psis trigona, mutica. Rhachis spieularum squamae 
basi ad angulos decurrente alata; alis tandem solubi- 
libus angustis cuspidatis pellucido- Havidis. Ochreae 
radiorum elongatae plerumgue bicuspidatae, — Um- 
bella saepissime composita aut decomposita. Spiculae 
numerosae suhdistichae v. racemosae. :— Papyri Kanth. 
excl. specieh. ’ 
230. C. Papyrus L. 
Culmo excelso duro v. spongioso non raro digiti eras- 
sioris erassitudine, angulis obinsis v. acutis, versus hasin 
vaginatis; vaginis plarihus sabefoliatis spongioso - subcoria- 
ceis lanceolato-acuminatis; umbella composita amplissima, 
radiis copiosissimis creberrimis saepius valde elongatis (ad 
sesqnipedem long.) snhaequalibus tenerrimis triangnlaribus v. 
vix angnlatis; ochreis radiorum universalium pollicem circ. 
longis angustis recte truncatis subbidenticulatis, superne fer- 
rugineis; involucro 4—8-phylio abdreviato, phyllis lineari- 
bus v. lanceolatis breviter acutatis subaequalibus 1-3 poll, 
long., quandoqne elongatis, ad 8 poll. long., ferrugineis viri- 
dihusque; umbellulis depauperatis 3— 2-radiazis foliis 3—4 
Aliformi-linearibus pl. m. elongatis v. hrevibus involucratis; 
radielis capillaribus brevibus; spieis brevibas, 4—8 lin. long.; 
spienlis paneis vicenisve patenfissimis tennibns Jineari - nbu- 
Iatis teretiuscalis (minorib. oblongis) 6 — 15-Noris 2!’ —6 
lin. longis, squamis remotiusculis adpressis ovato - elliptieis 
obtusis mutieis carinato-convexis, dorso obsoletiss. nervatis 
rabiginosis, lateribus ochraceis v. rufescentibns; caryopsi par- 
vula squama Y%,— '% breviore late oblonga obtusangula, la- 
tere interiore Jeviter excavata, utrinque obtusa vix ambonato - 
apieata fuscescenti - eimerea subtiliss. lineato - punctnlata 
nitida; rhacheolae alis longis latinseulis hreviter acutatis 
