648 
var ß, 
India orientalis: Wight no. 2865 (Hb, Berol, et Son- 
der.) et in Hb. Martii forma latifolie sine nomine rol- 
lectoris indicato. 
Radieis fibrae fasciculatae, simplices, spongiosae, glahrae, 
albidae. Caulis perbreris. Folia cespitosa, linearia, versus 
apicem aifenuata, apice ipso obtmsinsenlo vel fere suhulato, 
glabra, plana, mernbranaeen, pellucida vel impellucida , fene- 
strato- 5——11-nervia, nerris longitndinalibus sub&eque vali- 
is, membranacea, viridia, inferne saepe purpuraseentia, 1 — 
4 pollices longa, medio %/,—- 18, linexe lata, Pedunculi per 
erebros aggregati, glabri, 5-costati, vix tori, 3 — 9-polli- 
vares, YVaginae laxiusculae, oblique' fssae, lamina apice acı- 
tiusenla et tenui-membranacea subintegra, glabrae, saepe 
purpnrascentes, foliis plerumgque breviores, 4 — 2°/,- pollica- 
ve8, Capitula demam ovato-glohosa, ubigue niveo-villosa, 
12/, — %%/4 lineas lata. Bravtene involuerantes. obovato- 
aumeatae, obinsissimae, glabrae, membranaceae, siramineo- 
pallidae, pellueidae, nsque 10, basim eapituli totam involu- 
‚erantes neque tamen quasi cupula formantes, demum re- 
flexae. Bracteae flores stipantes rhombeae, eunentae, valde 
Rebminatae, versus apieem dense pilosae, demum ralvescen- 
its, membranaceae, albidae vel olivanene, flores paullo su- 
berantes et eminentes, Receptaculum pilosum: - Flores ma- 
souli praesertim cenirales, feminei marginnles, Mi breviter 
peiicellati, Perigonii exierioris partes 3 postice spathaceo- 
tonnatae, antice fissae, ollongae, obtusae, versus apicem 
Pilosae ‚ot pallide vel pallidissime olivaceae, naviculares, mem- 
branacene, Perigonii interioris partes in tnbum fareium 1ri- 
lohum eomnatae, lobis parvis infus pilosis et 'infra apicem 
glandula fusea instruetis, antico vix vel paullo majore, Sta- 
nina 6, 3 lobis opposita panllo longiora ; antheris votundis, 
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