Flora of Tropical Africa Volume 3

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...Capitula -1 in. broad, singly terminating the erect leafy branches. Involucral scales acute, loosely tomentoso.... 6. . Perrottetii. Involucral scales blunt, glabrate I.V. Bainesii. Capitula -in. broad, paniculate or solitary on divari-cate peduncles. Involucral scales densely pilose-hirsute or silky. Tips of the involucral scales erect 8. V. ambigua. Tips of the involucral scales recurved.... 9. V. Petereii. Involucral scales glabrescent, thinly pubescent or hirsute. Capitula campanulate or subturbinate. Involucral scalos sub-obtuse, with short spread-ing apiculus 10. V. Sleetriana. Involucral scales acute, with long patent apiculus 11. V. . Capitula hemispherical, rather hollowed at tue base 12. V. Kirkii. Pappus subrufous 13. V. demulans. Pappus (inner) violaceous 14. V. violacea, ii. Thphkodks. Fruticose. Leaves not conspicuously veined, -t' in. long. 15. V. cinerascens. Herbaceous. Leaves veiny beneath, exceeding j in. long. Involucral bracts straight. Leaves membranoxis, pale but not silvery-silky beneath. Involucral bract- very acute 16. V. cintrca. Involucral bracts broader, not very acute.... 17. V. undulola. Leaves subcoriaceous, silvery-silky beneath. Upper surface of the leaves dark. Leaves lanceolate or ovate, acutely acuminate.. 18. V. Kraussii. Leaves narrowly elliptical, less acute; the lower ones obtuse 19. V. Smithiana. Upper surface of the leaves silvery-silky.... 20. V. natalensis. Involucral bracts with recurved tips 21. V. uncinata. iii. Cyanopis. Pappus uniseriate (caducous) or sometimes with minute persistent coroniform outer row. Erect herb. Leaves ovate. Achenes oblong with outer minute persistent pappus 22. V. Leopoldi. Decumbent...