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Rbizomate brevissimo, fibrillis validis brunneis ; culmo 

 p!uri-(4— 2~) pedali stricto ralido rigido laevi, parte in- 

 fcriore (non raro digitum crasso) vaginis membranaeeis 

 aphyllis purpurascentibus subtilissime reticulata -fissis ve- 

 stito, parte superiore folioso trigono v. triangular!; foliis 

 approximatis confertisque coriaceo - rigid^s elongatis ) culmum 

 plerumque longe superantibus ? latiulteulis (4 J / 2 ~2 1 / 2 lin. 

 lat.) planisj nervis tribus prominulis, marginibus carinaque 

 prominente serrulato-scabris; panicula elongata l l / 2 — Yi 

 ped. alta stricta, apiee interdwn subnntante, densa v. laxi- 

 uscula eontiiraa v, basi pi. m. interrupta, submultiramosa; 

 paniculis partialibus solitams strictis pluri- v. multiramosis, 

 inferioribus mag. min. distantibus longe exsertis non raro 

 6 poll alt. ? superioribus approximatis incluse peduncuia- 

 tis; rhaohi primaria secundariisque rigidis obtuse triangu- 

 laribus spinttJom - seabris ; bracteia foliiformibus elongatis 

 subomnibus paniculam superantibus; bracteolis squamifor- 

 mibus longe aristatis, arista hispida; spiculis androgynis 

 crassiusculis strictis rectisque v. apiee pL m* cernuis, con- 

 fertis cylindrieis densi-ac multifloris 2 — l l / 4 poll. long. 

 2y 2 — 3 Jin. crassis, parte superiore mascula valde attenu- 

 ate; squamis soariosis ovalibus obtusis v. acutiusculis 

 dorso sir iato-ner cutis, luteis margine hyalino-pallidis, foe- 

 mineis convoxis aristatis, arista scabra; utrieulis squama 

 longioribus (2 t / 3 — l l / 2 Hn* 1 ong.) ImrizontalM&r ditergentibm 

 cliartaceis saepisa. pictis v. atropurpureis v. luteo- purpu- 

 rascentibus ant olivaceis nigricantibus lucidis turgide ova- 

 libus v. globosis, saepe gibbosis abrupte bremter rosiruiw. 

 rostrb mag. min. recurvo ore biftdo, mbco$tato-nerco$i$ y 



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