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4. The allies of Vernonia fruticosa (L.) Sw. 

 Veriionia divaricata Sw. 



Tabula nostra II, fig. 6 (pars inflorescentiae). 



Conyza arborescena Linn-eus, 1759 b, p. 406, quoad syn. Brownei et 

 Slo.\nei, baud Conyza arborescena Linn-eus, 1759 a, p. 1213, quoad typum ; 

 1763, p. 1209, quoad syn. supra cit.; Swartz, 1791, p. 304. 



Vernonia divaricata Swartz, 1806, p. 1319. 



Vernonia arborescena Swartz, 1806, p. 1320, quoad descript. et patriam, 

 hand quoad typ. Linn^i; Gleason, 1906 b, p. 180. 



Vernonia arborescena Sw. a. Swartziana Grisebach, 1861, p. 353, syn. 

 omnibus exclusis. 



Vernonia permollis Gleason 1906 b, [). 181. 



Vernonia intonsa Gleason, 1906 b, p. 182. 



Vernonia albicoma Gleason, 1906 b, p. 185. 



Vernonia aniaranthina Gleason, 1913, p. 307. 



Conyza fruticosa flore pallide purpureo, capitulis e laterihua raynulorum 

 apicatim exeuntibus. Sloane, Cat. p. 124; Jam., p. 257. 



Eupatorium 1. Erectum hirsutum, foliis oblongis rugosis ; floribus spicatia 

 per ramos terminales declinantes uno versu dispositia. Browne, Jam., p. 313. 



Pappi setse interiores subpersistentes, numero 30 — 35, 

 crassiusculse, pauUulo complanatae, albidae, exterioribus dis- 

 tinctis circ. 8-plo longiores. Corolla fere 6 mm longa, glabra, 

 tiibo long. V, corollae, superne hand dilatato, limbi laciniis 

 apice subtus papillosis. Antherse 1,8 mm longae, ligula ner- 

 vosa long, i/g antherse, auriculis apice brevissime acuminatis. 



Hab. in Jamaica: in herb. Linn^i; ex herb. Vaillant 

 (P); W. Wright (S); Shakespeare (Br); Swartz (H, M, S, 

 orig. spec. V. divaricatm et V. arhorescentis sensu Swartzii); 

 Tussac (D); Distin (K, KU); Swainson (K); prope St. 

 Marys, Aug. 1843, Purdie (K); W. Wilson n. 238 (G, KU); 

 WuLLSCHLÄGEL n. 875 (G, M); R. C. Alexander-Prior 

 (G); March n. 813, 1472, 1738 (G); prope Kingston ad ra- 

 dices montium, 7. 12. 81, Lehmann n. 939 (B, BB); ad Gordon- 

 town, alt. 450 m, 21. 1. 88, Eggers n. 3481 (BB, D, KU, M); 

 ad Hope River, 21. 1. 88, Eggers n. 3490 (H); in Providence 

 Road, 5. 8. 97, W. Thompson n. 6746 (KU); prope Providence, 

 alt. 210 m, 19. 7. 1900, \N . Thompson n. 7209 (KU); prope 

 Prospect Hill, circ. 600 m alt., 13. 9. 1900, W. Thompson 

 n. 8038 (Br, KU); in »Salt Hill Road», 13. 12. 93, Harris 

 n. 5622 (BB, H, KU); prope Hope, 22. 12. 97, Harris, n. 



