420 



18* K. elata Stead. 

 Viridis; rhizomate crasso lignescente vaginis oTalo-lan- 

 ceolatis, chartaceis purpureo-fuscis atrovariegatiB niteutibos 

 yestito; culmis sabbipedalibus approximatis strictiuspulis snb- 

 rigidis haud spoBgiosis coiupre8so*triqiietris, Ulcere duo ta^ 

 nalifnlatiB) inferne vaginatis; raginis bmnneo-piirpnrascfntibus, 

 infmore on breviter lanpeolato- produetJs, superiore plemmque 

 ia lafninam brevem (1 — 2 poll.) lanrcolalo-acuminatAm rif>i- 

 dnlftiD abennte ; involneri foliis sear patenti8»imis suhaequali^ 

 bus (4 poll. loDg. , 3^-2% liiu lat.) laiifeolato-aciiminatis 

 plants rigidulis marginibus dense spinulosis; capitulo ovato- 



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subfQtundo basi nonnuUis minimis arete combinato; spinilis 

 turgidulis (IV2 '^"- '^^'^^O ^i^S^^te oblongo-lanceolatis ob- 

 liquis; squainis sordide palltdis ferrugtnescentibus eTideitter 

 subrecurvato - mucronatis ^ inferiore qnam allera panim br4'- 

 Tiore obscure B-nervia dorso suhspinulosa y snperiore bre- 

 Tissiine mucronata via: spinuUfera; carjopfti (non perft-cle 

 mhU\T») squama Vj breviore ovato-subelliptica »ipie^ obtusa, 

 rofescente sljlo eiongato Itrpvit^r brfido roronata; fil^mentis 

 2 elongatia peraistentibus. — Spicula quandoque squama ter- 

 lia florifera Tudiinentari, 



K, elata Steud, L c. 70- 



Insula Comoro; Boirin. — (Hb. propn) 



19. K* iUAcriintha Bcklr. 



Viridisj rhizomate crassinscnlo squamis laneeotalis cbar- 

 tareis membranafeo-inargmatis atro^purpurasceutibus reslito, 

 fihrillia ralidis rigidis; culmis seriatis 9 — 13 poll, alt., ^/^^ 

 1 '/^ ''>i- crass* triquefris pi. ni. compressis teatiiter striatJs 

 laeribus^ basin versus subbivaginatts; vaginis foliifens parnm 

 floogalia laxiusculis transversim truucatis antic«^ meuibrana- 

 ceis; I'oliis herliai'«'o -rigidulis linearibus breviter acumina Us 



