i9 



tSMUS'-XIV. AMPHIRHAPIS, 



bervo. From Jhnphi, around, and Raphis,; a needle, ailudings t(i' 

 tine pappus -like hairs at the base pf the fruit. 



(Jen. CttAR. Capitula radiate : ligulae 10-20, the same colour 

 * tlie ^s6, AarroW : dfefc 5-tb6tAedi hei'ma^lirodi'te : ach*ihium 

 SiJ'eaV-oblon'g, slightly coftigrtes^a, Vilteu* dr' piiBe'Stfehi, tUft' viltf 

 sometimes sinmlatiE^' an extSrtbir piaipplls': lia^^uS l'-s6ties', s'e/tfer- 

 ■ceSu's, rigrd.— ^^fgrifiiaf grfect' hel-tis' wSffl att&^We' lekvfe^ a'ti^' db- 

 rjmbose capitula: inV^(»& iidrill»rit«at!tsil : receftaol^ alv^olat^ : 

 flowers yellow. 



(I) A. HKTEROTRlCHA. fDeC.J 



Ideni. Dec. pUd. V. p. mS. 



Syn. Solidagp hetetotricha.i WalL Cat, No. 2275. 



Spec. Char. Stem fruticose : branches densely bristly- villtius j 

 leaves very, shortly petiqled> acuminated - at both- ends, rarely oal- 

 losely-serrulate,, sparingly hairy above, below with adpressed bristly 

 villi : coTymb composite,, many- headed : in*olucral scales oblong- 

 ]mear|;sub-obtkae, villous: ligjulae about 10 : aohaeniuih villous. 



FuBduQ, SiihSeC. 



Omm XT. BLEPHARISPEftMTJM. ; 



fl^^.' Pali' 8i«ii«^estttik. Sek: Si^l: 



Syeriv> "Etqra Blefiharis, an eyelash, and S'germa, a seed. 



G)pN. CwAR. dapii|;ula 4-flowered, numerous, c6mbined iilto i, 

 gibbose glttnibrul'iis': flSWfettf txrbillalf, 2" exterior femaJfe, 3--tobffied, . 

 2^ifatetib* malb, 5-tbotBed': styl^ tfbt' exscrted, sc&Voilf MMA i a\i- 

 tteisS^et^ati^, stafebVi^tef ift the" KafsB :" adieftliiiih oVal-oWottg, 

 compressed, subtetragonous ; two of the angles^iit^tV^-rik^t gldtiii'bus'i 

 2 marginal c^iyt^i^ij^pfms W'thwiiSma^teiflmirerS' 3-5^ paleee),-i of the 

 male none. — Glabrous shrubs, leaves alternate ; glomerules globose, 

 one or more on the eh^'' bf the' lit'^n'c'li^g'': itvb'ldcre double : recep-j 

 tacle of th& capitula. narrow, witka pate^e becween, the flowers. 



(DB. i»Btioi;A^!cE. (Datv) 



Ident. Dec. proS. if'.^ p. 36«.— Wight's Cbhtrib. p. 12. 



jBn^rrai). Wight's icon. t. 1092. 



.Spec. Char. Leaves p'etibl^d, ovate-lanceolate, acutninated| 

 glomerules tfiree, longrpeduncled : involucral bracts small, membra* 

 nacebus^ shorter thaa the capitula. 



Courtallum. 



