ss 
310..C. paniceus Beklr. 
Viridis v. glancescens. Culmis solitariis v. pluribus, te- 
nuibus, interdum fliformibns, firmis v. flaccidalis 6—12 poll. 
long. angulis obtusinsenlis v. acutis, e basi tuberascente non 
raro stoloniferis; stolonibus brevihus tenuibusque vaginis lan- 
“ ceolatis fasco-purpurascentibus mox fissis tunicatis; foliis 
pluribus approximatis rigidulis, raro faccidalis, carinato - pla- 
nis (% — 2" lin. lat.) marginibns‘ patenti-spinulosis, supe- 
rioribus culmo saepe longioribus; involuero 6-—8-phylio, 
phyllis exterioribus patentissimis elongatis subaequilongis, ad 
10 poll. longis; umbella 4— 7-radiata, radiis patentihns se- 
taceis saepins leviter incurris, 4 —-1'4 poll. long. v. brevis- 
simis; ochreis brevihus truncatis sabbidenticulatis; spicis 0b- 
longis r. cylindraceo-oblongis, interdam subrotundis, 3’; — 
4, raro 5—6 lin. long, 2'%—-3, rariss. 5 lin. lat.; spieulis 
densiuseulis patentibus oblongis v. ellipticis acutis plerumque 
leviter arcuatis, fructiferis trigonis umbonato- obliguis, uni- 
v. rarıuıs 2—3-floris, florihus interdum omnihus fertilibus; 
squamis fertilikus chartaceis oblongo-Ianceolatis acnminatis 
muticis convexo -suhcarinatis multi- (13—11-) nerviis, nervis 
validulis, non raro tamen obsoletis, lateribus stramineis v. 
sordide pallidis saepeque rubiginoso -lineolatis v. punctulatis, 
aut fuscescentihus et rufescentibus; infimis vacais parvis mem- 
branaceis subaequalibus, ultima oblongo-v. ovato -lanceo- 
lata, altera obtusa; caryopsi squama Is— 's hreviore Zate 
oblonga leviter curvata obtusangula mutica castanea dense 
granulato -punetulata; stylo stigmata exserta reflexa subae- 
gaante. 
Forma normalis spienlis unifloris: Kyllinga panicea 
Rottb. 1. c. pe 15 1.4 £. 1. Marisc. paniceus Willd. hb. 
1421, fol. 1 et %. M. Wallichianus Kunth, 117. — M. 
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