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wards the margin. Akenes clavate, those of the 

 disk truncate, those of the ray with an epigy- 

 nous disk ; pappus of about 10, shining, silvery 

 scales, in two series ; the outer considerably 

 shorter than the alternate inner ones. 

 0. flowers yellow, or whitish. 



Tribe V. Helenieae. 



Receptacle not paleaceous. Scales of the in- 

 volucre herbaceous. Pappus not capillary. 



39. Coinogyne, Less. (Jaumea, Pers.) 



Superflua. Involucre 2-seriate, imbricate : 

 scales rounded. Receptacle conical, naked. 

 Pappus 0. 



It. flowers yellow, leaves opposite, flesh v. 



40. Burriellia, DC. 



Superflua . Ray-flowers few and short. Scales 

 of the involucre 5, ovate. Receptacle subulate, 

 naked. Pappus of the ray 2 aristae (sometimes 

 0), as long as the corolla; of the disk 4. 



0. flowers yellow; leaves opposite. 



41 Baeria, Fisch. & Mey. 



Superflua. Ray -flowers ovate, exserted. Scales 

 of the involucre 10, ovate. Receptacle conical, 

 naked, rough. Akenes angled or nerved; pap- 

 pus paleaceous, or aristate, sometimes wanting. 



0. flowers yellow; leaves opposite. 



