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que rigidis Imeari-angustis subtaualiculatU laevibus poUicem 

 eirc, loDgis; peduuculls subquaternis iuacqiialibiis pafeutilius 

 selaccistriangiiltiribus scabridis; spiciilis — masculis foemine- 

 isqae in eodem fasciculo sae^e coiijuuctis — angnste oblojtgo- 

 laiiceolatis aculis^masoulis 2 lin. loiigis; squamis meiubranacois 

 rufesceutibus obloiigis dorsoplurmeniia, inferioribiis miirrona- 

 lO'Cuspidatis, siiperioribiis anirainatis; caryopsiminuta obovala 

 feretiuscula mucrojiulala, lineis tribus iH'oiniatilis ft>rni^i»ejs^ 

 tubereiilata fiisca; perig;jijiu luinutissirno dlimldiato* 



Acrocarpus bumilis N. ab E* U c. 161. 

 Brasilia (Sello). 



3- €. polyphfllum Brklr. 



Khizoniate repentc stibnodoso peiinamgaUiuaceam crasso; 

 culmis pluribus erectis teuuibus s\\h[iii\vm\H pedem cfrc, aiih 

 obsolete triangnlaribus stnatis part(^ snperiore muiliramosis, 

 inferior43 indlrisis paiicjyaginalis; vagiiiis (iuforiorilms) disfan- 

 ti1)iis 9 liii. long, lamina strirta peilirovi munitis; lignla 

 brevissima roluiidata; ramis axillaribus subhijiafis patentibus 

 siibAcxiiosis 1 — H ^(^ poll. long, supcrue lasciculatim dtvlsis 

 ramulisque dense foliatis-, foUis angnsti^ linoatibus arnnunati» 

 1 — 1^/^ poll, long, recitrvaio-pateniibus rariiiato-planls 

 parce piiosis; pedunculis 4 — 6 valde iuaequalibiis triangn- 

 lis hirtts\ spiculis augifslis oblongo-lineaiibus, masciilis 2 

 lin. long,, foemlneis brcviorlbiis; squamis tenui-membranacois 

 angustis pallide fernigineisacKtatis, inflmis bradealibus longe 

 selacoo-cnspidatis ciliatis; caryops! niiiiuta late obovaia o6- 

 tuse irinngulari miicronulata granulaia fuscesreult;/ peri- 

 gj^nio V* mtnntjssimo repando-lobato, y. plauo niillo, 



Acroftirpus poljphjllus N. ab E* I. i\ 160. 

 Brasilia (Beyricb). 



•f^ PednaiMili pleiosfarbyi. 



