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H. massaviensis, Fresen. in Mus. Senkenb. iii. 74 ; Oliv. and Hiern in 

 Oliv. Flor. Trop. Afr. iii. 455. 



Lactuca massaviensis, Sch. Bip. in herb. Schimp. Abyss, sect. iii. n. 1462 ; Franch. Sert. Somal. 



in Miss. Revoil 39. 

 Brachyramphus lachtcoides, T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. Soc. v. (1860), Suppl. 23. 

 Zollikoferia massaviensis, Boiss. Flor. Orient, iii. 825. 



Soeotra. Common. B.C.S. nn. 159, 215, 349. Schweinf. n. 446. 

 Distrib. Of the genus. 



An interesting plant, varying considerably in stoutness and size of parts, as 

 it occurs on the island. 



21. PRENANTHES. 



Prenanthes, Linn. Gen. n. 911, pro parte; Benth. et Hook. Gen. PI. ii. 527. 



A genus of herbaceous plants of the temperate and subtemperate regions of 

 the northern hemisphere, chiefly of North America, but a few reach the Canary 

 Islands, Europe, and the hills of northern India. No species are yet recorded 

 from Africa. 



P. amabilis, Balf. fil. in Proc. Roy. Soc. Edin. xi. (1882), 842. Tab. 

 XLIII. 



Herba perennis cano-lanuginosa caule erecto in inflorescentiam abeunte; foliis lyrato-runcinatis, 

 lobo terminali rotundato v. acutim lobato parte inferiore stepe angustissima, amplexicaulibus 

 axillariter lanato-villosis membranaceis glabris ; capitulis longe pedunculatis 5-6-floris in 

 laxe ramosas paniculas dispositis ; phyllariis intimis 5-6 linearibus aoutis, exterioribus 

 brevibus ; acheniis tetragonis truncatis basi angustatis pappo sordido setoso serrulato 

 brevioribus. 



Herba perennis 8-pollicaris collo lanuginoso, caule erecto lierbaceo striato glanduloso-puberulo 

 in inflorescentiam abeunte. Folia lyrato-runcinata, lobo terminali rotundato saepius 

 palmatim acute 3-5-lobato et dentato basique cuneato v. hastato-reniformi paite inferiore 

 lobis obtusis parum dentatis ssepe angustissima, basi amplexicaulia et in axillis lanato- 

 villosa membranacea glabra, radicalia ssepe 3£ poll, louga loboque terminali 2 poll, diam., 

 caulinia minora interdum auriculata. Capihda parva £ poll, longa 5-6-flora in peduuculis 

 purpureis ultimis \-% poll, longis ssepe nutantibus gland ulis stipitatis puberulis bract- 

 eolisque squamiformibus apiculatis suffultis sessa et oinniuo infloresceutiam laxe ramosam 

 paniculatam formantia. Phyllaria intima 5-6 linearia acuta subtiliter puberula ssepe 

 purpurea \ poll, longa calyculi squamis 4-5 dimidio breviora. Corolla purpurea 5- 

 dentata. Antherce basi obtuse products. Styli lobi longi tenues papillosi. Achenia 4- 

 gona truncata basi angustata noncompressa 4-costata, costis inconspicuis, obscure 

 puberula ^ poll, longa. Pappus sparsus sordidus setosus serrulatus | poll, longus. 



Soeotra. On the rocks south-west of Galonsir, at an elevation over 1500 

 feet. B.C.S. n. 311. 



Distrib. Endemic. 



A lovely little species of the sheltered crannies on the rocks. Quite 

 distinct from any known form and well worthy of cultivation. 



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