vestitis, tuberiferis; inheribus globosis v. ovatis magnitudine 
pisi, transverse zonatis, zonis juventute vaginis squamiformibus 
angustis acutisve obtectis, tardius plerumgne tomentosis (et 
tune haud evidenter zonatis); culme robustulo v. gracili trian- 
gulari, angulis acutis v. obtusiusenlis, paulo compresso 14--4 
poll., raro ad 18 poll. alto, versus basin (haud tuberascentem) 
plurifoliato; foliis approximatis patulis leviterque recurvis culmo 
brevioribus v. parum longioribus herbaceo-rigidalis latiusculis, 
%2—3 lin. Iat., v. raro anguslioribus, sefaceo -acuminatis mar- 
ginibus earinaqne seahridis; involuere 4—-6-phyllo, phryllis pa- 
tentibus, exterioribas binis v. ternis umbellam 7—5-raro 10- 
radistam aequantibus v. superantibus; umbellae radiis patulis 
setaceis, non raro ahbreviatis, longioribus Y, —®2 poll. long., 
saepins tri-v. pluriramosis; ramis lateralibns patentissimis hre- 
vibus v. paulo elongatis bractea angustissima munitis, 3— 7- 
stachyis (interdum sessilibus monestachyis), apicali 6—14- 
stachyo; spienlis patentibus divergentibusque sublanceolato- 
linearibus (minor. oblongis) obtusinseulis compressis 3—5 lin. 
long. 4 —1 lin. lat, 8—16-Hloris; squamis Zenwi-membrana- 
ceis laxe imhricatis postea painlis, ovatis v. ovato-oblongis 
earinatis apiee obtusis ibique non raro leviter recurvis, hre- 
vissime mucronatis v. muticis, dorso sub 7 striato - nerratis 
stramineo-Jlavidis v. aurescentibus aut rufescentibus mar- 
gine superne pellucidis pallidioribusgne; caryopsi squama !, 
breviore late oblonga (raro obovata) uiringue obtusa apicata 
obtusangula, lateribus planis v. concaviusculis, reticulata sed 
laevi fusca v. fusco- einerascente, nitida; stylo caryopsin suh- 
aequante, stigmatibus longe exsertis prime pallidis dein ferru- 
ginescentibus; filamentis elongatis dia persistentihus; rhacheola 
