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(GrEN. Char. Capitula heterogamous ; marginal florets numerous 

 ■on an elongated filiform receptacle, the apex only dilated and bear- 

 ing a few male or hermaphrodite flowers : achaenia papillose, terete : 

 pappus of the central ones hristly, filiform, of the margin wanting 

 or dissimilar. — Tomentose herbs : capitula axillary or aggregated 

 on the ends of the branches, small. 



(1) F. PROSTRATA. {DeC.) 



Ident. Dec. prod. VI. p. 248. — Wight's Contrib. p. 22. 



Syn. Gnaphalium prostratum, Roxb. Herb, — G. depressum, 

 Roxb. fi. III. p. 425. 



SfEC. Char. Stems many, difiuse, prostrate : whole plant 

 woolly, much branched : leaves elliptic, mucronate, narrowed into 

 the petiole: capitula densely corymbosely-aggregated, floral leaves 

 stalked : involucral scales mucronate : flowers small, yellow. 



Negapatam. Fatna. Circars. Flowering in February and 

 March. 



GEITCrS LVI. ANTEKNARIA. 

 niaecta Pentandria. Seae ,- Sysi -. 



Deriv. So called in reference to the down of the pappus, which 

 is like the antennae of some insects. 



Gen. Char. Capitula dioicous or subdioicous, with an alveolate 

 convex receptacle : female flowers filiform, 5-toothed : male anthers 

 half-exserted : achaenia terete : pappus 1 -series : bristles of the 

 female flowers filiform, of the male'clavate. — Herbaceous pr suffm- 

 ticose plants : capitula corymbose : involucrum imbricated, various- 

 ly coloured at the apex or scariose, never yellow : flowers yellow. 



(1) A. cinnauonea. (J5«c.) 



Ident. Dec. prod. VI. p. 270. 



Syn. Gnaphalium cinnamoneum, Wall. Cat. No. 2944. 



Sfec. Char. Stem erect, herbaceous, covered with deciduous 

 cobweb-like wool : leaves linear- lanceolate or linear-acuminate, half- 

 stem-clasping at the base, 3-nerved, glabrous above, rufous tomen- 

 tose beneath : corymb composite, involucral scales pure white, 

 obtuse. 



Pundua, Silhet. 



(2) A. semidecurrens. (Dec.) 

 Ident. Dec. prod. VI. p. 271. 



Syn. Gnaphalium semidecurrens, Wall, Cat, No, 2947i— Gf 

 subdecurrens, WigMs Contrib, p, 21, 



