322 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
FOUR NEW HETEROSPERMAS. 
By S. F. Buaxe, A.M. 
Heterosperma* achetum. Annuum tenellum 1:1-2°6 dm. 
altum suberectum ramosius. Caulis viridis subquadrangularis 
bifariam hispido-pilosulus, ramis inferioribus laxis patentibus. 
Folia opposita figura deltoideo-ovata simpliciter pinnatilobata 
8-20 mm. longa 12-23 mm. lata parce hispido-pilosa, lobis 3-5 
linearibus crassiusculis mucronatis 3-13 mm. lon ngis 0°d-1 mm 
latis, lobis inferioribus interdum Iebulis 1-2 lateralibus preditis 
Petioli infra ampliati subscariosi hispido-piloso-ciliati 5-11 m 
longi. Capitula pauca (ca. 10-16) pedunculos nudos qandeeuee 
latos sparse hispidulos axillares seepe oppositos 3°8-5'6 cm. longos 
are gore gheseme aay 3°38 mm. altus m. crassus 
squame aoe 3-4 ‘ap: lineari-lanceolatee acutse mucro- 
natz apice excepto hispido-ciliate 45-6 mm. longe 0:7-1 mm. 
ar basi ee paullum indurate; interiores paullo breviores 
a. 6 me nacex glabra ovales obtuse flavido-brunnex lineate 
ales aa leaks sed latiores. Radii 8 pallide flavi fertiles ovales 
profunde bilobati lobis interdum bidenticulatis 1-6 mm. longi 
1mm. lati (tubo 1:3 mm. longo excluso). Corolle disci aurantiaco- 
1 
flavide lineatz scarioso-membran 3°5-4: a eee ad 
15 mm. late. Achenia radii ovali-obovata glabra valde obcom- 
lata 
i 
Couvat: ae 2660 m., Hogokm 1851-57, sgt 1397 (type 
orange-yellow disk corollas, in the scarcely pepenaees style- 
branches and scarcely at all sagittate i 8 Sit 
Heterosperma ovale. Annuum e basi ramosum ramis patulis 
procumbentibus 1:3-2°8 em. longis. Rami (vel caules) tenues 
virides angulati striati -piean — simplices vel e basi parce 
ramosi. Internodia onga. Folia epgosie ovalia vel 
oo sits arc e medio ad basin late cuneata 
integra s medium —— (dentibu us 3-4 ugis depresso- 
deltoideis niticronstis sparse tuberculato-ciliatis) supra sparse 
* The generic name was originally published by Cavanilles in this form in 
1794, and again used by him m in 1802 in the same form. Willdenow ‘without 
due cause chang: ermum, in which he has been follo wed 
by later aeiboes but the original form should be retained. 
