r 
485 
{. Sch. Maertianum Senb. in Mart. Flor. Brasil. vol. II 
pars 1 (fase. VIII) 130. t. 19. (v. s.) Steudel Synops. 
Glum. U, 313. 
Tab. nostra I. f. 26-29. 
Fohis linearibus, subaequelatis; sepalis hracteas 
duplo superantibns. 2. 
Brasilia: Prov. Rie Negro in adscensun montis Arara 
Coara Janwario leg. Martins (Herb. Monac.). 
Herba glahra. Radieis fibrae simplices, crassiusculae, 
spongiosae, glahrae, albidae. Caulis perhrevis, crassus. 
Folia distiche equitantia, 0,65-—-1,0% Mm. longa; lamina 
angusta, Iinearis, acnta sed plerumque summo apice destrreto 
obtusa versus apieem saepe obliqua, plana, plurinervia, ner- 
vis ntrinque prominentibus medie in latere altero validiore, 
ehartacea, rigidula, in sieco ebscure viridis vel sordide fusca, 
50--76 Cm. longa, 5,5—-9 Mm. laia; vaginae oblonge - lineari 
conduplicatae, margine fusco tenui-membranaceae, fuscescenti 
apice in ligulam tanceolatam membranaceam longiusculam 
fuscam liberam produetae quam lamina vix latieri apice vix 
angustatae 9—-18 Cm. longae dimidia parte 9 Mm. latae ima 
basi multo latiori insidens. Peduneuli (evaginati?) teretes 
velcompressiuseuli, multistriati, obseuri, sordide fusei, nbi- 
que apice exceptio aeque erassi, folia superantes? suppeten- 
tes haud integri usqne 42 Cm. longi, 2—3 Min. apice ultra 
4 Mm. crassi. Spatha bivalvis; valvis liberis, lanceolatis, 
acnminatis, demum reflexis ad flores appressis jisque pro 
magna parte ocenltis, fuscis, eapitulum non excedentihus. 
Receptaculum perbreve. Flores sessiles, 15 Mm. longi; 
singuli bracteis 11—18 obtnsis brevissime vel vix mucronu- 
Jatis arete imbrieatis usque 5-nerviis vel enerviis rufescenti- 
