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Planta fere 5- pollicaris, Caulis perbrevis. : Folia cespi- 
tosa, latinsenle linearia, inferne parallelo-Iinearia, snperne 
attennata, ‚apiee obtusiusenlo, glabra, -plana, membranacea, 
versus basim pellucida et eireiter. fenestrato- 14-nervia, su- 
perne impellueida ‚nervis transversariis distinetis nullis, ob- 
senre viridia, usqne 13/,-pollieis longa; medio- fere (11, 
lineam lata.: Pedunculi per plures. (21) aggregati, glahri, 
4-cosiati, parum torti, obscure virides, %1/, — 43/,-pollieares. 
Vaginae sursum laxiuscnlae inferne arctae, obligüe Nissae, 
tamins ‚acuminata plerumgue integra,.glabrae, non fenestrato- 
nervosae, foliis breviores, 14-——-18-Jineares. “Capitula semi- 
globosa, summitate leviter albido-puberula, apieibus perigonit 
feminei extexioris - paullo. porrigentibus, 2%/, lineas lata, ju- 
nigra oliconica summitate truneata,  Braeiene involucrantes 
quadrato- cuneatae, truneato - obinsissimae, -margine Jeviter 
tiliolatae, celerum glabrae, rigidulae, non’ reflexae, virescenti- 
favidae, biseriatae, disonm subaequautes,- oinnes arquales ei 
wasi oupule eapilulum vingentes. Braeteae. llores slipantes 
obovatae, obtusae vel acutinsculae, versus apicem pubesceu- 
tes, membranaceae, pallide griseae, fores suhaoquantes. Plo- 
tes masenli et fominei mixti, pedicellati, li: Perigonit ex- 
terioris partes 2; tertia postiea interdum rudimentaria per- 
breyi, @ wedio ad basim postice et anfiee (hie panllo brevius) 
vonnafae, lato-oblongae, obtusissimae, apice levissime vilio- 
Iatae eito ealyae, navienlares, membranacese, pallide griseae. 
Perigonii interioris partes in tnbum faretum frilobum conna- 
fae, lohis perparvis neqnalibus pilosnlis intus glandula fusea 
instructis, Stamina 6, 8 lobis opposita paulle longiorä; aiı- 
theris rotundis, nigris. In ceniro pislli efleti "rudimentum 
glandulosum pallidum facils negligendum' triplex. Flores fe- 
minei: Perigoniorum partes sub germine approximalar, exte- 
rioris. 2 liberne, laneeolaine, acutar, narieulari-carinatae ei 
