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DRAWING NUMBER 89.

Artist: A. Poiret. Del.

Notes by Charles Gaudichaud Beaupré.

VIRAYA.

Involucrum hemisphaericum, polyphylum ; foliolis imbricatis, scariosis ; exterioribus oblongis, albidis, basi attenuato-pedicellatis ; interioribus longioribus, lineari-spathulatis, luteo-fuscescentibus. Receptaculum pappilossum. Flores omnes hermaphroditi, tubulosi. Filamenta infernè connata ? Fructus oblongi, apice attenuato-rostrati. Pappus pilosus ; pilis hispidulis, basi tubuloso-connatis.
Caulis herbaceus, erectus, simplex, foliosus. Folia sparsa, linearia, integuerrima, canescenti-tomentosa. Flores terminales, corymbosi.

1. VIRAYA PODOLEPIS. Pl. 89.

In Nova-Holladiae orâ occidentali (baie des Ciens Marins).
WESTERN NEW HOLLAND (AUSTRALIA).

J´ai consacre ce genre à M. le docteur Viray (Julien Joseph), auteur du Traité de pharmacie, de l´Histoire naturelle des médicaments, &c. &c.

I have dedicated this genus to doctor Viray (Julian Joseph), author of pharmacy treaties, also the natural history of the medicines, &c., &c.

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