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ceolata, glabra. Spicae capituliformes, globosae v. ovatae, 

 pnugentes, villosissiraae. Flores binati v. tcruati, capi- 

 tato-spicati. Bractoae perigouiiqiie foliola exteriora duo 

 loDgiora spiuesconti aristata, subulata, extus lauata. 



gericocoma puiigens Feiizl in Drege coli. pl. cap. n. 3067. 

 Patria: Africa extima austro - occideutalis. Habitat: in ru- 

 pestribus ad amnem Garip, prope Yerleptpram, infra 300^ 

 supra maris siiperficieni {JDrege) Fl. Sept. 

 Herba, cujus sumrailatein semipedalem solam video, pro- 

 babiliter erecta, squarroso-raraosissiraa, caule ramisque 

 validioribus crassitie fili eraporetici teuuioris, subflexuosis, 

 rio^idis, teretiusculis , elevato - striatis, pube brevi, compla- 

 nata, crlspata, adpressissiraa, demum defluente, incano^sub- 

 tomcnlosis ; raraulis florigeris alteruis, a seraiuncia ad nn- 

 ciain dissitls, plus raiuiiSTe pateutibus, 1 — 3 pollices lougis, 

 foliatis. Folia ramea (inferioribus cauliuis mihi ignotis) 

 subsessilia, alterua asymelrice sparsa, ultra poHicem rix 

 dissita, patula, oblonga , minora ac suprema lanceolala, in- 

 tegerrima, aculiuscula, subcartilagineoc-mucronulata, car- 

 Bosnla, facie enervia, glabra, laete viridia, majora 6 — 8, 

 naiuima 2 — 3 lineas longa, latitudine a tribus linels ad se- 

 miüneam decresceutia. Spicae in ramniis terminales, capi- 

 toliforraes, globosae v. ovatae, raaguiludine Trifolii praten- 

 sis ac minores, pungentes, villosissimae, dilnte ferruginea«. 

 Flores ternati , glomcrati, laleraliura uuo ut plurimum he- 

 betalo completo, sterili, ant incompicto rudimentario, glome- 

 rulis tribractealis in rachide brevi, albo- lomeolosa conge' 

 stis, demnm lana circumdaute avolautibus. Bractearum 

 scariosarnm inaeqnalium iufima omnium minima, 2 — 2'/« 

 liiieam longa, laie ovata, cuspidata, carina fusca, valida, 

 excnrrente spinoso -mucrouata, glabra v. infra apicem sub- 

 villosa, duabus cxterioribus lateralibns, latioribus^ 

 magis byalinis, lougius aristatis ac villosioribus, trieute bre- 



