Vogeliane. N. O. Composite. 
TAB. DCCLXVI. 
RHABDOTHECA PICRIDIOIDES, Webb. 
Caule basi suffrutescenti foliorum cicatricibus superne annu- 
lato apice subrosulato-folioso, foliis oblongis in petiolum 
dilatatum amplexicaulem angustatis apice rotundato- 
obtusis margine spinulosis glaberrimis, scapo longissimo 
terminali tereti striato glabro fusco apice v. rarius per totam 
longitudinem ex axillis squamarum floriferis, inflorescentt" 
subramosa, pedicellis squamis sessilibus ovatis acutis mar- 
gine undulato-scariosis cum involucro continuis dens¢ 
obsitis, involucri squamis inferioribus brevissimis confor- 
mibus ovato-lanceolatisque interioribus elongatis sub- 
scariosis capitulum cylindraceum efformantibus, flosculis 
inferne pilosis, antheris basi caudatis, pappo pluriseriall 
exteriore simplici interiore denticulato, acheniis elongatis 
tetragonis angulis obtusis apice vix attenuatis interior10us 
sublevibus exterioribus squamoso-scabridis. Webd. : 
Rhabdotheca picridioides, Webb, Spicil. Gorgon. in Hook. 
Niger Voy. p. 146. Tab. XI. 
Has. Cape de Verd Islands; fissures of rocks, San Nicholas: 
Forbes. Mont Verd of St. Vincent, elev. 1000 feet to the 
summit. Vogel. : 
For some valuable remarks on the genus and its affini- 
ties, see Mr. Webb, 1. c. 
Fig. 1. Flower. f. 2. Achenium :—magnified. 
