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Fig. 20. Ervngiuvi bupleuroides a and sarcophyllufn h] in cultivation ana nowering for the 

 first time in the Goteborg Botan. Garden. — Photo 17 10 1920 a\ and 33 1922 b. 



Hesperoseris gigaiitea (Johovv) Skottsb. Endemic on Masafuera; scattered on 

 the cliffs in the valle^-s and through the forest region; lowest and highest stations 

 observed, 200 and 880 m. A small to middle-sized tree, the largest seen well 

 over 8 m with a solid trunk 28.5 cm thick I I 2 m above the ground. Leaves 

 larger and thinner than in Rea. the juvenile ones very large (p. 208). PI. 106:2. 

 F"ound in full bloom in February; the enormous panicle with its innumerable creamy 

 white heads makes a fine show. The innovations with a leafless stem about 

 4 cm long, crowned by a growing rosette; often one takes the lead and continues 

 the mother shoot, resulting in a habit different from that of Rea. 



Eryngium bupleuroides Hook, et Arn. Endemic on Masalierra, not uncommon 

 in open woods and along the high ridges from Cordon Centinela to the ridge be- 

 tween \'aqueria and Juanango and to the south face of Cerro Chumacera, but rarely 

 observed below 400 m (down to 200 m according to Johow); ascends to the summit 

 of El Vunque. A typical candelabrum tree, up to 3 m tall, very densely and regularly 

 branched and forming a hemispherical canopy (PI. 70). Main stem short, 0.5 — i m 

 long, or even shorter, with a maximum diameter of jO cm. Young bark light 



