CLOSE-HEADED BEFARIA (Befaria coarciata). 



The Befarias are a genus of plants related to the Rhododendrons. The species illustrated is a native of the Alpine 

 districts of Peru. The apparently crowded, but really alternate leaves are oblong, smooth and leathery, with grey 

 undersides. The purple flowers form a terminal corymb, and their footstalks and sepals are covered with rusty cotton. 



