KEOPHYTON* 
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205. EPATITIS Raf. a name of Diosko- 
rides for Eapatorium. A Genus akin to it 
and Mikania , but without calicule and the 
florets reduced to the minimum number of 2 
or 3. 
Perianthe simple 2 or 3 sepals, no calicule, 
floscules 2 or 3 longer tubular 5fid, seeds com- 
pressed linear, pappus simple pilose, phoranthe 
naked. Habit of Mikania and Cacalia . 
206. Epatitis oblxqua Raf. smooth, stem 
angular erect, leaves petiolate obliqual cordate 
or subsagittate, (one side rounded, another sa- 
gitate) acute dentate, flowers corymbose fasci- 
culate, peduncles pubescent, bracts linear, se- 
pals of perianthe cuneate oblong obtuse flat — - 
sent me from Oregon, pedal and higher, flow- 
ers white and small. It is akin to the ( jacal - 
ia alpina of Sibiria, but the leaves are not 
properly cordate, nor flowers with 5 florets. 
207. ROPALON Raf. name of Teophrastus 
for a Nymphea , to which it is akin, but lacks 
the petals. 
Calix 6phyle, no petals, anthers many sub- 
sessile, stigma with 12 or more rays truncate. 
Remainder and habit as in Nuphar . 
208. Ropalon sagxttatum Raf. Nymphea 
sagittifolia Wild. Elliot, N. longifolia Mich, 
&/C — leaves oblong obtuse sagittate, fruit ovate. 
—In Carolina and Florida in waters, leaves 6 
to 8 inches, elongate, flowers estival yellow. 
209. Lobelia cladixmesa Raf. smooth, stem 
erect angular, with short branches in the mid- 
dle, leaves all linear acute adpressed entire : 
flowers racemose adpressed, capsules subin- 
flate equal to pedicels — sent me from Alaba- 
ma, 1 or 2 feet high, flowers blue estival size 
of L . inflata , leaves one inch or more, bracts 
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