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ceolato-subulatae acutissime acuminatae stramineae breviter 

 pubescentes. — Depart, du Sud prope Civette in collibus 

 siccis, m. Jul. in alab.: n. 223. 



Obs. Fortasse ex affinitate V. Valenzuelanae A. Rich. 

 et V. viminalis Gleason. 



Yernoiiia saepium Ekman Msc, in mus. Holm. (spec, 

 nov.). Planta scandens (Spreizklimmer) odorem resinosum 

 exbalans (ex Ekm.). Rami teretes plus minus manifeste 

 striati, pube brevi molli basi articulata caeterum simplice 

 flavo-brunea nitidula dense vestiti, patenti-ramulosi. Folia 

 5 — 7 mm longe petiolata, breviter triangulari-ovata v. ovato- 

 rotundata, basi truncata v. subtruncata, apice brevissime et 

 acute acuminata, 3 — 5 cm longa, 2,5 — 4,5 cm lata, ad ramulos 

 minora, nervis supra vix v. parum prominulis, utroque latere 

 3 — 5, infimis magis horizontalibus, superioribus ascendentibus, 

 supra non, subtus tenuissime anastomosantibus, vetusta supra 

 reticulato-impressa, margine parce et remote denticulata, 

 denticulis breviter linearibus v. in apiculum lineareüj excur- 

 rentibus, supra pube brevi adpressa nitida obtecta, subtus 

 multo pallidiora tomentosula, chartacea. Inflorescentiae ter- 

 minales corymbosae; rami ab initio cincinnosi v. semel cy- 

 mose divisi usque 3 cm longi, dense oligocephali; prophylla 

 infima oblonga 5 — 7 mm longa, caetera deficientia. Capitula 

 arete sessilia, postremo 8 mm longa; involucri squamae cr. 

 3-seriatae, interiores lanceolato-lineares v. sublineares acute 

 acuminatae brevissime pubescentes 1-nerves usque 4 mm 

 longae, acumine obscure purpurascente. Pappi setae persi- 

 stentes, interiores cr. 40 albae 5 mm longae filiformes exte- 

 rioribus inaequilongis anguste linearibus 4 — 5-plo longiores, 

 Corollae violaceo-purpureae, 5,5 mm longae, inferne lineares, 

 supra medium 3-plo latiores, glabrae; lobi lanceolato-lineares 

 obtusi quam tubus totus dimidio breviores, erecti. Antherae 

 1,5 mm longae, ligula lanceolata acuta loculis 3-plo breviore. 

 Stylus 6 mm longus in 7i alt. bifidus, ramis acutis. Achaenia 

 2 mm longa 10-costata parce breviterque pilosa. — Petite 

 baume marron incolis. — Morne de la Hotte ad Ma Blanche 

 prope Douyette communis cr, 800 m alt. in fruticetis massas 

 densas formans, m. Aug. flor.: n. 463. 



Obs. V . scorpioides (Lam.) Pers. affinis foliis ovatis basi 

 in petiolum protractis, antice longe angustatis v. acuminatis, 

 ramis inflorescentiae polycephalis facile distinguenda est. 



