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rato ciliatis; spka pauciramosa t. simplici tx fasciculis 

 7 — 8 subapproximatis composita, 3 — 2>/2 poll, alia; raclii 

 ramisqne ad aiignlos piloso-cilialis; ramis brcviljirs palenti- 

 bus; bractroUa fa^ctculos parum supprantibns e tiasi aiigiistc 

 lancfolata mombranarea albida setaceis^ piloso^eiliatis; sp!- 

 citlis androgynis el foemiuois cum masculis mixtis, brevibiia, 

 Tix sesquilnieam longis, aiigusto oliloiigis obtusis; squamis 

 membraiiaceis lanceolatis rarinalis remigiueo-saiignmeis, ex- 

 terioribiis rnriiia Tiridiila ciliolalis siibmucrouatis ; caryopsi 

 mimita globose- tngoua miicroiinlata prnfiiucle caucrllata al- 

 bida, basi atlemiata triaiignlari; porigyiiio obsoletissiino. 



S. hispidula HocbsL in Srhimp. herb* Abjss. uo. 1277- 

 — Rhichard. 1, c, 511. — Stciid,^ 176. 



Abyssinia. 



9^ S* compostta Brklr. 



Glaiicesrens; calmo striclinsculo (bipedali) perlenui trian- 

 gular!, angiiHs obtusis proinimili^ lateribns loTiter cxcavitls, 

 basyi versus pluri- (5 — ) folialo ibic[uc piloso; foliis subap- 

 proximatis patentibus siricUs rigidls brcviusculis^ 4—tpoIL 

 long, i — 1^/4 lin. lat. brcviter aculali^ anile caiinatis, 

 marginibus revolutiSy supra fmpresso-punctatis, subius 

 vaginistfue denstuscule pilosis; iobulo oppositi folio kerbaceo 

 ' ubbreviaiO'lanceolato roiundaio-obiuso hirsuto^ spita den- 

 flinscala pinriramosa, 1^3 — 2 poIK alta; rbachi ramisquc 

 breTibus dense pilosis; apiculis fasciculatis, plurimis masculis 

 mm androgjnis (foemiuoisqne) mixds, anguste oblongis 

 pallide ferrugiiieis sesqnilineam longis; bracleolis cmpiduUs 

 spiculis brevioribiis; squamis membraiiaceis obloiigo-ovafo- 

 lauceolatis, exterioribns acumijialo-mticrouatls; caryopsl lat/ea 

 penniiiuta subglobosa obtui'o {T\i\\\^\\\x\v\ hngimcuh ienuequt 



