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616. Helichrysum nanum, Baker [Composite-Inuloidex]; ad 
H. gerberefolium, Sch. Bip., accedit, sed differt T brevi, 
foliis utrinque RR, involucri břacteis aureis ac 
Herba perenn Caules infra paniculam UNS E poll. 
longi, dense albo-ineani, Folia radicalia erecta, longe petio'aia, 
oblongo-lanceolata, 15-2 poll. longa, acuta, ad basin angus- 
tata, utrinque dense persistenterque albo-incana; folia —— 
pauca, sessilia, parva, linearia. Capitula aai multiflora 
il 
paniculam densam globosam terminalem ag ae pedunoelis 
brevissimis. Znvolucrum campanulatum, = 
albo-lanosum, supra basin glabrum, bracte ee 
longis oblongis acutis aureis. Achenia biia. glabra. Pappus 
albidus, flexuosus, 14 lin. longus. 
BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. Mount Malosa, near Zomba, 
alt. 4000-6000 ft., Whyte. 
617. Helichrysum nyasicum, Baker [Compositæ-Inuloideæ] ; ad 
H. auriculatum, Less., arcte accedit 
Herba perennis, erecta. Caules Herm simplices vel furcati, 
albo-araneosi, ad apicem foliati. Folia breviter petiolata, ovata, 
‘ac poll i 
viridia leviter araneosa, dorso dense persistenter albido- mom 
Capitula parva, permulta, in corymbum densum terminale 
aggregata, pedicellis arerin dense pubescenzi ous. Involucrum 
campanulatum, 2 24-3 lin 
seariosis albidis, rpm sensim brevioribus, floribus omnibus 
hermaphr oditis. Achenia glabra, compressa, oblonga. Pappus 
copiosus, setosus, albidus, € lin. longus. 
BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. Shire highlands, Buchanan, 
Rete 341, 812 of 1891 pice Mount Zomba, alt. 4000-6 
618. Helichrysum patulifolium, Baker [Composite- -Inuloidex] ; 
ad H. quartinianum, A, Rich. edit 
erba perennis. Kasan erecti, d incani, ad apicem crebre 
I nsa, sessilia, pat , linearia, rigidula, 6-9 lin. 
longa, facie viridia jeviter Aee dorso = albo-incana, 
pine pene revolutis ciliatis. Capitula plura, corymbosa. Involu- 
um campanulatum, 2 lin. longum, bracteis 3—4- siad bus appressis 
citrinis pee PT intimis lanceolatis, exterioribus ovatis 
parvis. cenia minuta, glabra. Pappus setosus, albus, 1 lin. 
longus. 
BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. South Nyika mountains, alt. 4000— 
6000 ft., Whyte. 
619. Hes rhodolepis, Baker Legenpon te tnnlostee) : 
ad H. gerberefolium, Sch. Bip., accedit, sed differt involueri 
bracteis exterioribus rubris, jntimis “albi is. 
Herba perennis, erecta. Caules infra inflorescentiam simplices, 
2-3-pedales, albo-incani, laxe He Folia icalia longe 
petiolata, oblongo-lanceolata, 4-6 poll. longa, medio 11-2 poll. 
lata, acuta, ad basin attenuata, facie viridia, dorso persistenter 
