256 LXXVIII. COMPOSITE. (J. D. Hooker.) \_Erigeron. 



Wightii, DC. Prodr. v. 286; Wight. Ic. t. 1090. E. raulticaulis, var. madurensis and 

 E. Leschenaultii, DC. 1. c. 292. Neilgherry Mts., alt. 7500 ft. Wight describes the 

 achenes as glabrous, but figures them hispid. 



VAR. 6. uni flora ; subscapigerous, hirsute, radical leaves obovate-lanceolate, cauline 

 linear-oblong, heads : subsolitary, involucre woolly, bracts sometimes herbaceous and 

 recurved, achenes about as long as the pappus. E. acris, var. 6. erigeroides, Clarke 

 Comp. Ind. 54. Heterochaeta erigeroides, DC. Prodr. v. 282. Alpine Western 

 Himalaya and Tibet, alt. 10-17,000 f;. 



6. IS. bellidioides, Benth. in Gen. PL ii. 280 ; perennial, glabrous or 

 nearly so, stem very slender grooved sparingly branched, radical leaves lanceo- 

 late acutely serrate, cauline sessile oblong or linear-oblong entire or crenate, 

 heads in. diam. few long-peduncled, ligules thrice as long as the red pappus, 

 shorter hairs few, achenes sub-silky. Clarke Comp. Ind. 55. Aster bellidioides, 

 Ham. in Don Prodr. 177 ; Wall. PL As. Rar. ii. 1. 101 ; Cat. 2978. Stenactis 

 bellidioides, Nees Aster. 274. 



CENTRAL and WESTERN HIMALAYA, from Kashmir to Nipal, alt. 5-10,000 ft. 

 This passes into slender forms of A. alpinus, var. multicaidis, but is usually dis- 

 tinct, and perhaps into E. nwnticolus. 



7. E. multiradiatus, Benth. in Gen. PL ii. 280 ; hirsute or pubescent, 

 erect, stem stout or slender simple or branched sparingly above, leaves all cauline 

 obovate or lanceolate obtuse or acute entire or 1-2-toothed, heads 2-3 in. diam. 

 solitary or few long-peduncled, ligules 2-3 times longer than the red pappus 

 very numerous, short pappus hairs few, achenes ~ i Q - nearly glabrous. Clarke 

 Comp. Ind. 56. Aster multiradiatus, Wall. Cat. 2969. A. inuloides, Don 

 Prodr. 178. Stenactis multiradiata, Lindl. in DC. L c. 299. ? Diplopappus 

 Eoylei, DC. Prodr. v. 276. 



TEMPERATE and ALPINE HIMALAYA, from Kashmir and Kumaon, alt. 7-9000 ft., 

 and to Sikldm. alt. 9-12,000 ft. 



The smaller states of this are difficult to distinguish from E. alpinus, var. semi- 

 barbata, but the heads are larger, the ligules are very numerous, often in. long, and 

 the involucres are broad and villous. The achenes resemble those of E. alpinus. 

 In respect of the double pappus and habit this comes very near some Sikkim asters, 

 especially A. molliusculus. 



POT7BTFUL SPECIES. 



E. AUGUSTISSIMUS, Lindl. in DC. Prodr. v. 286. is a doubtful plant. The Afghan 

 plant of Griffith, doubtfully referred to by Clarke Comp. Ind. 51., is certainly not 

 Lindley's E. augustissimns. 



EBIGERON, sp. ; hispid and glandular-pubescent, leaves 2-3 in. sessile obovate- or 

 oblong-lanceolate acute entire or toothed, heads in. diam. crowded subglobose, 

 in vol. bracts linear, ligules rather longer than the yellowish pappus very numerous 

 and narrow, achenes small unripe. Mountains near Peshawur, Stewart (Afghanistan, 

 Safed Koh, alt. 9000 ft., Ccllett). 



23. 1KXCROGX.OSSA, DC. 



Slender shrubs, sometimes climbing. Leaves alternate, quite entire. Heads 

 small, corymbose or panicled, heterogamous ; ray-fl. > 1~ -seriate, fertile, 

 ligule minute, white ; disk-fl. few or many, $ > fertile, tubular ; limb dilated, 

 3-4-fid. Involucre campanulate ; bracts oo -seriate, narrow, outer shorter ; 

 receptacle flat, naked or nearly so. Anther-bases obtuse, entire. Style-arms of 

 5 flattened, tips long lanceolate. Achenes angled; pappus-hairs copious, 

 slender, 1-2-seriate, rather unequal. DISTRIB. About 6 Asiatic and African 

 species. 



