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margincquc lenuiori ciliala, ex latis, ovalis, obtusis, ia 

 elongata linearia acuminata, aplce nonnunquara rubicunda. 

 Pappi flavescentis, latius paleacei, pluriserialis series neque 

 longitudine neque latitudine distinctae. Corollae purpureo- 

 violaceae, laciniis apice barbatis, iubo aequalibus. Achaenia 

 sob 5-gono-subcylindracea, lucida, pallide fusca, 2'" longa. 

 Khacbin paleaceo-fimbrilliferam, fimbrillis brevibus in al- 

 veolas leves connalis, ebractealam nee bracteatara, uti 

 Cand. et Vellozo. 1. c, autumant, reperi. — E Brasilia 

 tropica misit Sellow. Fig. 52. corolla. 49. achaenium. 67. 

 ejus discus epigynus (v. Sp. oo). 



2. V. buxdides n. sp. Fruticulus. Caulis pennae co- 

 lumbinae crassitudine ramique saepius pseudo-oppositi, 

 apice angulali, magis minusve tomenlosi, tomento juniori 

 ferrugineo. Folia penninervia, alterna, conferta, sessilia, 

 coriacea, integerrima, magis minusve carinata, obovala, su- 

 pra glaberrima, lucida, venosa, subtus tomento densissiroo, 

 albido, adpresso vestila, nervisque primariis quam margi- 

 ncs planae altloribus, 3 — 4'" longa, 2 /y/ lata. Capilula 

 cylindracea, oo- (7) flora, 3" 1 alta, foliis adslantibus vix 

 longiora, caulem ramosque ad apicem usque foliis subim- 

 bricatis teclos terminant. Involucri pauciserialis ioliola 

 coriacea, sicca, 3-nervia, obtusa, margine ciliata, extus pi- 

 losa, linearia. Corollae glabrae, purpureae(?). Achaenia 

 oo-costa*a, cylindracea, obscure fusca. Pappi flavescentis, 

 latius paleacei, 2-serialis series exterior ab inleriori longi- 

 tudine nee latiludine disüncla. — E Brasilia tropica misit 

 Sellow. (v. sp. oo). 



3. V. erieoides * (Conyza eviedides Lam. Enc. II. 

 p. 92. Baccharis erieoides Pers. syn. II. p. 425. N. 39. 

 seeunduru descriptiones). Caulis fruticosus, ramosissirous, 

 ramique conferti, teretes, alterni, saepe pseudo-oppositi g. 

 verticillati. modo fasligiali, modo suprafastigiati caule bre- 

 viores, tomentosi, tomento foliis delapsis areolato, juniori 



