2T4 



stivhe imhrieatae cariuatae^ imica t. plures mieriorum gra- 

 datim saepe miuores sterites. Ferigouium nullum. Stamina 

 3 T* raro 6. Styltits tnfldus, basi siibaequalis, cum ovario 

 coutimias, deciduns; sti^matiLus Tillodis. Caryopsis trigoua 

 apice uuda, — Splculae fasciculatae t. pauirulatae, aut raro 

 in fulmi ramis solitariae. 



Schoemis R* *Br. Prodr, Prodr. p, 87- — Isosehocmis 

 W. ab E. in Lehm. PI, Pieiss, p. 80- — Eljnaiithi spec, 

 J^. ab E. 1, 9. c. 



a. Spiculae in fulmi ramis solilariae. 



1. S, flaitans Hook. til. 



Culmis faseiciilatis siibpedalibiis lenuibns flaccidis ramo- 

 h\^ compressis foliatis; foiiis remolis ^ctaveo-capillaiibus 

 longe vaginalis; spicalis in ciilmi ramii^ solitanis (in anthe^i) 

 lineari-iingustis compressis, siibbiiloria 5 Un. lon^. ; ^quamis 

 (iacile deciduis) remotis mrmbranac<'is sublauceolato-lienari- 

 bus carinato-complieatis obtnsiuscnlis, iafima tenuiter nervafa 

 vacua, sequirnlilnis fertilibns ; ovario < lliptico compresso in 

 stylum longum tenuem attenuato , latere interiore piano, ex- 

 teriors convexo-nbtiisaugulo; ^(i^mal. 3 brevibus; filamentis 

 3 elougatis subtilibus. — ,,Niix elllptiea trigona angulis co^ 

 statis/*^ Hoocker. 



S. fluitaiis Hook- 61^ FK Tasjiian, p. 81. 1. 141 B, 



Tasmania (R. C, Gunu). 



b. Spiculae paurao v* nnmeuosae iu apice culmi fasci* 

 culatim v. capitatim aggrvgatae. 



2. Ss qnadr^nsalariB Beklr. 



GJaiiceseeus; culmis pluribus fasrirulatis sti'icte ereclis 

 1^/2 — 9 pcd* uit, leuuibus obtuse ^uadranguUs y lateribu$ 



