190 S. Kurz — Contributions towards a [No. 2, 



Hab. Both varieties frequent along choungs in the tropical forests, 

 and also often seen in the hill-toungyas, of Martaban and the Andamans ; 

 Upper Tenasserim ; Ava, Khakyen hills. — Fl. Febr., March. 



Nicobar specimens, and indeed Blume's Gonyza sessilifolia itself, have 

 thft receptacle glabrous or sparingly silky pilose, and thus invalidate this 

 artificial character. 



18. B. EiPAEiA, DC. Prod. V. 444 ; Clark. Comp. Ind. 85. {Conyza 

 riparia, Bl. Bydr. 899, non Kth). 



Hab. Forests of South Andaman. — Fl. March. 



19. B. ALATA, DC. Prod. V. 448 ; Wight Icon. t. 1101 ; Bth. Fl. 

 Hongk. 177. {Conyza alata, Eoxb. Fl. Ind. III. 430 ; B. vernonioides, DC. 

 Prod. V. 447 ; Conyza nutans, Bl. Bydr. 896 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. II. 57 ; 

 Laggera alata, Bth. ; Clark. Comp. Ind. 91). 



Hab. In the drier hill-forests, and in hill toungyas, of the Martaban 

 hills east of Tounghoo ; Karenee hills (Revd. Mason). 



20. B. PTERODONTA, DC. in Wight Contr. 15 and Prod. Y. 448 ; 

 Wight Icon. t. 1100. {Laggera pterodonta, Bth. ; Clark. Comp. Ind. 92). 



Hab. Frequent in toungyas and poonzohs, chiefly of the hilly parts, 

 of Pegu, Martaban, and Upper Tenasserim ; also not unfrequently seen 

 in the drier hill-forests, and ascending up to 6000 ft. elevation ; Ava, Kha- 

 kyen-hills ; Chittagong. — Fl. Fr. March, April. 



21. B. ATJEiTA, DC. Prod. V. 449. {Conyza aurita, Eoxb. Fl. Ind. III. 

 428 ; Laggera aurita, Bth. ; Clark. Comp. Ind. 92). 



Hab. Here and there springing up in toungyas of Pegu and Marta- 

 ban ; more frequent along the Irrawadi in Prome ; Ava (Griff. 3164). 

 — Fl. Fr. March, April. 



Doubtful Species. 



1. B. napifolia, DC. Prod. V. 440.— Tavoy (Wall.). 



2. B. membranacea, DC. Prod. V. 440. — Prome (Wall.). 



3. B. viscosula, DC. Prod. V. 441, non Clark. — Taong-dong (Wall.). 



Plucliea, Cass. 

 Conspectus of Species. 



* Annuals, glabrous. Florets intensely/ yellow. Corymbs irregular, small. 

 Erect, simple or branched, the cauline leaves sessile with broad rounded base ; flower- 

 heads about 2^ lin. long, on rather short smooth peduncles, P. Doniana. 



* * Shrubs or undershrubs. Florets purple to lilac. Corymbs dense, terminal. 



{Receptacle glabrous). 



Leaves obovate, blunt or acute ; flower-heads 22|- lin. long, the bracts shortly pubes- 

 cent, bluntish to acute ; shrub, F. Indica. 



Leaves linear, glandular-pubescent, acuminate ; flower-heads as in preceding, but the 

 inner bracts more acuminate, , F. eujaatorioides. 



