STUDIES IN THE LIABEAE (ASTERACEAE) . IX ADDITIONS TO MUNNOZIA AND OLIGACTIS . Harold Robinson Department of Botany Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C, 20560, Studies in the Liabeae have revealed one new species and one new combination to be added in the genus Munnozia and one new species in Oligacris . Munnozia .^himborac^nsis^ H.Robinson, sp. nov. PTantae grosse herbaceae usque ad 2 m altae superne ramosae. Caules teretes laeves subtiliter purpurascentes sparse grosse pilosi. Folia opposita, petiolis 1-6 cm longis anguste alatis base anguste connatis non auriculatis; laminae late deltoideae 6-13 cm longae et 4-13 cm latae base cordato-hastatae margine 8-15-crenato-dentatae apice argute acutae vel breviter acuminatae supra pilosae subtus albo-toment-osae in nervis et nervulis sordido-tomentosae fere ad basem trinervatae. Inf lorescentiae late pyramidaliter paniculatae, pedicellis plerumque 1.0-3.5 cm longis dense breviter pilosis. Capitula 8-11 mm alta et 10-14 mm lata. Squamae involucri 32-40 oblongae vel lineares inaequales ca. 4-seriatae 2-8 mm longae et 0.7-1.5 mm latae pallide virides 3-striatae in apice acutae vel minute mucronatae interdum purpurascentes extus sparse breviter pilosae margine anguste scari-osae superne vix fimbriatae; receptacula minute fimbr-illifera, fimbriis ca . 0.5 mm longis. Flores radii ca. 20; corollae flavae, tubis ca. 4 mm longis puber-ulis, limbis ca, 5 mm longis inf erne pilosis superne glandulif eris . Flores disci ca. 20; corollae flavae, tubis 3.0-3.5 mm longis puberulis, faucis ca. 1.5 mm longis inf erne sparse puberulis, lobis ca. 2 mm longis glandulo-punctatis ; filamenta in parte superiore 0.25 mm longa, cellulis exothecialibus solum in parietibus transversalibus noduliferis; appendices oblongo-ovatae ca. 0.35 mm longae et 0.25 mm latae. Achaenia 1,5-2.5 mm longa 8-10-costata hispidula; setae pappi ca. 30-35 plerumque 4.5-5.5 mm longae apice non incrassatae setae breviores paucae. Grana pollinis ca, 35p, diam. TYPE: ECUADOR: Chimborazo : Canon of the rio Chanchan, about 5 km north of Huigra; 5000-6500 ft. elev, (Moist forested valleys in the afternoon fog-belt.). Plant single-stemmed, 2 meters, branched above. Lvs dark green above; white pubesc. below, 199
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