646: 
„Ceylon: Leg. 'Thwaites no. 796 et al em Berol,) 
Madagascar (Hb. Vindob.). , : 
Insula Zanzibar : In arenosis pratis“ aprieis "Augnsto 
leg.-Bojer no. 1,.88 (Hb. Vindob,). : 
: - Planta.21/, — 15- pollicaris, Badicis ‚fibrae fascienlatae, 
spongiosae, glahrae, albidae, Caulis perhrevis. Folia cespi- 
tosa, linearia, a basi ad apicem panllo attenuata, apice ipso 
ohtssinseula vel. obtuso . glabra, plans, membranacea, pellu- 
eida, fenestrato- 9: 11-neryia, -uervis longitudinalibus sub- 
argne- validis, viridia, a —8®/, pollices longa, medio usque 
17/, lineam lafa vel angustiora, Pedunenli (usque 16) aggre- 
gati, ereeti, glabri, herbacei, eirciter 5—-6-costafi, torli, 2 
— 15 -pollicares... Vaginae laxiuseulae, oblique fissad, Jamina 
apice..lenui> membrauatea subintegra, ‚glabrae, subpellueidae, 
fenvstrato.-nervosae, 7—27-lineares.. . Capitula demum sub- 
globosa, nigrescenlia et hreviter vel brevissime . sparseque 
albido -villosula, 11/4 —.21/, Iineas Inte, Bractene- involn- 
erantes oblongae vel spathulato - oblongae,  obtusae, glahrae, 
menbranaceae, Iaete virides vel_ virescenti- pallidar: vel ni- 
gresrentes, 5 vel plures,. eapitulnm. primmm aequantes sed, 
gnig paneae non, prorsus involncrautes,. demum reflexae ei 
capitulo breviores, Bractene flores stipantes ohovato- - ennea- 
tae-vel Janceolatae., ‚obtngiusenlae vel acufae, versus apicem 
‚pilis brevihns eonspersae, memhranaceae, 'viridi-olivacene vel 
« nigressentes, siccae sordide nigrae, flores .aequantes, Re- 
cepfaculum glahrum vel pilosum, Flores subsessiles, Mäsenlis 
Perigonii exterioris partes 3 postica spathaceo-connatae, apiet 
liberae, antice fissae, oblongae, obinsae, versus apicem pills 
brevibus  paucis’ conspersae, olivaceme. . Perigonii interioris 
partes in tubum -faretun trilobum commatae; -lobis- parvis dia 
liatis intus infra apieem glaudula . fusea insiructis, antico ma 
jore. Stamina 6, ‚3 Iubis opposita” vix majora; aniheris ro- 
