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•/ 973. Gamocarpha caleofuensis Speg., n. sp. 



Diag. Humilis, erectiuscula, simplex v. hrevisime pauciramosa 

 glabervima laete viridis, foUis confertis erectis adpressis cras- 

 siuscule carnosulo - subcoriacellis spathulatis antice trifidis lobis 

 brevihus obfusis margine crassis leniter revolutis postice sensim 

 in petiolo sublatiusculo limbo 2-4-plolongiore productis, scapis 

 parce foliosis crassis folia non v. paruin superantibus ápice mo- 

 nocephalis, involucro vero millo sed foliis brevius pedicellatis 

 efformato, paleis foliii< similUmis brevioribus basi concrescenti- 

 bus, floribus numerosis constipatis, ovario turbinato glabro, corol- 

 la subcylindracea breviter acuteque 5-dentata albida, stamini- 

 bus basi tubi corollini insertis, stylo elongatulo exerto. 



Hab. In rupestribus andinis prope fontes Ca-leofú, aest. 1897 

 (O. M.). 



Obs. Radix et caudex deficiiint; rami erectiuscnli v. siibde- 

 cumbentes (3-10 cm alt. = 2,5-4 mm crass.) simplices v. basi 

 ramiüis 1 y. 2 brevioribus donati, conf erte adpresseque foliosi 

 e tereti angulati, sordide virides; f olia e basi ad médium usque 

 ramorum subconstipata, superne pauca relaxata ac in bracteis 

 involucri et capituli transeuntia e carnosulo coriácea laete 

 viridia, limbo spathulato v. obovato obtusissime rotundato 

 (5-fi mm long. = 4-5 mm lat.), trifido lobis obtusissimis inte- 

 gris V. rarius e latere externo minute subunidentatis, margine 

 crassis prominulo - subrevolutis, postice sensim in petiolo 

 applanato (6-20 mm long. = 1-1,5 mm lat.) ut limbo ad byj^o- 

 pliyllum costulato 1-nervi margine subrevoluto productis. 

 Capitula ad apicem scapi v. rami e foliis parum v. vix exerti 

 solitaria, exinvolucrata, sed foliis radicalibus simillimis sen- 

 sim brevius pedicellatis basique plus minusve subconcre- 

 scentibus efformata, e globoso subhemispliaerica (15-20 mm 

 diam.). Flores ad axillas bractearum v. foliorum cai^ituli 3-8- 

 aggregati, ipsa non v. parum superantes, glaberrimi, ovario 

 3-5-angulato obconico ápice breviter obtusiusculeque 5-lobu- 

 lato (2,5- 3 mm long. — .1,5-1,75 mm diam.), corolla e cylindra- 

 ceo leniter obconica (4,5 mm long. = 1,25 mm diam.) ápice 

 breviter acutiusculeque 5-dentata, staminibus e basi tubi co- 

 rollini exsurgentibus non exertis, stylo filiformi longe exerto 

 superne leniter subclavulato-incrassatulo subvirescente do- 

 nati. 

 ( 974. Gamocarpha patagónica Speg., n. sp. 



Diag. Perennis, stolonif era, foliis oblanceolato-linearibus lon- 

 gissim.e attenuato-petiolatisintegerrimis v.grosse obtuseque den- 



