147 
(non Schk.) — C. Van Vleckii Schwein. — C. oligoearpa 
var. Van Vleckii Dew. — Forma minor spieula infima 
basilari: C. podostachys Steud., 232. — Drumm. hb. no. 428. 
“ America septentr. 
267. C. ptyehocarpa Stend. 
Intense viridis ; rhizomate plerumque elongato subrepente 
duro brunneo pennam corvinam crasso, fibrillis capillaribus; 
eulmis pluribus subeaespitosis kumilibus setaceis ereetis fo- 
liosis acute triangulis laevibus 2—83—4 poll. longis; foliis 
herbaceis firmis /atiusculis breviter lanceolato-acutatis pla- 
nis nervis duobus lateralibus prominulis: marginibus su- 
perne nervisque scabris, eulmum plerumgue superantibus, 
2 lin. latis; spieulis 4 erectis olivaceis, superioribus 3 in 
apice culmi approximatis breviter pedunculatis, quarta di- 
stante subbasilari exserte pedunculata: mascula pertenui 
subuliformi paueiflora 31/4 lin. lonya, foemineis guam 
Üla parum longioribus densius 8-5 floris; bracteis folüi- 
formibus vaginatis, inferioribus elongatis (7—2-pollie.), 
suprema abbreviata cuspidata spieulis parum longiore; 
squamis testaceis carinula viridulis: masculis oblongis acu- 
tiuseulis, foemineis parvis late ovatis acntiusculis; utrieu- 
lis squama subtriplo longioribus olivaceis ovalibus trigonis 
breviter aeutato-rostellatis, apice recto v. leviter recurvo, 
ore integris, subtiliter multinervatis 1'/—1°/, lin. longis; 
earyopsi arcte inclusa utrieulum subaequante late ovali 
triquetra. faciebus concaviusculis prominenter retieulatis 
fusco-brunneis angulis pallidioribus, styli basi tenui ter- 
minata. 
C. ptychocarpa Steud, 234. — Drummond. herb. 
no. 424, 
New Orleans. 
10% 
