248 
LII. COMPOSITE 
2. Dichrocephala chrysanthemifolia > DC. ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 
245. Stems erect. Leaves 1-2| in., sessile, stem-clasping ; lobes 
toothed or entire, end lobe broad or narrow, lateral lobes usually 
acute. Heads J in. diam., usually solitary ; stalks thick, diverging. 
Corollas turning a uniform dull purple when in fruit. (Fig. 75.) 
Simla ; July-October. — W. Himalaya, 6000-7000 ft. — Nilghiris, tropical 
Asia and Africa. 
Fig. 75. Dichrocephala chrysanthemifolia. 
7. CYATHOCLINE. From the Greek cyathos, a cup, and dine , 
a bed ; referring to the cup-shaped receptacle. — India. 
Cyathocline lyrata, Cass. ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 246. An erect, 
pubescent, sweet-scented herb, 10-24 in. Leaves alternate, sessile, 
1-5 in., pinnatisect ; lobes narrow, sharply toothed. Heads 
discoid, hemispheric, J in. diam., in small, rounded, panicled 
clusters. Involucral bracts rather broad, acute ; receptacle 
elevated, cup-shaped ; pappus none ; corollas rose-purple, those 
of the outer flowers very slender, 2-toothed, of the inner larger, 
5-lobed. Achenes minute, smooth. 
Sutlej valley, borders of ricefields, &c. ; March-May. — Throughout India, 
ascending to 5000 ft. — Burmah. 
