] LXXTin. coMPOsiTJ!. (J. D. Hooker.) 275 



2. S. pe^uensis, Kurz in J<mm. As. Soc. 1877, ii. 283; erect or decum- 

 "bent, glandular-pubescent, branches winged, leaves strap-shaped or linear-oblong 

 narrowed at the base and decurrent obtuse coarsely serrate, clusters of heads 

 "broadly ovoid hirsute, bracts imbricating epinescent. Clarke Conip. Ind. 97. 

 S. zeylanicus, JTaW. Cat. 3180 C. 



BuoiA ; banks, of the Irawaddi, Wallioh.. Peou, Kurs. 



Leas robuBt than 8. amaitanthmies, and with the decurrent bases of the leaves 

 ■continued throughout the nodes, and toothed ; clusters of heads shorter and hairy all 

 «ver. 



3. S. africanus, lAnn. Sp. PI. 1314 ; glabrous or pubescent, branches 

 :ascending winged, leaves obovate narrowed and decurrent at the bases finely 

 toothed, clusters of heads small globose on winged peduncles glabrous, bracts 

 rounded not imbricating. S. africanus and microcephalus, WiUd. Sp. PI. iii. 

 2395. S. microcephalus, DC Proir. V. .369; ClarheComp.Ind.97. S. indicus, 

 Kurz in Joum. As. Soc. 1877, ii. 183 ; Roxh. Hart. Peng. 62 ; Fl. Ind. iii. 446. 

 S. africanus. Wall. Cat. 3179, in part. 



Plains of Bengal and Silhet, and southwards to Ceylon and Malacca, common 

 in swamps. — ^Distkib. Persia. Africa. Malay Islds. China, Philippines and 

 Australia. 



Branches stout or slender, curved, ascending, wing entire. Leaves 1-3 in. Clusters 

 of heads J-J in. diam., very different from those of the former species, the bracts 

 very small not imbricating nor spinulose, do not conceal the heads. Whole plant 

 fragrant. 



4. S. indicus, lAnn. Sp. PL 1314; tomentose or villous, branches ascen- 

 •ding with toothed wings, leaves obovate-oblong toothed or serrate, base nar- 

 rowed and decurrent, clusters of heads on winged peduncles globose or shortly 

 •oblong, bracts short slender acuminate. Burm. Fl. Zeyl. t. 94, f. 3. S. indicus, 



Wmd. Sp. PI. iii. 2394. S. hirtus, Willd.l. c. 2395 ; DC. Prodr. v. 369 ; Kurz 

 in Joum. As. Soc. 1877, ii. 183 ; Clarice Comp. Ind. 97 ; TFall. Cat. 3178 : 



Wight le. t. 1094. S. africanus, Wall. Cat. 3179, in part. S. mollis, Roxb. 

 Sort. Beng. 62; Fl. Ind. iii. 446; DC. I. c. ; Dalz. ^ Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 123.— 

 Pheede Sort. Mai. x. t. 43. 



Tropical Htmalaya, ascending to 5000 ft., from Ktohaon to Sikkim. Assam, 

 Silhet, and southwards to Ceylon and Slngapoee ; common in rice fields. — Distrib. 

 Africa, Malay Islds., Australia. 



32. FTEROCAVI.ON, Elliott. 



Tomentose herbs. Leaves alternate, decurrent. Heads small, collected in 

 globose, terminal or scattered or spicate clusters, heterogamous, disciform, 

 yellow ; outer fl. ? , many-seriate, fertile, filiform, truncate or 2-3-toothed ; 

 disk-fl. 5 , few or solitary, usually sterile, tubular, slender, 5-toothed. Involucre 

 ovoid or campanulate ; bracts narrow, few-seriate, inner deciduous with the 

 flowers, outer shorter; receptacle small, naked, hirsute or with deciduous 

 bristles. Anther-bases sagittate ; auricles connate, tailed. Style-arms of 5 

 iliform, subobtuse. Achenes small, 4-5-ribbed ; pappus slender, 1-2-seriate. — 

 DiSTKiB. Species 13, all tropical. 



P. cylindrostacliyuin, Clarke Comp. Ind. 98 ; erect, densely woolly, 

 leaves obovate or oblong obtuse serrate rugose decurrent, clusters of heads 

 sessile globose. P. BiUardieri, F. Muell. Descr. Papuan PI. iii. 43 ; Kurz in 

 Joum. As. Soc. 1877, ii. 182. Monenteles spicatus, Labill. Sert. Nov. Ceded. 43, 

 t. 43. Gnaphalium cylindrostachyum, Wdl. Cat, 3931. 



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