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ILLUSTRATIONS OF INDIAN BOTANY. 



roughish. — Sbrabs or herbs often climbing. Leaves op- 

 posite often united between themselves by a transverse 

 projection. Capitula spicate, racemose, corymbose, or 

 panicled. Involucre 4-leaved, with bracts at or below 

 the base. Tube of the corolla short, dilated, campanu- 

 late at the throat, white or pale yellow. Anthers sub- 

 exserled. Penang and Eastern Islands generally. 



pilose* 



Pappus double^ exterior, series 



Sub-tribe. TussiLAGEPffE^. 

 dioicous. 



Capitula heterogamous or 



* Capitula radiate, 

 ones lubular tnale» 



Ray florets ligulate female. 



12. TossiLAGo (Toum. D. C- Prod. 5-208). Capitula 

 many-flowered, heterogamous. Ray several series, nar- 

 row ligulate, female; flowers of the disk few, tubular, 

 male; limb campanulate, 5-toothed. Achaenia of the 

 ray oblong, cylindrical, glabrous, of the disk, abortive.— 

 Perennial herbs. Leaves produced after flowerinff. 

 Scape scaly, 1-cephalous. Involucre 1 series. Flowers 

 yellow. Himalayas. 



Tribe III. AsTEROlDEiE. 



16. Callistephus, (Cass. D. C. 5-274, R. W. Icon 

 1085|. Capitula many-flowered; of the ray ligulate 

 female ; of the disk tubular, hermaphrodite. Achaenia 

 obovate, cuniform, compressed, roughish. Pappus double 

 each of 1 series; exterior short, paleaceously setace- 

 ous, cohering into a crown; interior long, filiform 

 rough, deciduous.— Erect, ramous, herbaceous annuals ■ 

 branches with a single capitulum on the apex. Invo- 

 lucre 3-4 series. Scales ciliate, obtuse, embraced by 

 fohaceous bracts, shorter than the involucre. Recep- 

 tacle shghfly alveolate. Flowers yellow. Frequent m 

 the Southern provinces in cultivated lands. 



17. DiPLOPAPPus (Cass. D. C. Prod. 5-975). Capitula 

 many-flowered radiate ; florets of the ray 1 series, ligu- 

 late, rfemale ; of the disk hermaphrodite, 5-toothed. 

 Achaenia oblong, compressed. Pappus of the disk and 

 ray double, roughish, exterior short, setulose, interior 

 long, brisUy.— Herbs or under shrubs, 

 imbricate. Receotarlft flar sub-foviolate. Ray white, 



Nepaul, Kemaon. 



Involucre scales 



Receptacle flat, sub-foviolate. 

 blue or purple, disk yellow. 



Sub-tribe L Asteriwej:^ 



mous v^ually ri 

 always alternate. 



Capitula homo or heteroga- 

 Anthers ecaudate, leaves almost 



d/* /Ae ray several series, pappus 



shorter 



Div. II. AsTERE^. Capitula heterogamous, radi^xie. 

 Receptacle epdeaceous, naked, alveolate, or fimhriliferous. 



• AclKBnia compressed. Pappus pilose, one or several 



18. FuLLERTONiA (D. C. Prod. 



Capitula 



ate, flowers of the ray^seri;; VertS^^V^'di ^Se^ 

 maphrodite, 5-toothed. Ach^nia pompressed. Pappi 



pao.e, persistent. severalsST brXSro^^^r 

 equal otherwise similar.-Perennial herbs, w th ^Ite" 



ocaies ot the involucre several series, looselv imhri 

 cated. Receptacle alveolate; margins of the alv^ol^ 

 more or less dentate. Plorete of ^e ray white blue 

 or purplish; of the disk vpUnro tti,- ^""^' °^"^» 

 scarcely ad;aissible into th JSL &. ^'''^ «««°»« 



_ X-- - 5-281). v.^^. — 



many-flowered heterogamous ; ray several series, narrow 

 ligulate, female ; disk hermaphrodite, 5-toothed. Achae- 

 nia beakless terete, of the ray bald, of the disk crowned 

 with reddish pappus.— Herbs, leaves alternate semi- 

 amplexicaule. Capitula solitary on the ends of the 

 branches and in their axils. Involucre polyphyllous, 



5-226). Capitula radi- , ^^"^t; embraced by foUaceous bracts. Receptacle 



"""" " naked. Flowers, from dried specimens, appear to be 



white or pale yellow. Kemaon. 



5-254), 





19. Heteroch(eta (D. C. 5-282). Capitula many- 

 flowered radiate ; ligulae female, linear, several series ; 

 disk hermaphrodite. Young achsenia compressed? 

 Pappus double, exterior short, paleaceous, interior long 

 bristly, rough.— Pilosely villous, whitish herbs. Capitula 

 solitary, terminal. Scales of the involucre 2-3 series, 

 equal, acuminate. Receptacle naked, punctulate. 

 a lowers of the ray white or purplish. Himalayas. 



20. Erigerow (Lin. D. C. 5-283, R. W. Icon. 1090). 

 Capitula many-flowered radiate; liguls linear, female, 

 several series ; disk tubular, either all hermaphrodite or 

 with thft f^t^rin. fl — .„ f ,- Achania compressed, 



J^'ith the exterior florets female. 



. „ ulfruti 



Capitula hemispherical. Involucre 



beakless. Pappus 1 series, 

 leaves alternate. ~ " " 



—IV. v^apiiujit uemispnericai. luvuiuj.i'- 

 Receptacle naked, foviolately punctate. 

 B ray white, blue, or purple ; disk yellow. 



2-3 series. . 

 Florets of the 

 Widely 



21 Rhynchospermum (Reinw. D. C. Prod. 5-296). 

 J^apituia many-flowered, radiate; ligulae 2-3 series, 

 ;^^ f ''J'^^ hermaphrodite. Achaenia compressed, at- 

 tenuated at the base, short beaked. Pappus setose, 1 



iZfu ' u^^^ ^^'^^^'^ o' inflexed at the apex.-Peren- 

 mainerbs, extreme ramuli verticillate ; leaves altercate. 

 J^apitula sohtary in the axils of the leaves. Involucre 



rnl^l'P /.'?'' imbricate. Receptacle convex scrobi- 

 cuiate. Colour of flowers .' Java 



