440 MEKUILl.. 



tiia. L. has added Conyza chinenms and at the foot of the slieet chinensis. 

 (3) Left hand scrap resembling a Pluchea, right liand a small specimen, at heel, 

 indica apparently the same as No. 1." 



The Linnean herbarium therefore contains under Conyza chhiensis, at least 

 three species, but probably none of these is the actual type, for Linnaeus cites 

 only "Habitat in China, Toren." However, Arduino's specimen was apparently 

 received by Linnaeus after the publication of the Species Plantarum, as indicated 

 by the query "an Serratula glauca tua," and so can not possibly be the type of 

 the species, even in part. As this is the only specimen of ^'ernonia chinensis 

 in the Linnean Herl)ariuni. it seems prol)a1)lp tiiat Linnae,\is' Conyza chinensis is 

 really a Bhtmea. 



Vernon la maritima sp. nov. 



Planta pana, suffriiticosa, 10 ad 20 cm alta; foliis alterni?, spatulatis, 

 oblongo-spatiilatis, vel anguste oblongo-ellipticis, 1.5 ad 3 cm longis, 5 ad 

 10 mm latis, utrinqiie plus minus dense scarioso-pubescentibus, vix 

 toraentosis, integris vel supra obscure dentatis, apice acutis vel breviter 

 acuminatis. Capitulis longe pedunculatis, circiter 5 mm longis latiscpie; 

 bracteis lanceolatis, acuminatis, plus minus scariosis, interioribus majo- 

 ribus. 



A small erect or diffuse usually mucli branched suffrutescent plant 

 10 to 20 cm high. Stems and branches Iji'ownisli, more or less pubescent. 

 Leaves alternate, spatulate, oblong-spatulate or narrowly oblong-ellip- 

 tical, coriaceous, 1.5 to ."3 cm long, 5 to 10 mm wide, on \w\\\ surfaces 

 more or less densely scariose-pubescent, not lomentose, usually iianowed 

 toward the base, the apex acute or shoil acuminate, entire or above 

 somewhat dentate; nerves' about 3 on cacii side of Ibe midrib: petioles 

 1 cm long or less, pubescent. Intlorescence a terminal rcw-flowered 

 panicle, the peduncles 1 to 1.5 cm long, sometimes less, with scattered 

 linear bracteoles. Heads about 5 mm long and wide; iiivoiuci'al lu-acts 

 several-seriate, the outer ones much smaller than the inner, lanceolate, 

 acuminate, somewhat scariose, the inner ones equaling tlie flowers. 

 Flowers many, homogamous, the disk flat, somewhat fimbriate. Aclienes 

 ol)long, usually soniewhat curved, 4-angled, glal)rous. 1.5 mm long, the 

 pappus hairs few, deciduous, white, scabrid, 1.5 mm long. Corolla 

 tubidai', slender. :! mm long, tlie lobes 1.2 mm long. Anthers 1.2 mm 

 long. Style-arms 0.5 nnn long. 



Babuyan, on rocks near tlie sea, Bur. Sci. 31)25 Fcnix, June, l!t()7. A very 

 similar form, with inuiiaturc flowers is rc])rcsentod by no. 3620, from Batan 

 Island. 



A siKJcies ap|)arfiitly allii'd to tlie pro(•(■dirl^^ \mi (|uite distinct in si/c, liaMt 

 and indumontuni. 



ELEPHANTOPUS l-imi. 



E. spicatus (Cass.) Juss. 

 Hatan, Santo Domingo de Basco, 36S5 F^nix. 



A common weed tlirongiiout the Philippines, iiitroduocd from (lopical .America; 

 also found in -Tapan and Formosa. 



