sp. nov. Caule erecto 

 fere a basi folioso molliter fulvo-tomentoso, foliis subsessilibus 

 anguste obovato-oblongis obtusis margine crenato-dentatis coria- 

 ceis supra scabridis subtus fulvo-tomentosis, capitulis medio- 

 cribus in corymbum pauci vel pluricephalum dispositis, pedun- 

 culis propriis quam involucra brevioribus saepissime bracteis 

 linearibus perpaucis onustis, involucri campanulati phyllis 

 6-seriatis ovato-oblongis (intimis oblongis) coriaceis glabris vel 

 fere glabris appendice brevi ovata obtusissima apice s»pe mucro- 

 nulata griseo-tomentosa praeditis, corollis exsertis, achaeniis 

 cylindricis 6-costatis breviter sericeis, pappi setis pluriseriatis 

 esterioribus brevioribus interioribus complanatis omnibus obscure 



