sulcatis, basin versus vaginatis; vaginis pluribus rigidis 
antice membranaceis fissis, striatis brunnescenti-rufis, in- 
ferioribus/ submutieis, superioribus longioribus mueronatis 
v. lamina brevi subuliformi 3—8 lin. longa terminatis; 
spieula ferruginesceute sublaterali densiflora sub anthesi 
ovali, deinde late ovata, 4 lin. longa 21/,—3 lin. lata 
ima basi sterili, floribus masculis terminalibus v. paucis, 
serius suboccultis, v. numerosis; bracteis rigidis e basi 
lanceolata subulato -cuspidatis subpungentibus, inferiore 
eulmum continuante strieta quam spieula breviore v. pa- 
rum longiore, alters multo breviore; squamis maseulis 
longe persistentibus confertis angustis submembranaceis 
lineari-oblongis obtusis carinatis ferrugineis, foemineis den- 
siusenle spir@liter dispositis rigidulis late ovatis obtusig 
mutieis dorso subtrinerviis stramineo-virentibus, margine 
brunneo -ferrugineis, cum infimis sterilibus mox deeiduis; 
utrieulis confertis squamas aequantibus 2/, lin. long.) 
obovatis obtusis tumidis erostratis, in stipitem attenuatis, 
hine convexis inde obsolete angulatis, ore antice fissis, 
superne hirtulis, fuscescenti-stramineis, angulis lateralibus 
late marginatis, margine hispidulo; stylo brevi, stigmati- 
bus 3 valde elongatia villosulis ferruginosis. 
C. aphylla Kunth, 421. Boott, 149. t. 479. — C. Ber- 
teroana Desv. in Fl. Chilena, 198. — Schoenus margina- 
fas Kunze in Poepp. coll. pl. Chil. 
Chili (Poepig, Philippi). 
37. C. pungens Bcklr. 
Tota planta perrigida; ıhizomate elongato repente, 
fibrillis validis perrigidis fuseis, primum lanatis; culmis 
numerosis faseiculatis Navo-virentibus filiformibus curvatis 
fezuosisve duris teretibus subtikiter suleatis vix supra semi- 
