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Tabula nostra XC. Fig. II (folium). 
Eryngium canaliculatum Cham. in Linnaea 1. 338 (288); 
DC. Prodr. IV. 95. 
Eryngium: lineare Velloz. Flor. Flumin. IIT. t. 102. 
Eryngium ciliatum Velloz. Flor. Flumin. LIT. t. 100 (icon 
mala, praesertim quoad prophylla, v. forma megavephala lati- 
Jolia). 
Eryngium gymnocephalum Steud. Nomencl. bot. 1. 592. 
Planta 50—130 cm. alta. RHIZOMA caule pluries crassius, usque 
ad 1,5 cm. diametro, fibris 1—1,5 mm. crassis nigris instructum. CAULIS 
strictus у. plus minus flexuosus, supra basin 2—9 mm. crassus, plerum- 
que obsolete striatus, saepissime, praesertim superne, purpureo-coloratus, 
superne ramosus, raro subsimplex, ramis 1—7-cephalis, ad apicem caulis 
magis evolutis. FOLIA basalia valde numerosa nitentia, ad v. supra 
partem quartam inferiorem latissima, supra vaginam perpaullo angustiora, 
v. inferne aequilata, superne sensim angustata, spinescenti-acuminata, 
basi saepissime subito in vaginam lamina pluries latiorem 7—12 mm, 
latam, margine membranaceam, nitidam 3—8 cm, longam dilatata, sub- 
erecta v. patentia v. exteriora arcuato-reflexa, intus obsolete, extrinsecus 
manifestius parallelinervia; caulina inferiora 7—30 cm. longa, inter- 
nodiis plerumque pluries longiora, a basi non vaginante valde spinulosa 
v. spinarum fasciculis quasi stipulata sensim angustata, superiora paul- 
latim minora et margine spinis parcioribus, sed crassioribus obsita; pro- 
‘phylla primaria 8—18 mm. longa lanceolato-subulata, caetera lanceolata 
'v. lanceolato-ovata v. ovato-acuminata, margine parce spinoso-dentata 
10—3 mm. longa. INFLORESCENTIA terminalis 4—10 cm. longa subcon- 
-ferta 5—10-radiata; radii primarii angulato-striati 1,5 - 6 cm. longi, 
1-cephali v. semel subbis cymose 3-furcati; pedunculus caulem terminans 
plerumque non obvius, caeteri 1—2,5 cm. longi, superne plus minus 
ineraSsati et apice discoideo-dilatati; bracteae involucrales infera parte 
inter sese connatae, quoad liberae 2—8, raro —4 mm. longae, triangu- 
lari-lanceolatae у. lanceolato-subulatae асшае у. breviter acuminatae 
trinerves, 8—9 numero, florales oblongae v. ovato-acuminatae membra- 
naceo-marginatae, apiče incurvo breviter spinescentes, 1-nerves glabrae 
2—3 mm. longae. SEPALA semiorbicularia v. semilunata 0,3—0,7 mm. 
Jonga,':0,7—1 mm. lata, truncata v. obtusa, nunc obsolete apiculata, 
laevia sublaeviave, in fructibus patentia vix imbricata. PETALA breviter 
obovata v. suborbicularia, apice truncata v. leviter (usque ad 6-tam 
longitudinis partem) emarginata 0,7—0,8 mm. longa, 0,6—0,8 mm. lata, 
lobulo inflexo quam limbus 3—4-plo angustiore, basi incurvata parce 
fimbriato integrove. FILAMENTA decidua 1,4 mm. longa, superne valde 
attenuata; antherae ovatae v. breviter ovato-ellipticae, filamentis 2!/,-plo 
breviores. STYLI postremo arcuato-divergentes 1,4 mm. longi. SQUAMAE 
fructus laterales 4—5 liberae oblique triangulari- v. ovato-lanceolatae 
v. lanceolatae acutae v. obtusae, calycinae duplo minores uniseriales, 
dorso fuscescenti plane deficientes, FRUCTUS a latere parum compressus 
1,5—2 mm, longus, 0,8-1,2 mm. latus, 1—1,5 mm. crassus subteres; 
mericarpia transverse semiteretia, dorso plicato-ruguloso longitrorsum 
striata, faciei commissuralis area mediana oblongo-lineari minutissime 
griseo-punctulata; vittae egregie manifestae, aurantiacae. SEMEN dorso 
‚ 9-suleatum. 
Habitat prope Rio de Janeiro: Glaziou п. 8240; in prov. S. Paulo 
in campis siccis graminosis prope Jundiahy: Riedel et Langsdorff n. 62; 
prope Sorocaba: Riedel; in graminosis montis Murungaba: Riedel; in prov. 
Minas Geraës: St-Hilaire B! п. 105, Weddell n. 1292; prope Caldas: 
Lindberg п. 624; in Serra do Bom Jardin: Poll m. 2549; ad Lagoa 
Santa в: in collibus apricis prope urbem Capella nova: Warming; in Bra- 
_silia australi loco non adnotato: Sello n. 1244, 1803. 
