Gardneriane. N. O. Eriocaulonee. 
TAB. DXXVII. 
P&#paALANntTuus compactus. Gardn. 
Caulibus simplicibus brevibus, foliis radicalibus linearibus acutis 
basi dilatatis supra margineque dense albo-villosis subtus gla- 
briusculis vel versus basin pilosis, pedunculis glabris facile 
deciduis, vaginis bifidis glabris ad apicem ciliosis.. 
Pepalanthus compactus. Gardn. Herb. Bras. n. 5247. 
Has. Elevated sandy campos in mountain tracts, beyond the 
Diamond district. July, 1840. 
Radices fibrose, nigre. Caudex crassus, densissime foliatus. 
Caules (rami) folia radicalia subequantes, simplices, erecti, 
foliosi. Folia radicalia czspitosa, linearia, basi dilatata, acuta, 
supra albo-pilosa, dense ciliata, subtus glabriuscula, 2-23 pol 
icaria ; caulina radicalibus simillima, sed multo minora 
(6-9-lin. longa), sessilia, patentia. Pedunculi 100 et plures, 
dense umbellati, glabri, 4-5 lin. longi. Vagine glabra, apice 
bifidee, ciliate. Capitula hemispherica, magnitudine seminis 
piperis nigri, albo-lanata. Bractee involucrantes steriles, 
oblonge, apicem versus glabra, dense ciliate ; bractez flores 
stipantes lineari-oblonge, ad apicem dense villose. Recepla- 
culum pilosum. Flores masculi pedicellati: sepala exteriora 
oblonga, obtusa, apice pilis simplicibus crassiusculis obtusis 
albo-flavicantibus ornata et ciliata; interiora in tubum ob- 
conicum apice inciso-laceratum concreta. Stamina 3, exserta. 
Anthere oblong, flave. Flores feminei sessiles; sepala 3 
exteriora oblonga, obtusa, apice ciliata; interiora exterioribus 
similia, sed paulo angustiora, acutiora, et tenuiora. Pistillum 
generis. Stigmata 3, filiformia, simplicia. 
This species of Papalanthus belongs to the division umbel- 
lati of Bongard; and is allied to P. Bahiensis of Kunth, Enum. 
3, p.517.—G. Gardner. : 
Fig. 1. Peduncle, sheath and capitulum, f. 2. Male flower. 
f. 3. Female ditto :—magnified. — 
