Coinposit(E. 



3i. 



Vernonia. 



Ei.EPHANTOPUS. 



Adenostemma. 

 Gynura. 



Emilia. 



NOTONIA. 



lo. Convza. 



Spharanthus ainaratit/iozdes, and Nototiia ora7idiflora. Only 2 are con- 

 fined to the moist low country, Conjza and Bluinea angusti/olia. 

 There are in all i8 endemic species ; 14 in the Hills only, i in the moist 

 low country, and 3 in both, but none in the dry region. 



Heads discoid (not rayed), fl. all tubular (see also 25). 

 Fl. all bisexual. 



Style-arms subulate; fl. violet {Vcrnoniea). 

 Heads usually many-flowered . 

 Heads about 4-flowered .... 

 Style-arms clavate ; fl. purplish {Eiipato- 



rica) 



Style-arms long, tapering, hairy ; fl. yellow 

 Style-arms truncate, tipped with conical tuft 

 of hair. 



Fl. violet 



Fl. pale yellow . . . 



Outer or lower row or rows of fl. female. 

 Anth. -cells not tailed or sagittate at base. 

 Pappus of long hairs .... 

 Pappus none or a few bristles or a ring. 

 Receptacle convex or elongated. 

 Pappus of 2 or 3 bristles . 

 Pappus a short ciliate tube 

 Pappus none ..... 

 Receptacle flat, small .... 

 Anth. -cells tailed or sagittate at base. 

 Pappus of hairs. 

 Inv.-bracts without appendages. 

 Anth.-cells tailed .... 

 Anth. -cells sagittate .... 

 Inv.-bracts scarious, with appendages. 

 Receptacle smooth .... 

 Receptacle bristly .... 

 Pappus none, or of 2 or 3 bristles. 



Heads few, distinct .... 

 Heads numerous, combined into com- 

 pound heads. 



Herbs 



Climbing shrub .... 



Heads rayed ; disk-fl. tubular, ray-fl. ligulate 

 (often absent in 25). 

 Pappus of hairs. 



Style-arms flattened ; anth.-cells obtuse. 

 Heads small, disk-fl. numerous 

 Heads very small, disk-fl. 1-3 . 

 Style-arms truncate ; anth.-cells either 

 tailed or obtuse. 

 Inv.-bracts in several rows 

 Inv.-bracts in one row .... 

 Pappus none, or of scales or bristles. 

 Receptacle without bracteoles. 



L. alt., stem leafy 



L. radical, heads on leafless scapes 



4- 



5- 

 28. 

 29. 



DiCHROCEPHALA. 



Grangea. 



Centipeda. 



Artemisia. 



Blumea. 

 Laggera. 



Anaphalis. 

 Helichrysum. 



13. Epaltes. 



SPH/ERANTHUS. 



Blepharispermum. 



Erigeron. 



MiCROGLOSSA. 



ViCOA. 



Senecio. 



Myriactis. 

 Lagenophora. 