:89. ERYNGIUM SCIRPINUM CHAM. caule solido, apice 
4—5-radiato; foliis basalibus 25—45 em. longis, 1—2 mm. latis 
canaliculatis v. supra subplanis, dorso convexis, usque ad api- 
“сет setoso-spinosis, spinis inferioribus patentibus v. divaricatis 
-teretibus, supra vaginam. longissimis 3—10 mm. longis, ad basin 
subartieulatam 1—2 aecessoriis auctis, caulinis subparcis stricte 
erectis caulique adpressis, supra basin vix v. usque ad 0,8 cm, 
longe vaginantem nudamque dense setoso-stipulatis, inferioribus 
vix semiamplexicaulibus; inflorescentiae terminalis radiis 3-ce- 
phalis; eapitulis non coloratis hemisphaericis v. semiovatis, pri- 
mariis 6—8 mm. longis, 7—10 mm. diametro; bracteis involu- 
cralibus non prominentibus stellatim patentibus usque ad me- 
dium in receptaculum connatis integris. | 
Tabula nostra XC. Fig. III (folium). 
Eryngium scirpinum Cham. in Linnaea VIII. 324. 
Planta 0,6—1 m. alta. RHIZOMA e tuberibus pluribus globoso- 
cylindricis sublateraliter cohaerentibus 8—12 mm. crassis compositum, 
fibris nigris 1—1,5 mm. crassis instructum. CAULIS vix v. dimidia parte 
e cespite foliorum basalium prominens, supra basin 2—4 mm. crassus, 
teres, obsolete v. manifestius striatus, striis latiusculis applanatis, superne 
pannicula laxa e pleiochasio terminali et pluribus inflorescentiis latera- 
libus patulis (raro deficientibus) composita terminatus. FOLIA basalia 
numerosa (20—60) suberecta stricta rigida, supra vaginam latissima, 
angustissime linearia, apice subulato-setacea, basi 2,5—4 сш. longa nuda 
nitida quam lamina 3—5-plo (plerumque subito) latiore membranaceo- 
marginata vaginantia, setis 2—3-nis ex eodem callo prodeuntibus, supe- 
rioribus decrescentibus, magis erectis, saepe subvalidioribus, 1—2-nis, 
parallele nervosa, nervis parcis utrinque manifestis; caulina infima inter- 
nodia subaequantia v. rarius pluries superantia 7—15 cm. longa, supe- 
riora minora internodiis breviora; prophylla primaria. 8—14 mm, longa 
anguste lanceolato-subulata longe setaceo-acuminata, caetera lanceolata 
v. ovata spinuloso- v. setaceo-acuminata, margine spinescenti-dentata 
5-2 mm. longa. INFLORESCENTIA terminalis 7—15 em, longa laxa 4—5- 
radiata, sieut laterales semel cymose 3-furcata; pedunculus caulem con- 
tinuans deficiens, raro obvius, caeteri (secundarii) 2- 5 cm. longi, apice 
inerassati; bracteae involuerales circa 8, quoad liberae 2—3 mm. longae, 
ovatae v. triangulares spinescenti-acuminatae, inferne margine plus minus 
membranaceae, trinerves, florales 3,5—4 mm. longae ovatae v, ovato- 
lanceolatae, apice acuminato subincurvae, laeves, SEPALA ovato- v. tri- 
angulari-rotundata v. semiorbicularia obtusa, vix v, obsolete mucronulata, 
0,7—1 mm. longa, 0,7—1,2 mm. lata, PETALA obovato-rectangularia 
v. elliptica et apice truncata, vix emarginata, 1 mm. longa, 0,6—0,7 mm. 
lata, lobulo inflexo quam limbus duplo angustiore, basi incurvata parce 
fimbriato. FILAMENTA vix 2 mm. longa, apice attenuata; antherae ellip- 
tico-ovatae, filamentis 2'/,-plo breviores, STYLI postremo superne arcuato- 
patentes 2 mm. longi. SQUAMAE fructus laterales plures (3—4) ovatae 
v. oblique ovato-lanceolatae , acutae v. brevissime acuminatae, calycinae 
uniseriales, dorso nigrescenti longitrorsum plicato deficientes. FRUCTUS 
1,3—2 mm. longus, 1 mm. latus et paullo erassior; mericarpia semi- 
teretia; vittae succo purpureo repletae, SEMEN dorso trisulcatum. 
Habitat in prov. S. Paulo in campis editis siccis prope Mugy, m. 
Nov. fructif.: Riedel n. 1406 et Lund n. 1001; in Brasilia australi loco 
non adnotato: Sello n. 5065. 
33. ERYNGIUM JUNCEUM CHAM. caule solido, apice 
3-, rarissime 4-radiato; foliis basalibus 20—70 em. longis, 0,8 
ad 3 mm. latis, canaliculatis, margine toto inermibus aut infero 
(vagina excepta) v. etiam supero spinuloso-serratis v. -ciliatis, 
spinulis erectis v. adpressis, oculo nudo vix conspicuis aut in- 
fimis setiformibus divarieatis v. patentibus usque ad 3 mm, 
rarissime ad 5 mm. longis, nonnunquam accessoria auctis, su- 
perne solitariis decrescentibus et magis adpressis aut deficientibus, 
éaulinis eauli arcte adpressis basi dilatata 0,3—1,5 em. longe 
nudis v. plane integris; inflorescentiae radiis 1—3-cephalis; ca- 
pitulis albidis, rarius coloratis, subglobosis v. hemisphaericis; 
bracteis involucralibus non v. parum prominentibus stellatim 
patentibus v. arcuatis. 
Tabula nostra ХО. Fig. IV (folia). 
