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laterali remote dractea perlonga (non raro 7-pollicari) mu- 
nito, suhtristachio; spienlis ovato-ohlongis acutinseulis 21, 
lin. longis, foribus tribus fertilibus; squamis rigidulis late 
ovatis concavis earinulatis acutato-mucronatis brunneo- cas- 
taneis opacis, margine pellucido pallido; car. parvula squama 
fere duplo breviore Zate obovata turgide lentieulari, angulis 
acutiusenlis, basi satis attenuata ibique membrana pallida 
obtecla, rugulosa ferrugineo-castanea opaca c. rostro 4 lin, 
longa; hoc exacte conico, basi vix parum dilatata haud so- 
Iuto, Jeviter compresso albido fructus dimidium subae- 
quante; setis ferrugineis caryopsi rostrata parum hreviorihns; 
stylo exserte hreviuscule bifido. 
Caracas (Gollmer.) 
37. BR. junciformis Beklr. 
Pallide viridis; radice fibroso capillari; eulmis numero- 
sis dense caespitosis imarqualibus, 4—%2 poll. altis foliisque 
setaceo- capillaribus obsolete angulatis, hasin versus pauei- 
(3—-2-) foliatis ; foliis remotis canalienlatis, apice margini- 
bus subtiliter dentatis, supremo eulmum fere aequante, in- 
ferioribus eo multo brevioribus; corymbis 2-—3 parvis re- 
motissimis: terminah subsimplici 3 —5-ramoso quam hractea 
inferior plerumque duplo triplove heviore, vramis faseieulatis; 
lateralibus depauperatis hreviter peduneulatis, 3—1-stachyis 
bractea capillari perlonga munitis; spienlis saepissime soli- 
tariis brevinsenle peduneulatis lanceolato -eblongis teretius- 
eulis aeutis 1%—%2 lin. long. trifloris, Noribes binis fertili- 
hus; syuamis membranaceo-rhartaceis nitidulis stramineo-pal- 
lidis oblongis earinwlatis mucronatis; car. perminute squama 
sua multo hreviore sudrotunda turgide biconvexa stipilata 
