126 BOTANY OF SOCOTRA. 



oblonga obtusa v. subacuta carinata extus glauduloso-puberula apice reflexa intusque 

 glandulosa, interiora gradatim longiora, intermedia vix glandulosa lineari-acuminata marg- 

 inibusque liberis fimbriatis, intima angastissima linearia capilliformia straminea glabra. 

 Rcccptaculum planum foveolatum. Corolla; tubus infra medium incrassatus supra subam- 

 pliatus 5-dentatus, dentibus acutis marginibusque incrassatis. Antherce apice acuminata? 

 breviter exserta?, caudis antberis triplobrevioribus. Stylus bifidus exsertus, lobis complanatis 

 subtus convexis glabris. A chenia 4-5 -angulata glabra costisque iutermediis 4-5. Pappus 

 uniseriatus squamiformis, squamis apice dilatatis abruptis. 



Nom. Vern. Keideh (B.C.S.). Kadi (Schweinf.). 



Socotra. On the Haghier range south of Tamarida and above Kischen. 

 B.C.S. n. 465. Schweinf. n. 631. 



Distrib. Endemic. 



A very beautiful, small, and strongly aromatic shrub of the higher parts of 

 the Haghier hills. 



It is quite a distinct form, with some affinity to the foregoing species, but 

 easily distinguished by many characters. Its styles and achenes are those of 

 Blumea, but its shrubby habit excludes it from that genus. 



3. P. obovata, Balf. fil. in Proc. Roy. Soc. Edin. xi. (1882), 838. Tab. 

 XXXIII. 



Fruticosa aromatica sa?pe procumbens; foliis obovatis v. obcuueatis v. oblanceolatis 9essilibus 

 integris v. in parte supeiiore dentatis glabris glanduloso-punctatis ; capitulis breviter 

 pedunculitis multifloris terminalibus v. axillaribus solitariis v. in 2-3-capitatas cymas 

 dispositis; phyllariis exterioribus brevioribus glanduloso-lanato-puberulis erectis, interi- 

 oribus angustissimis glabris ; antheris obtusis ; stylo bifido, lobis teretibus papillosis ; 

 aclieniis costis pilis adscendentibus vestitis ; pappo setiformi. 



Frutex parvus aromaticus scopulorum multiramosus ramis ssepe procumbeutibus lateque 

 patentibus glandulosu-punctatis, juvenilibus brunneis. Folia sessilia obovata v. obcun- 

 eata interdum oblanceolata §-l£ poll, longa \-\ poll.!. lata nunc minora nuuc majora 

 obtusa sa'pe mucronulata integra v. in parte superiore leviter dentata crasse-coriacea 

 venulis promiuulisgbmduloso-punctatis supra striata. Capitula campanulata \ poll. diam. 

 multiflora terminalia v. ad apices ramorum axillarium solitaria v. in 2-3-capitatas cymas 

 disposita; pedunculi breves striati validi glanduloso-tomentelli paucis bracteolis parvis 

 instructi sub capitulis alte 3-5-sulcati et multo dilatati. Phyllaria multiseriata, exteri- 

 orum duarum v. trium squamae breviores lineari-oblongas acuta3 erectse berbaceas extus lanato- 

 puberuke glandulosa^, interiorum angustiores acuminata? straminese glabra? sed ad margines 

 liberos versus apicem sparse puberula?. . Flores lilaciui, ? pauciores. Corolla; tubus sur- 

 sum subampliatus breviter 5-deutatus, dentibus obtusis subtus puberulis. Anthcra; apice 

 subtruncata? obtusa? ad medium v. longius exsertae, caudis brevibus antheris ^ brevioribus. 

 Stylus bifidus, lobis teretibus papillosis longe exsertis. Achenia 4-5-angulata cum costis 

 paucis intermediis angulis non pallidioribus pilis adscendentibus instructis. Pappus 

 setiformis uniseriatus barbellatus. 



Socotra. Only on the cliffs on the higher parts of Haghier. Especially 

 about Kischen and Adona. B.C.S. n. 497. Schweinf. n. 764. 

 JJistiuij. Endemic. 



