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5* O* mncronata Bcklr. 



Triandra. Cnlmo ploripedali teroti , siiperne pennam 

 anserinam tenucm crnsso; pauicula foHosa eTongnta, prdem et 

 snpra ]oDg;a, .strlita composlta nnOtiramoFa, snpernc densa 

 inforne iuterrupta; ramls |tlurilMi!ii dense fasciculatis, e ragina 

 brcTi airofnsna, erectis brevibus validis eoinpressis margins 

 srat>ri$; bractejs fasnciilonini e A«s* latiiiscida convejca \on^f* 

 aii<^iisfatis superiie setaceis splnnloso - scabris, iitferioribus 

 paiiiciila longioribus; spiciilis confeHisHmis (matnris) tuibi- 

 nato-subctiivatis SVa \n\* ehc. longis monocarpis ; sqiiamif^ 

 6 (magnis) appro:ximatis subaeqmiflbus rigidis parpiireo* 

 atris, tvibus oxteriorilms oTato-Ianeeolatis acuminatis carina- 

 tis snperne puiictato-srabridis, iiUcriorilms laie ovalibns con- 

 vexis breviier acutatiSy supevne inajthic snbscahris; carjopsi 

 magna longe mucronata (*2V2 liii., c- inneronc 4 liu. longa) 

 exacte oblou^a obsolete fngona hngiludinalHer rvgulosa 

 subtilitcr reticnUta sordide Intra t. nibcs<:eule; mucronc rigido 

 trigona aento scabriusciflo afrofuseo; filamentis latis ehngittis 

 snfle?[QO$is. 



Morelotia s^lmiaeformis Herb, Hoot., iicc Caudivb. 



Insnl, Saiidwicens. 



6. G* VrvUIeana Kunlh. 



Subherpiandra. Ciilmo pluripedali pordnro tereli infra 

 apicem pennain gallinaceam crasso; panicula opnlenla decom- 

 posiia nntante mnUiramosa; fniiis superioribns bracteisqno 

 coriaceo-tigidis aniinstis longe angustalis supcrnc setaceis ibiqne 

 acnleoUto-pcrsrabris^ margmilnis involuUs, pedem circ. long,-, 

 paniculae ramis numorosis fascicnlatis iuAequaUbua validis 



