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totis flavidis; racteis involnerantibus pluribns, demum pa- 
zom 'reflexis; bdraoteis flores: stipantibus subulalö - cuspi- 
datis, euspidibus rigidulis valde porrigentibus pilosulis; 
perigonio femineo exteriore oblongo, exalato; interiore ob- 
tuso, ©. 
Eriocaulon. oryzelorum Martins in Wall, pl. xar. 3, 
23 (v.s.). Wall. Cat. no. 6069. Kih.. En, 3, 55%, Sten- 
del Synops. 2, 270. 
‚ India orientalis: Nepalia, in agris oryanceis attıl. 
Wallich no, 6069 '(Hb. Vindoh., Berol., Havn., Mart, 
Sonder,). . 
Planta 8-15 -pollicaris, Badieis fibrae simplices, spon- 
giosae, erassiusonlae, glahrne, albidae. Canlis perbreyis 
Folia eespitosa, lineari-lanreolatä, versus apicem angusiata, 
obiusa, ensiformia, glabra, albido - punetata, planiusenla; pel- 
Ineida, fenestralo- eirciter 9-nervia, -nervis longitudinalibas 
aegne validis, lavesceni-viridia, 11/4, — 3 pollices- longb, 
medio 11/, — 13/, lineas lata. Peduneuli aggregati, glabri, 
albido - pnuelati, 5 vel 6-costati, paullo torti, 7 — 15-poll- 
cares, Vaginae laxinsenlae, oblique fissae, laminn obiuse 
apice tenui-memhranacer demum hifida, glahrae, folin aeqnan- 
tes vel superantes, 3 -— 3-pollicares. Capitula semiglobosa, 
summitate tenui - puberula, basi glabra, tota stramineo-Havida, 
21. —3 lineas lata. Braeteae involuerantes oboyatae, exit“ 
riores rolundato -obinsae, interiores achtiusculae, omnes gla- 
brae, convexae, arido-membranaeede dorso rigidulae, nitidae; 
_ stramineo-flavae, capitnlo hreviores. Braetene Nores slipan- 
tes subrhombeo- enneatae, sulmlato - cuspidatae, versus apieem 
pilosae, rigidulae, Navidulae, fores superantes -et apieibns 
porrigentes, Recepineulum pilosum. Flores maseuli eum fe 
mideis mixti?, longiuscule pedicellati. Perigenli exterioris 
