E. L. EKMAN, WEST INDIAN VERNONI^E. 73 



Hab. in Cuba: Baracoa, in monte El Yunque, ad rupes, 

 Mart. 1903, L. M. Underwood et F. S. Earle n. 661 (KU, 

 fragm. orig. spec). 



A very curious species, differing from other Arborescentes 

 in the characters of the inflorescence, which is described 

 as follows: »heads about 5, sessile or nearly so in a terminal 

 capitate cluster». I have only seen a small fragment of the 

 type specimen, and I therefore cannot ascertain the relation- 

 ships of the species. As to the floral characters, however, it 

 agrees exactly with the species allied to V. fruticosa. 



Yeriioiiia leptocLida Sch.-Bip. 



Tabula nostra III, fig. 5 (cyma). 



Vernonia leptoclada Schultz-Bipontinus, 1863, p. 133. 

 Vernonia Wrightii Grtsebach, 1866, p. 144 — non Sch-Bip. 

 Vernonia gnaphalifolia Gleason, 1906 b, p. 178 — non A. Rich. 

 Vernonia neglecta Gleason, 1913, p. 318. 



Pappi setae interiores subcaducae, numero 20 — 25, crassius- 

 culoe, paullulo complanatse, albidse, quam exteriores distinc- 

 tissimse circ. 5-plo longiores. Corolla 8 mm longa, glabra, 

 tubo -/3 corollse long., glandulo uno alterove instructo, limbi 

 laciniis subtus papillosis apice pilo uno alterove interdum 

 instructis. Antherse 1,7 mm longae, ligula fere enervi ^j^ long, 

 antherae, auriculis apice obtusiusculis. 



Hab. in Cuba: Wright n. 1309 (Bss, CD, orig. spec, 

 sub num. falso 285, D, DC, G, K, KU, P); Loma del Jagiie}-, 

 Mart. 1889, Eggers n. 4982 (K, KU, P). 



Through the interchange of labels already mentioned, the 

 name of this species has been applied to the plant called 

 V. Wrightii Sch.-Bip. in this paper. The species here dealt 

 with has been called, vice versa, V. Wrightii. Gleason, 

 in his »Revision», identified it, erroneously, with V. gnapha- 

 lifolia A. Rich., and having observed his mistake, in his 

 »Studies» named it V. neglecta. 



The species is easily recognized by its bullate, densely 

 tomentose leaves and by the elongated cymes, bearing many 

 distant, small heads. It is related to V. pineticola Gleason, 

 as well as to V. calida Gleason and V. semitalis Gleason. 

 The material at hand is fairly uniform, except for the shape 

 of the leaves, which vary from lanceolate, acute, 4,5 cm long. 



