36* 



superne in stylum attenuata, lateribus planis punctulatis 

 brunneis, angulis prominentibus ferrugineis. 



0. Cumingiana Steady 2011. — Boott, 107. t. 324, 

 326* — C\ oligostaebya Nees. herb. — Cuming, lib. 

 no. 1795, 



InsuL Philippine 



177. C. spieigera N. ab. E* 



Khizomate elongato repent© tenui duro, squamis ovato- 

 orbiculatis fiweo-purpureis vcstito, fibrillis validis duris; 

 culm© gracili 1— IVa-pedftH trian^ulari laevi basin ver- 

 sus vaginis purpurascentibus vestito sursum foliato; foliis 

 saturate viridlbus rigidis 1—2 lin. latis earinatis margine 

 subinvolutis longe angmtato-aeuminafw dorso super ne sea- 

 berrimis ? margine serrulatis, superioribus culmo mulfo hn- 

 (jioribus ; spicis numerosis v. paucis, compositis densis, 

 superioribus subrotundis scsailihus contiguis 3—4 lin. long. ? 

 inferioribus in. m. re mot is exserte pedunculatis ©blongis 

 magis compositis hasi ramosis suhsemipollicem longis; 

 braeteis foliaceis mlde ehngath ,■ rhaehi peduneulisque 

 laevibus ; ramis brevibus ad angulos seabris; spiculis 

 panels v. plurihns parvis late ©vatis rotundisve obtusis, 

 flovibtis upicalibius perpauris mmeulis (occultist, 2 — %*\% 

 lin long., bracteola squamiformi longiuscule aristata mu- 

 nitis; squamis mimitu membranaeeis fcrrugineis orbiculat©- 

 ovatis subtiliter nervatis obtusis v. acutis breviter arista- 

 tis; utriculis squama ditplo hm/iortbm lin earn circ. longis 

 ovalibus triangulis parum compressis erosfratis. ©re leviter 

 emarginatis, nervatis spinulosis marginibus ciliatis strami- 

 ne©~ferruginescentibus v. ferruginosis; enryopsi perarete 

 inclusa ocaU-orbimlafa triqueira sfipifttfa styli basi aequali 

 terminata punctulata brunnca. 



