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tente; stolonibus vaginis Jineari-v. to-lanceolatis satriatis ov 
ferrugineis vestitis; eulmis Aliformibus strietinseuhis rigidis 
11—5 une. altis teretiusenlis, infra apiecem frigonis, leviter 
‚compressis, striatis Jaevibus glahrisve, basin versus pluri- 
foliatis; foliis eulmo wulto hrevioribus (3 --4-pollie.) peran- 
gustis erassiusculis Imearibus apiee vix acutinsculis, leviter 
vanalienlatis, subtus striatis, inferne vaginisque non raro 
pilosis: capitulo hemisphaerico arete involuerate  poly-v. 
pleiostachyo 5—3 Jin. diäm.: involeri tröphylii laliolis (in- 
terdum pilosulis) brevibus, 1% -3 lin. long., patentissimis, 
apice triquetris ohtusis, bası dilatata aurieulatis ac palle- 
seentibus; spienlis eonfertissimis ohlangis hiflloris monocar- 
pis, 2'% lin. fere longis; syuamis 7 confertis membranaceis 
testaceo-ulbidis, inlima- hracteali parva angusie ohlonga mu- 
eronata, muerone piloso, reliquis subaeqnalibus patulis ovato- 
oblongis apice acufafis, carimalis, diseo saepiss. adpresso- 
hirtulis; caryopsi majuseula orbiculato-obovata basi satis 
attenuata turgide bicanvexa Iransversim granulato-rugu- 
losa ac elevato-punetata, vulescente: rostro brevi depresso- 
eonieo virente; stylo parım exserto pertenw indivisio ferru- 
gineo; antheris longis tennibus. — (Herb. Warming.) 
Brasilia, Lagou Santa (Lund, Warming). 
6. RB. repems Beklr. 
Saturate viridis; glahra, vadice fihresa tenerrima, cul- 
mis caespitosis Aliformibus (4--5-pollic.) procumbentibus 
ad nodos radicantibus , parte superiore erectis, trignnis 
usque ad medium et supra foliatis, interdum ramosis; fo- 
liis approximatis drevibus (1 — 2 poll. long., Iineam cire. 
latis) recurvato-patentibus carinato-complicatis, margine ser- 
rulatis; spieulis pluribus capitato-congestis oblongis obtusis 
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