10. 
ped. alt.; foliis remotis eulmum subaequantibus rigidis 
1— 2 lin. lat. acuminatis striatis subtus subpilosis, mar- 
ginibus, tardius involutis, apicem versus serratis; vaginis 
ore truncatis, ligula brevissima margine ciliata; panicula 
elongata composita laxa apice nutante 11, — !/y ped. longa; 
ramis e bractearum vaginis geminis ternisve valde inae- 
qualibus erectis rhachigue primaria flexuosis; bracteis 
fascienlorum foliiformibus elongatis; spicis subbinatis obo- 
vatis obtusis bilinealibus, bracteolis cuspidatis munitis; 
spieulis pluribus ‚fuseicwlatis oblongo-linearibus, leviter in- 
euryis 2 — 21/, lin. long.; squamis chartaceis oblongo- 
anceolatis cum inatis carinatisstramineo-purpureis; caryopsi 
elongata exserta anguste obovato-oblonga Zlonye attenuato- 
acuminata ceurvata triangulari; stylo abbreviato, stigmatibus 
brevibus recurvis; stam. 3 v. 2. 
Eriospora abyssinica Hochst. in Schimper. pl. abyss, 
no. 233. -— Richard. Fl. abyss. 508. -- Steud. 151. — 
Rhynchospora trigyna Hochst. 1. =. c. 
Abyssinia. 
3 T. pilosa Beklr. 
‚ Rhizomate brevissimo, fibrillisrigidis; eulmo strieto rigido 
tenui, ?%/4 — '/ En. diam., triangulari sesquipedem alto 
basi plurifoliato, sursum »udo,; foliis eonfertis culmo multo " 
brevioribus (8 -- 10-pollie.) coriaceo-rigidis acuminatis 
planiusculis basin versus complicatis, 2 — 3 lin. latis, 
Junioribus subtus pilosis margineque ciliutis ; vaginis (folior. 
basilar.) dasi colorate adpresso-pilosis, ore truncato glabris; 
. panieulis .paueis (2) in apice culmi subapproximatis ovatis 
densiusculis pluriramosis (2-— 3 poll. alt.) quam bracteae 
suae vix parum brevioribus; ramis cupillaribus fascieulatis 
reetis valde inaequalibus 1'/; — '/, poll. long. triangulis 
