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142. Pacourma cduUs (Aiibl. 1. c. 1. 316. Pacouri- 

 nopsis intcgrifolia Cass. 1. c. Haynea eihilis \V. 1. c.) 

 Foliis splnuloso - serratis. 



Radix fibrosa (Aubl.) Caulls inanls, crassus, simplex, 

 striatus, vix apice pubcrulus, ubique aequaliter follatus 

 3 — 4-pedalls. Folia semiamplexicaulia, glandulis im- 

 mersis, crebris scabriuscula, spinuloso-serrata, in utroque 

 fine sub-intcgerrima, ovato-s. elliptico-lanceolata, basi 

 angustissime curvilineo-acuminata, venosa, nervo primario 

 inferne dilalato, piano et striato , superne subtus prömi- 

 nenle, 5 — 8" longa, f — 3" lala. Cymae scorpioides, 

 terminales, pl. 1. s. 2. (fortasse quoque pluri) - radialae, 

 spicas fingunt solitarias s. geminas, pedunculis erecto-pa 

 lenlibus, 3 — 4-pollicaribiis, capitula sessilia, remotius- 

 cula, plurimiflora diametro semipollicari, magniludine fere 

 eadem quam in Ästere chinensi, singula folio multoties 

 ampliori, caullnis parum minori iisque simillimo basi suf- 

 lulla gerentibus. Involucri globosi foliola glabra, ex 

 lolis foliaceis, viridibus, paucis, patenlibus, spinoso-mu- 

 cronalis, elliplicis, obtusis, multiplinerviis, venosis, per la- 

 tiora, inferne sicca et straminea, apice dilatata, patenlia, 

 foliacca et viridia in tota sicca, straminea linearia, acuta?, 

 inermia, vix mucronulata, longiora quidem sed angustiora, 

 margine late scariosa, circiter 7"' longa et 1|'" lala. Pap- 

 pus circiter lineam longus. Corollae purpurascentes, cir- 

 citer 7'" longae, limbo inflato tubum longo superante. 

 Stylus gracilis. Ovaria glaberrima. — Guiane fran^aise 

 (Aubl. Martin), (v. sp. 3. in brb Klh. et Hörn.) 



143. Pacourina cirsiljolia (Klh. 1. c.) Foliis grosse 

 dentato-spinosis. 



Sect. VI. Alhertinia. 

 (Sprg. syst. III. 355. Linnaea IV. 340 ex parle.) 



