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tubi inserta, filamentis brevibus, antheris oblongis 3 mm. longis. 
Sty ylus 3°5 mm, longus, breviter parce pubescens, ramis duobus 
4°5 mm. longis glabris. 
Inpo-Caina. Upper Burma: Gokteik Gorge, 450 m., Lace, 
4860, [Herb. Kew et Herb. Lace]. 
fo 595, Saussurea + Agee Drummond et Hutchinson [Compositae- 
Cynaroideae]; e grege S. bracteatae, Decaisne, a S. obvallata, 
Wall., et aliis ‘amplius bracteatis capitulis latius corymbosis demum 
longe ‘pedunculatis ;—a 8S. uniflora, Wall., pappo conspicue biseriato, 
ab S, Schultziz, Hook. fil., folorium margine argute denticulato, nec 
crasse crenato-serrato, dignoscitur s—a S. iodostegia, Hance 
Journ. Bot. 1878, p. 109, cujus maxime affinis, propter folia superiora 
basi dilatata necnon phyllaria acutiora satis distincta. 
erba robusta, circiter 4°5-5 dm, alta, caulibus ad quinque e 
rhizomate foliis dense coronata, orientibus. ee ules eee: rigid: 
lanceolata, lopaitading: 20 cm., latitudine paullo infra medium 
fere 4 cm. attingentia, superiora ovato-lanceolata, obtuse auricu- 
lata, omnia semiamplexicaulia, nitide virescentia, costa pallidiore 
robustissima basin versus expansa, nervis secundariis abruptius 
ascendentibus in pagina superiore leviter immersis, inferiore elevatis 
eleganter anastomosantibus, supra fere glabrata, subtus laxe pilosa, 
margini us plus minusve undulatis remote et argute denticulatis, 
apice acuta, versus summum caulem sensim diminuentia, denique in 
bracteas membranaceas maximas circiter 4—6 cm. longas 2-3 cm. 
latas plus minusve cymbiformes obscure carinatas apice angustissime 
acuminatas pulchre purpurascentes capitula juniora quasi involu- 
crantes transformata. Capitula plus minusve araneosa, aestivationis 
tempore fere ovoidea, superne nonnihil constricta, circiter 2° 5 cm. 
longa, parte ventricosa circiter 1*2 em. lata, per summos flosculos 
diametro vix 2°5 cm. attingentia, flosculos 20-30 laxe divergentes 
atro-purpureos eee Receptaculum (in capitulis junioribus) 
circiter 5 mm. , fimbrillis capillaribus subpellucidis oe 
Phyllaria creas saith te uniformia, exteriora ovato- 
lanceolata, circiter 1 cm. longa, 4 mm. lata, laxe rilogs: acuta, 
nigrescentia, intus pallide Seca, nitida, 
magis acuminata, long iora, Flosculorum tubus in parte inferiore 
lanatae, demum atratae. Stylus sub stigmata minute pubescens. 
Achaenia obtuse quadrangula, subglabra, pappo biseriato exteriore e 
setis scabrioribus paucis purpurascentibus deciduis interiore Satis 
copiosis duplo longioribus plumosis demum f 
munita. 
CenTraL Cuina. Fang, £. H, Wilson, 2407. 
The species has been described from living material and a habit- 
photograph communicated from nett also kent specimens 
received from Messrs. J. Veiteh-and Sons 
