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2. Ligularia Tussilaginea (BURM.) MAKING. 

 Senecio Kaempferi DC. HAY ATA I.e. p. 40. 



3. Ligularia Tussilaginea (BURM.) MAK. var. formosana HAY ATA n.v. 

 Folia reniforinia aiigulata tenuitcr 9-10-lobata, lobis late triarigularibus, mar- 

 ginc mucronibus rcmotissime instructa, caeterum nt typica. 



HAH. Kaokaolcci, Keibi, Shiukogai, Kelung. 



Differs from the type by the lusterless angular leaves. 



EcJiinops Lixx. 

 Echinops dahuricus Lixx.; HAYATA I.e. p. 39. 



Saussurea DC. 



Key to species. 



1. Leaves triangularly oblong, truncate or slightly sagittate at the base 



I. S. formosana. 



Leaves pinnatiM 2. 



2. Leaves not cottony beneath 2. S. japonica var. longicepliala. 



Leaves cottony beneath 3. L. affinis. 



1. Saussurea formosana HAYATA sp. nov. Caulis erectus 60-100 cm. 



longus parce albo-lanatns demnm glabratns multo-striatus. Folia inferiora 

 oblongo-triangularia 20 cm. longa 14 cm. lata apice acuta basi late sagittate 

 rarius ad ])etiolum decurrentia margine remote serrulata membranacea supra 

 subglabra snbtus tenuiter albo-lanata, petiolis 20 cm. longis. Capitula ad 

 apieem ramorum terniinalia vel axillaria vel racemosa longe pediinculata ; 

 capitula subglobosa 5-6 cm. in diametro. Involucrum late campauulatum 2 

 cm. longum, bracteis cxD-seriatim dispositis imbricatis exterioribns brevioribus 

 .linearibus, interioribus longioribus linearibus 1 cm. longis 2-3 mm. latis infra 

 apicem contractis versus apieem aristato-scrrulatis extus molle lanatis intus 

 glabris, intimis longissimis 1.3 mm. longis 2 mm. latis apicc acnminatis prope 

 apieem serrulis nnciformibus 2-3 instructis. Flores oo omnes tubuliformes. 

 Ach;onium maturnm clavato-cylindricum tetragonum 4 mm. longum 1| mm. 

 latum apice tmncatum basi obtusum glabrum nigrum ad angulos et faciem 

 transverse pauce regulosum margine apicis denticulatum ; ])ap])i setre 15-20 

 pliunos'-e IS mm. loiigae ; corolla tubulosa IS mm. [onga, tnb< 1 cm. longo \ 



