6 VERNONIA. 



cripta est. Antherarum apices steriles omniura (nisi V. 

 scariosae) elliptico-lanceolatae : auricuke basi connatte plus 

 ininus elongatae : in V. scandente V. blanda, aliisque 

 speciebus sectionis Strobocalycis longius productae ad apices 

 polliniferae. Pollen globosum in plurimis polyhedricum, 

 lineis elevatis hexagono-reticulatum neque echinatum : in V. 

 arborea, V. zeylanica, V. Grardneri pollen minute echinatum. 

 Receptaculum in V. chinensi et V. Andersoni marginibus 

 areolarum fimbrillatis ornatum : in caeteris speciebus Indicis 

 margines areolarum vix aut non fimbrillifera? videntur. 

 Clavis species Indicas generis Vernonia?. ad sectiones Benthamii referens. 

 /"Phyllaria exteriora basi latiuscula 

 . , , \ foliacea involucrantia ... . : . Hololepis 



^ '' ) Phyllaria exteriora basi haud lata 



(^ foliacea ... ... ... (2) 



/'Phyllaria apice foliacea appendi- 

 (C> . \ culata ... ... ... Stengelia 



*• '' 1 Phyllaria apice haud fohacea appen- 



(^ diculata ... ... ... (3) 



C Herbaceae aut frutescentes erectae . . . (4) 



(3.) < Arborescentes aut frutices late scan- 



(^ dentes ... ... ... Strobocahjx 



{ Achaanium 10-costatum ... ... (5) 



... \ Achasnium 4-5-gonum glabrum aut 



^ "' j fere glabrum ... ... ... (7) 



V.Acha3nium teres pilosum ... ... Teplirodes 



( Pappi series exterior multisetosa . . . Lepidaploa 

 (5.) < Pappi series exterior paucisetosa 



( decidua aut subnulla ... ... (6) 



( Bracteas obtusius culaa aut vix acumi- 

 (6.) < natae ... ... ... Gynmcmthemvm 



(_ Bractea? valde acutatae ... ... Xipholepis 



f Pappi series exterior setosa. Capi- 

 .w , \ tula parva ... ... ... Cyanopis 



^ '' 1 Pappi series exterior paleacea. Capi- 



(. tula majora ... ... ... Lepidella 



Clavis specierum Indicarum VernonioB. 

 Sect. Eololepis. Capitula pauca, terminaha. Involucra magna 



lata, bracteis exterioribus fohaceis interiores occultantibus. 

 (1.) V. calycina: 



Sect. Stengelia. Capitula pauca terminalia magna, lata, bracteis 

 interioribus appendice membranacea colorata plus minus 

 evoluta terminatis. 



