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ceis vaginis subtriplo longioribus; hracteis involuerantibus ob- 
longis, acutis, disoum duplo superantibus. ©. 
Africa occidentalis: In Sierra Leone leg. Afzelins 
(Hb. Berol. ‘et Holm.). 
Planta ceireiter 2-pollicaris. Canlis perhrevis. Folia 
cvespitosa, Jinearia, subulata, glahra, pellueida, fenestraio- 
3-nervia, membranacea, plane, usgue 6 lineas longa, me- 
dio %/, linea angustiora. Pedunenli per plures (8 — 10) ag- 
'gregati, glabri, tenues, 4-costati, torti, solidi, 11, — 2- 
pollicares, Yaginae laxinsenlae, oblique fissne, lamina acn- 
minata eito 2- vel 3-fida, glahrae, membranacene, fenestrato- 
nervosae, foliis ‚paullo longiores, 8-Iineares.. Capitula gla- 
bra, ıma eum bracteis involucrantibus 11, — fere 2 lineas 
lata. Brasteae involnerantes oblongae, acnlae, glabrae, sea- 
riosae, .nitidae, stramineo-albidae, Hores duplo superantes, 
radiantes. Braciene flores stipantes ohovatne, acntinsenlae, 
glabrae, navicnlares, arido-membranaerae, albidae, flores 
aequantes. Beceptaculum glahrum, Flores panel (in eapi- 
tulo examinato 7 feminei, 1 maseulus), masenli eentrales, 
feminei marginales, Ill perieellati: Perigonii exterioris par- 
tes 3 postice a basi fere ad medium usque connalae, anfice 
liberae, lanceolatae, acnminatae, glnbrae,  membranareae, 
albidac. Perigonii interioris parles in fubum faretum trilebum 
connatae, lobis parvis obtusis pilosiusenlia inies glandala fusca 
insiructis, antico paullo majore, Stamina 6, 3 lobis oppo- 
sita paullo longiora; autheris rotundis, nigris. In cenivo pi- 
stilli effeti rudimenten glandulosum fusenm tiiplex. Flores 
feminei hrevissime pedieellati. Perigonii exterioris partes 8° 
liberae, Jineares, acutae, glabrae, albidae, postica minntissi- 
ma, Perigonii interioris partes 8 illis paullo altins insertae, 
tineari-spathulatae, intas pilosulae, apiee glandula fusea in- 
Strustae, albidae, antiea pautlo majore. Germen breviter 
