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plures, distantes, pedunculati.. Spiculae faseieulatae, 2—4 mm longae, ferru- 
gineae.  Selae 0. Stylus 3-fidus. Nux sessilis, ovoidea, castanea lucida 
in stylobasin ovoideam fusa. 
Chile: Concepcion (herb. Philippi n. 254). 
Distrib. Peru, Brasil Australis. Per Orbem Terrarum sparsa. E 
Chile, praeter exemplum Philippii, non vidi. 
2. C. seirpoideum Hemsley! Bot. Challenger v. 4 pars 3 (1885) p. 59 
t. 60 fig. 1—4: Johow Juan Fernandez p. 143. 
Vincentia scirpoidea Boeck. in Linnaea v. 38 (1874) p. 250 partim; 
F. Philippi Cat. Pl. Chil. p. 343. 
Terobera scirpoidea Steud.! Gen p. 16%. 
Agylla ensifolia Philippi! in Anal. Univ. Chil. (1865) p. 643. 
Planta 1—2-metralis. Folia metralia, 15 mm lata. Panicula 3——5 dm 
longa; paniculae partiales longe peduneulatae, spiculis oo densae, nutantes. 
Spiculae 6-—7 mm longae, 2-florae, 1-nucigerae, castaneae. Stylus 3-fidus. 
Nux trigona, longe stipitata; rostrum (stylibasis) longe pyramidale, pilosulum. 
Chile: Ins. Juan Fernandez (Reen, Moserey, PnmitirePi n. 27, 81, 
Bertero n. 1509). 
13. Oreobolus. 
Oreobolus R. Br. Prodr. (1810) p. 235; Kunth Enum. v. 2 p. 367; 
Gaud. in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 4 v. 5 (1825) p. 99 t. 2 fig. 4; Hook. f. Fl. 
Antarct. v. 4 p. 87. t. 49; Benth. in Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Pl. v. 3 p. 1057; 
Boeck. in Linnaea v. 38 (4874) p. 230 (Oreobulus). 
Spiculae solitariae, 3—5-glumae, A-florae; gluma ima bracteiformis, 
summa florigera. Flos pseudo-terminalis. Setae hypogynae 6, squami- 
formes, late lanceolatae. — Herbae nanae, glabrae. Folia numerosa, dense 
stipitata. Flos in rhachillae apice suberectus, revera oblique situs lateralis. 
Setae in 2 seriebus sitae, nempe 3 sepala, 3 petala. Stylus tenuis; rami 3, 
longi; basis inerassata, proventu cum nuce fusa. Nux obovoidea, trigona, 
levis, fere erostris. 
Species 4, inter se admodum affines, in America Australi, Ins. Sand- 
wich, Australia, indigenae. 
1. 0. obtusangulus Gaud.! in Ann. Se. Nat. ser. 4 v. 9 (1825) p. 99 
Allas p. 63 t. 2 fig. 4, in Freycinet Voy. 1826 p. #417; Kunth Enum. v. 2 
p. 367; Hook. f. Fl. Antaret. v. 2 p. 360; Desv. in C. Gay Chile v. 6 p. 194; 
Boeck.! in Linnaea v. 38 (4874) p. 231 (Oreobulus), Franchet in Mission 
Cap. Horn Phanerog. (4889) p. 373; F. Philippi Cat. Pl. Chile p. 340. 
O. clandestinus Philippi! in Linnaea v. 29 (1857--58) p. 84; F. Phi- 
lippi Cat. Pl. Chile p. 340. 
Gaimardia australis Steudel! ms. in Lechler n. 869, non Gaud. 
Folia 2—5 cm longa, obscure disticha, hemi-eylindrica apice acula 
rigida. Pedunculi 1—3-stachyi. Spieulae glumae saepius j. Squamulae 
hypogynae rubrae. Nux castanea rubra. 
