Coreopsis.] lxxiii. composite; (oliver and hiern). 389 



tore) somewhat pilose above, with a short laciniate annular pappus and 2 barbellate 

 setae. Paleae of the receptacle complicate -concave, embracing the disk-floreta. 



irile Xiand. Abyssinia, among mountains at Dewari, at 7,000 ft. alt. 2nd Oct., 

 1863, Schimper! 



This variety of Vatke appears to constitute a distinct species and indeed has the 

 technical characters of Wedelia ; the general appearance of the plant is however quite 

 that of Coreopsis. 



4. C prestinarieBformls, Vatke in Linncea, xxxix. 499, excl. 

 syn. A sparingly setnlose annnal, ^2 ft. high, erect or ascending. 

 Leaves ovate, pinnatifid, incise-dentate, mostly obtnse at apex and 

 shortly narrowed at the base, sessile or snbsessile, hispid at least on the 

 veins beneath, ^1^ in. long. Involucres hemispherical, |-|^ in. diam., 

 on rather slender bracteate or naked peduncles of |-li in., in lax 

 cymes. Outer involucral bracts linear, glabrous, about as long as the 

 broader inner ones which are hispid with compressed hairs. Ligules 

 of the ray-florets large. Achenes ^ in. long, linear-oblong, com- 

 pressed, somewhat silky on the faces, ciliate above, tipped with 2 

 filiform acute aristae of ^ in. 



mie Xiand. Abyssinia, in meadows at (Jaffat, alt. 8,200 ft. Schimper! 

 Flowden! 



5. C. grlauoescens, 0. ^ H. Erect perennial herb, about 4 ft. 

 high, thinly pubescent above with weak spreading hairs. Leaves tri- 

 partite, ovate, subsessile or petiolate, 1-4 in. long ; lobes more or less 

 toothed, mostly lanceolate, the terminal one often deeply trifid, teeth 

 with setaceous tips. Capitula hemispherical, about -^ in. diam., on 

 peduncles of 1^-4 in., solitary or few together, forming a lax open 

 corymbose cyme. Outer involucral bracts linear, hispid-pubescent along 

 the back, equalling or slightly exceeding the lanceolate equally hispid- 

 pubescent inner ones. Achenes linear-oblong, compressed, setulose- 

 margined, not winged, J in. long. Aristae filiform, short. 



mie X>and. Abyssinia, Schimper ! 



6. C. abysslnica, Schultz Bip. in Walp. Bep. vi. p. 163. Erect 

 perennial herb, about 3 ft. high, glabrous below, usually scabrid- pubes- 

 cent above. Leaves pinnatisect, usually scabrid -hispid below, ovate in 

 outline, 1^-4^ in. long, sessile or petiolate, segments 3-4 on each side, 

 opposite, i-2 J in. long, lanceolate or linear, more or less toothed or sub- 

 pinnatipartite, the terminal one the greatest. Capitula hemispherical, 

 about ^ in. diam., on pedicels of ^ to 4J in., in a lax corymbose cyme. 

 Outer involucral bracts linear, glabrous, equal, ^-^ in. long, acute, mar- 

 gins minutely scabrous ; inner bracts broader, coloured, mostly hispid, 

 exceeding or about equalling the outer. " Achenes compressed almost 

 J in. long, convex on the back, flat and hairy on the face." Aristae fili- 

 form, shorter than the achene. — Prestinaria (Steppia) ahijsdnica, 

 Schultz Bip. in Hb. Schimp. Abyss, i. n. 332 ; Verhesina ahyssinica^ 

 A. Rich. Fl. Abyss, i. p. 409. 



wile Xiand. Abyssinia, Schimper! 



Var. glabrior. Glabrous. Pinnae of the leaves linear. 



srUe 3band. Abyssinia, Petit ! 



