Pectis saturejoides (Mill.) Sch. Bip.

Pectis polyantha Rydberg, sp. nov
A diffuse perennial, with a cespitose woody caudex; stem 1-2 dm. long, hirsutulous-puberulent; leaves linear, 1-2.5 cm. long, 2-4 mm. wide, puberulent on both sides, spinulose-tipped or spimilose-mucronate, with scattered inconspicuous glands and 4-6 pairs of bristles towards the base; heads on solitary peduncles from the upper axils; peduncles 4-6 cm. long; involucre broadly campanulate, about 7 mm. high, S-10 mm. broad; bracts S-I2, linear or linear-oblanceolate, keeled, gibbous at the base, often tinged with red, puberulent or glabrous, acute; rayfiowers S-12; hgules 6-7 mm. long, 1.5-2 mm. wide; disk-flowers many; corollas 4 mm long; achenes 3 mm. long, pubescent; pappus of all flowers of about 20 hirsutulous, yellowish or rose-tinged bristles, 3-4 mm. long.
Type collected on Asseradores Island, Nicaragua, 1903, C. F. Baker 2133 (Gray Herb.). Distribution: Nicaragua and Costa Rica (Oersted 204, referred by Bentham to Lorenlea multifiosculosa DC. See Oerst. Vidensk. Meddel. 1852: 70).

Pectis saturejoides (Mill.) Schultz-Bip. ; Seem. Bot. Voy Herald 309. 1857.
Inula saturejoides Mill. Gard. Diet. Ed. 8, Inula no. 8. 1768.
/n«7o 5a<Mreta Spreng. Syst. 3: 520. 1826.
Lorenlea saturejoides Less. Linnaea 5: 135. 1830.
Lorentea auricularis DC. Prodr. 5: 102. 1836.
Pectis auricularis Schultz-Bip.; Seem. Bot. Voy. Herald 309. 1857.
Pectis canescens villosior Coult. Bot. Gaz. 20: 52. 1895.
A low diffuse perennial, with cespitose woody caudex; stem leafy, 1-2 dm. high, retrorsely canescent-hirsutulous; leaves linear, 1-2 cm. long, 1.5-2 mm. wide, spinulose-tipped, hirsutulous on both sides, rather thick, revolute-margined, with inconspicuous scattered glands and 4-6 pairs of bristles; heads solitary on axillary peduncles 4-7 cm. long; involucre campanulate, 6-7 mm. high, 7-8 mm. broad; bracts 7-12, linear, acute, hispidulous or rarely glabrate; ray-flowers as many; ligules oblong, 5-6 mm. long; disk-flowers many; corollas 5 mm. long; achenes 4 mm. long, hirsute; pappus of the disk-flowers of about 20 unequal hispidulous bristles, the longest 4-5 mm. long; that of the ray-flowers wanting or represented by a mere border.
Type locality: Vera Cruz.
Distribution: Southern Mexico and Guatemala.