Nova geneia et species II. 391 



1;5 mm. sensim accrescentes , summae lineares acuminatae usque 7 mm. longae, 

 0,7 — 1 mm. latae, omnes cartilagineae, dorso infero plerumque parce et 

 longiuscule pilosae, sordide v. viridi-stramineae ad apicem saepe rubescentes, 

 nervo medio j^arum v. noii j^i'ominente. Eeceptaculum convexura glabrum. 

 Pappi sqiiamae exteriores ca. 20 inaeqiialos planae, margine obsolete v. 

 manifeste denticulatae, setae intcriores 24 — 3G, 5,5 mm. longae spimiligerae. 

 Corollae inferne anguste cylindraccae, a medio in limbum usque ad basin 

 5-sectum dilatatae; lobi lineares acuminati. Stamina ad basin limbi corollae 

 inserta; antherae fere 2,5 mm. longae, basi bidentatae, apice in ligulam an- 

 guste lauceolatam loculis 3 — 4-plo breviorem productae. Styli in parte 

 Y.-, superiore bicrures, ramis scabriusculis apice attenuatis. Achaenia [»al- 

 lide brunescentia, oblongo-linearia, pilis albidis. 



Hab. in Portorico in Sierra de Jiuicos in graniinosis apricis 

 niontis Guvuy, prope Utuado ad margines sylvarum ad Paso Palma, 

 prope Laras in fruticetis ad Jobo et ad margines sylvarum ad Anon, 

 prope Maricao ad margines sylvarum, prope Mayagüez 160 m. alt, m. 

 ?s^v. — Mart. fl. et fr.: Heller n. 4391, Siutenis n. 388, 2659, 5884, 

 6079, 6362. 



Var. ß. Stalilii Urb. foliis nou impresso -punctatis; achaeniis glabris 

 subglabrisve, vix 1 mm. superantibus. 



Vernonia arborescens Su\ var. Lessingiana Stahl! Est. V (1S87J 

 }}. 103 (p-p-), — non Qrisch. 



Hab. in Portorico prope Bayamon, 500 m. alt.: Stahl u. 238, 

 667, prope Aybouito in declivibus m. Nov. fl,: Sintenis n. 2862. 



Obs. I. Ex affinitate V. Bertcroanac DC. 



Obs. II. Baccharis myrsinites Griseb. ! Flor. (1861) p. 86 G est Veryionia 

 aciiminata Less. : specimen Macnabianum typum, Pnrdieanum varietatem sistit 

 quoad e statu valde juvenil! dijudicari potest. — Vera B. myrsinites (Lam.) 

 Pors. Hispaniolam inhabitat, ex affinitate arcta B. haUmifoliac L. 



Eupatorimu babainense Urb. (n. sp.) j-amis hornotinis pilis bre- 

 vissimis plus minus sursum curvatis dense vestitis; foliis 12 — 5 mm. 

 longe petiolatis. anguste ovatis, ovato-oblongis v. oblongis, basi anguste 

 cuneatim in petiolum protractis, infra medium latissimis, superne sensim 

 augustatis, apice rotundatis v. obtusis, 6 — 2 cm. longis, 2 — 0,6 cm. latis, 

 margine anguste recurvo v. revoluto integris, rarissime hinc illinc parce 

 v. crebrius deuticulatis, penninervibus, sed pari uervorum supra basin 

 cuneatam magis arduo v. sublongitrorso, chartaceis v. cliartaceo-coriaceis, 

 utrinque glabris v. subtus minute pilosulis; iuflorescentiis corymbosis; 

 capitulis usque 6 mm. longe pedunculatis v. plerumque in apice ramo- 

 rum 2— 3-natim sessilibus v. subsessilibus, 6 — 12-floris; involucri 

 squamis solemniter imbricatis, 5 — 6-seriatis, dorso 3-nervibus, apice 

 plus minus incurvo rotundatis v. intimis obtusis; corollis 4 — 4,5 mm. 

 longis, lobis tubo 5 — 6-plo brevioribus; ovario 3,5 mm. longo, ad costas 

 minute scabrido. 



