28G 



Z. Hellcltrysuiu IVebrodenset 



H. suffruticosum tomentosum parcc ramosum^ ramia 

 virgalo-elongatis, foliis linearibus margine revolutis sub- 

 tus dense e ano -tomento si s , siipra lucidis glabriusculis vcl 

 arachnoideo-lanatis , corymbo terminali composito^ cU" 

 pitulis pcdiccUatis ovatis^ involucri squamis nitidis ci~ 

 trinis ovato-spathulatis oblusinsculis disoum paulo su- 

 peranti bus. ^, 



Helichrysum Nebrodense De Heldr. in Guss. syn. 

 fi. sic. V. II. ined. 



Caulis suffriiticosus , bipedalis ed ultra , foliosus , 

 dense albo-tomentosus , teres , parcc ramosus , ramis 

 virgato - e longatis . 



Folla linearia , margine revoluta , uninervia , su- 

 btus dense cano-tomentosa, supra viridia lucida^ gla- 

 briuscida v. paree arachnoideo-lanata ; caulina infe- 

 riora conferta patula 4-2-pollicaria , media in ramo- 

 rum basi ad pollices 3 usque longa arcuato-reflcxa , 

 superiora erecta sparsa longitudine apicem versus ad 

 semipollicem decrescentia angustissima. 



Corymbus terminalis , compositus , fastigiatus , pc~ 

 dicellis albo-tomenlosìs , primariis ad pollicem longis, 

 secundariis 2-3-linearibus^ ad basin imibracteatis, brac- 

 teis foliis similibus scd 2-3-lincas solum longis utrin- 

 que tementosis. 



Capitula ovata, lineas duas longa, sesquilineam la- 

 ta , midliflora , heterogama , floribus radii uniseriatis 

 foemineis , disci hermaphroditis numero sis. 



Involucrum imbricatum, squamis scariosis nitidis cì- 

 trinis ovato-spathulatis oblusiusculis discum paulo ex- 

 cedentibus . 



Receplaculum planum , nudum , areolatum. 



Flores omnes tubulosi, 5 dentati, sesquilineam loU' 

 fji , disci hcrmaphroditi 36-42 aurantiaci , radii foe- 

 minei 12-14 uniseriaks tubo graciliori colore laetiori. 



