coMi-osrr.E. 



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luis 5 ram, longii apice 3-lobata glabra, Fl. .?. : centrales 1.5-20; corolla 7 

 mm. longa ^ mni. lata aj^ice 5-lol)ata, lobis elongato-triangiilariljus ^ uun. longis 

 acutis. AchfBnium ignotum. 



Hab. Kanto ; Niitalcayama. 



Near Laggcra alata Sch.-Bii'.; Imt differs from it in tlie mucli narrower 

 linear leavcs, 



IHucliea Cass. 



Pluchea indica Less.; Hayata l.c. p. 40. 



Exmltes Cass. 

 Epaltes australis Less.; Hayata l.c. p. 39, 



Sphaeranthus Lixx, 



Sphaeranthus suberiflorus Hayata sj», nov. (Pl. VII. et Fig. 27) Herba 

 lignosa ramosissima, ramis toto foliatis alatis. Folia obovata 3-3^ cm. longa 



1^-2 cm. lata apice obtusissima vel ad sum- 

 nnnn mucronata basi attenuata longe ad 

 alam ramorum attingentia margine brevis- 

 sime serrulata utraque pagine breve liirsuta, 

 Capitula in glomerulum globosiun aggregata 

 glomerulo 5-6 mm. in diametro pedunculato, 

 ])edunculo 5 mm. longo oppositifolio ; recep- 

 tacuhun glomeruli globosum 2 mm, in dia- 

 metro ; capitulum fere sessile vel brevissime 

 ])edicellatum, pedicellis ^ mm. longis, ol)Co- 

 nico-semiglobosum 2mm. longum totiusque 

 latum basi l)racteolis minutis 1-2 iustruc- 

 tum, bracteis involucri 1-seriatim dispositis 

 obovato-s]>atliulatis2inm. loiigis § mni. latis 

 a]>ice truncatis et denticulatis ad centrum 

 mucronatis glabris. Fl. ^ : marginales 2-3 

 seriatim disjiositi ; ovarium ol>ovoideo- 

 cylindricum | mm. longum \ mm. latum ferrugineo-birsutum ; pappi ; corolla 



Fig. 27, Shaemnthus suheriflonis 

 IIavata; 1, transverse section of a 

 suberiferous portion of a, corolla of :i 

 female flower ; 2, a portion of tlie 

 same, seen from surface ; 3, a style 

 of a 4- flower ; 4, a style of a female 

 flower. 



