BET ee 
saffaltis; spieis confertis 1— '% poll. longis latisque; spienlis 
copiosis dense confertis patentissimis, inferiorihus fardius re- 
Nlexis, rectis Imearibus acutis 6—8 lin. long. 9— 11-foris; 
squamis remotis subliberis oblongo-elliptieis acntinsculis ob- 
solete mucronatis, derso viridibus Iineolatis, laterihus diaphano - 
membhranaceis stramineo -Iufescentibus v. ferruginescentihus; 
earyopsi parvula squama circ. '% breviore oborato-oblonga 
hreriter acuminato - mucronata triangulari obtusangula hand 
compressa leviter curvata pnnetulato-scabrinsenla dilnte ra- 
higinosa; rhacheolae artieulis brevibns subrotundis tardins 
coriaceis concavis, alis anguste oblongis uiringue aculis, mar- 
ginibus memhranaceis, favido-fuseescenübus caryopsi paulo 
brevioribus eamque angulis tantum amplectentibus. 
Diclidium Vahlii Schrad. in Nees. Cyp. Brasil. p. 53, 
Columbia (Moritz, coll. n. 15741. 
329. €. ferax Rich. 
Viridis; radiee fibrosa faseienlata; eulmis suhplurihas 1 
—?2, quandoque ad 4 ped. altis, Zenuzbes, penuam columbi- 
nam v. gallinaceam crassis rigidnlis trignetris, interdam levi- 
ter compressis, lateribus eanalienlatis, basi tumidnlis v. tabe- 
rascentibus; foliis pancis (3—4) subapproximatis culmo hre- 
vioribus v. longioribus mollihus v. raro vigidulis dreviter 
acuminatis planis 2-—4A lin. lat. marginihus carinnla nervis- 
que sursum spinuloso-scahris; vaginis longiaseulis membhra- 
naceis; involucro 6--7-phylio patenti, ghyllis exterioribus 
umbellam superantibus, interdum valde elongatis, ad sesquipe- 
dem longis; umbella explanata composita multi - (12—-7-) va- 
diata; radiis filiformibus patentihns divaricatisve, exterioribns 
saepius elougatis, 6—% poll. loug., apice multi-, v. raro pau- 
eiramosis, interioribus brevibus suhindivisis; ochreis acute 
earinatis ore haud obliqnis in laminam longinsenlam acnmi- 
