62 Lirector’s Report for 1917. 
Lagenophora Helena Forbes & Lydgate, sp. nov. 
Herba hirsuta; foliis obovatis vel spathulatis, coriaceis, hirsutis, ad api- 
cem minutim serratis, 1.6-1.7 cm. longis, 6-7 mm. latis; scapo 7 cm. longo, 
hirto; capitulo 9 mm. crasso; inyolucro-bracteis oblongis, acutis, hirsutis; 
ligulis disco equalis. Achenia ignota. 
Type locality, swamp near Kaholuamano, Kauai. J. M. Lyd- 
gate (1915?) 
Small, hirsute herb with slender, creeping rhizome. Leaves 
very small, radical, coriaceous, obovate to spatulate, contracting 
at the base into a very short-margined petiole, rounded and finely 
serrate at the apex, hirsute on both faces, 1.6-1.7 cm. long, 6-7 
mm. wide. Scape 7 cm. long, hirsute, foliose near the head with 
linear-spatulate bracts. Heads globose, 9 mm.in diameter. Invo- 
lucral bracts oblong, acute, equaling the disk. Achenes not seen, 
This species is evidently very rare as only a single specimen 
was collected, but is, however, so distinct as to warrant description. 
The species can be recognized at once by the hirsute pubescence, 
and shape of the leaves. It is hoped to obtain further material 
in the future for a more minute examination of ray flowers and 
achenes. 
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