Senecio.] Lxxiii. composite; (Oliver and hiern). 415 



3-5 ; ligule abont ^ in. long, yellow. Disk-florets 12-15, yellow. 

 Achenes glabrous. Receptacle naked. — Harv. et Sond. Fl. Cap iii 

 p. 378. 



Mozamb. Distr. Manganja Hills, Meller! Satshi, alt. 3,000 ft., Kirk ! 

 Occurs also in Natal aud elsewhere in Eastern districts of the Capo. 

 S. latifolius, DC. Hai'V. 1. c. 377, does not seem specifically to differ. 



16. S. lasiorhlzus, DC, Prodr. vi. p. 387. Erect stout rigid 

 perennial herb, 1-2 ft. bigh, from a thick woody and woolly rootstock. 

 Stems several, striate, leafy and woolly below, with but few leaves and 

 subglabrescent above. Lower leaves obovate, coriaceous, obtusely 

 pointed, narrowed at base into a petiole, minutely callous-crenate, 

 loosely cobwebbed at least when young, rigid when old, 2-3 by ^'-1^ 

 in. ; upper stem-leaves smaller, oblong or lanceolate, sessile, acute. 

 Capitula broadly campanulate, |— | in. loug, on naked pedicels of 1-2^ 

 in., in a lax corymbose cyme. Calyculus of many long linear-subulate 

 bracts. Involucral bracts about 20, linear, acute, somewhat woolly, 

 nearly equalling the florets. Ligule of the ray-florets oblong, ^ in. 

 long, yellow. Disk-florets yellow, very numerous. Achenes pubescent. 

 — Cineraria coronata, Thunb. Prodr. PI. Cap., pars post., p. 154; 

 Harv. et Sond. Fl. Cap. iii. p. 369. 8. lasiorhizoides, Schultz Bip. ex 

 Harv. 1. c. 



South Central. Makalaka, Baines ! 



Occurs also in Eastern districts of the Cape from Uitenhage to Natal. 



17. S. confertus, Schultz Bip. in Herh. Schimp. Abyss, ii. n. 864. 

 A robust Rubglabrous perennial herb, 2-4 ft. high. Stem terete, striate, 

 simple below, leafy. Leaves oval or lanceolate, sessile, acute, twice 

 sharply dentate, auriculate at the base, 1-8 in. long, width not exceed- 

 ing 2 in. Capitula narrowly campanulate, |-^ in. long, on puberulous 

 pedicels ranging np to ]| in., in a dense much-branched corymbose or 

 rounded cyme. Calyculus consisting of a few small linear bracts. 

 Involucral bracts 8-10, broadly linear, ^-f in. long, puberulous outside, 

 terminating in a tomentose tip. Ligule of the ray- florets yellow, ob- 

 long, i-^ in. long. Achenes striate, hairy. — A. Rich. Fl. Abyss, i. p. 

 441. 



Wile ]Land. Abyssinia, Schimper ! 



18. S. subsessilis, 0. ^ H. A robust erect perennial herb, 4 ft. 

 high or more, glabrous in most parts. Stem terete, striate, simple 

 below. Stem-leaves ovate or elliptical, subsessile, amplexicaul, sharply 

 denticulate, 1-8 in. long, width ranging up to 4 in. Capitula cam- 

 panulate, |— I in. long, on puberulous pedicels ranging up to 1 in., in a 

 dense corymbose cyme. Calyculus consisting of several unequal gla- 

 brous linear or lanceolate bracts. Involucral bracts 15-20, linear, with 

 thick fleshy median portion and thinner paler margins, about ^ in. 

 long, glabrous except the ciliolate tips. Ligule of the ray-florets oval- 

 oblong, yellow, ^1 in. long. Achenes glabrous, costate, short, dark. 



Wile Iiand. Abyssinia, Schimper/ Gaflfat at elevation of 8,100-8,500 ft. 



