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Cundinamarca: open slopes, Melgar, alt. 1300-1500 in., Pcnudl, no. 2843 

 (Gr.), herbaceous, flowers " blue." 



Huila: on dry hills around Huila, in the valley of the Rio Paez, alt. 1000- 

 1900 m., Pittier, no. 1297 (U. S.), flowers "pink." 



El Valle-: La Paila, IloUon, no. 316 (N. Y.); in bushy places on savannahs, 

 alt. 1600 ni., around Tocota, Lehmann, no. 3424 (Gr.); around Cali, western 

 side of Cauca Valley, alt. 1000-1200 m., Piiller,no. 654 (U. S.), flowers "azure- 

 blue." 



Cauca: around Tacueyo, Rio Palo Valley, Central Cordillera, alt. 1800 m., 

 Pittier, no. 1051 (U. S.), flowers "purple." 



Without locality: Linden, no. 985 (K.) in part; Triana, no. 1204 (N. Y.) 

 in part. 



Forma apodum Robinson. Heads nearly all closely sessile in 

 2-4-headed giomerules, these disposed in more or less open flat-topped 

 cymose panicles; a, few pedicels developed to 2.8 mm. in length. — 

 Proc. Am. Acad. liv. 259 (1918). E. tacotanum Klatt, 1. c. in part. 



El Valle: in bushy places on savannahs, alt. 1600 m., about Tocotd, 

 Lehmann, no. 3438 (Gr.). 



A shrub, attaining 3 m. in height; flowers lilac-red and very fragrant 

 (Lehmann). 



Var. trineurolepis Robinson. Scales of the involucre chiefly 

 3-nerved, somewhat more oblong and obtuse than in the typical 

 variety, tomentulose near the tip; corollas mauve-violet (Langlasse), 

 blue or white (Pennell).— Proc. Am. Acad. Hv. 259 (1918). 



Cundinamarca: dry open hill, Icononzo, alt. 1000-1200 m., Pennell, no. 

 2801 (Gr.), herbaceous. 



Tolima: open rocky hill, Honda, alt. 300-500 m., Pennell, no. 3564 (Gr.), 

 herbaceous. 



El Valle: in clayey soil, alt. 800 m., Papagayeros, Langlasse, no. 9 (Gr.); 

 El Saladito above Cali, Cordillera Occidental, alt. 1600 m., Pittier, no. 757 

 (U. S.). 



Without locality: Triana, no. 1204 (K., N. Y.) in part; Lehmann, no. 

 5680 (N. Y.); Linden, no. 985 (K.) in part. 



14. E. scabrum L. f. Shrubby, sordid-villous with long dark 

 jointed spreading hairs; branches ribbed and furrowed, leafy; leaves 

 opposite, short-petioled, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acute to acuminate 

 at both ends, 3-ribbed from the base, bullate-rugose and hirtellous 

 above, coarsely reticulate-^•einy and spreading sordid-villous beneath, 

 6-7 cm. long, 2.3-3 cm. wide, sparingly and rather finely' serrate in the 

 middle of each side, nearly or quite entire toward each end; heads 



