224 DR. M. T. MASTEKS OX SOUin-AFKICAX RESTIACE^. 



Differs from i. peronatus in the smaller, less recurved slieaths, 

 and in the spathes, "vshich scarcely equal the spikelcts ; glabrous 

 and downy stems occur on the same specimen, the latter thus re- 

 sembling the L, peranatus^ var. hirtellus. 



5. L. PERONATUS. Culmis teretibus, dichotome ramosis, ramis sim- 



plicibus erecto-patentibus ; vaginis pollicaribus et ultra, recurvato- 

 patulis, coriaceo-papyraceis, sub apice obtuso mucronato-subaristatis ; 

 spiculis masculis cylindracels, spathas vaginiformes vix superantibus, 

 in pauiculam cymosam parce ramosam dispositis ; bracteis arete im- 

 bricatis, oblongo-acutis, mucronulatis ; cymis femiueis linearibus, 

 parce ramosis, ramis brevibus erectis tristachyis, basi spatha vagini- 

 formi spiculas cyhndraceas velante munitis ; bracteis oblongis, sub 

 apice obtuso mucronato-aristatis. 



Calopsis peronata, Kunth, Enum, iii. 426, Steud, Synops, ii. 258, quoad 

 femineam. 



Me judice planta mascula Dregeana (" 1623 "?) a cl.'Kunthio spcciei 



supi'a descriptse relata ad Resiionem ochreatum, Kunth, pertinet. 

 Var. hirtellus, Culmis raniisque velutino tomentosis. 

 Calopsis hirtella, Kunth^ Enum. iii. p. 426; Steud, Syn. ii. p. 258, 

 Hah. Pr. B. Sp., ex. sp, s. S, Drege, 38 !, 2500 pro parte!, 2501 pro 



parte ! ; Harvey ^ 364 ! 

 2 y Drege, 2499 pro parte ! 



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Var. hirtellus, c?, Drege, 2500 pro parte!. $ , Brlge, 2499 pro parte 

 Culmi csespitosi, erecti, 18-24-pollicares, crass, pennai corvinse, teretes, 

 infra medium dichotome ramosi, hique erecti, patentes, elongati, oli- 

 vacei, punctulati, glabri vel vlllosuli. Vagince culmeee laxa?, erectse vel 

 saepius recurvatse, ellipticie, coriaceo-papyraceae, purpureo maeulatae, 

 sub apice obtuso pallidiore mucronato-aristatse. Spicules masculce 00, 

 in cymas lineares, distichas, parce ramosas disposita?, rami spiculigeri 

 erecti, tristacbyi, nunc subcongesti, basi spatha vaginiformi, spiculas 

 imprimis includente, sufFulti. SpiculcB singula? cylindraceo-lanceo- 

 latae, interdum leviter arcuatse, 3-4 lin. longse, vix 1 lin. latae. Bractece 

 arete imbricatse, oblongse vel ellipticse, coriacese, pallide ferrugineae, 

 nitidse, sub apice obtusiusculo tenui pallidiore, vix mucronatse, flores 

 compresses oblongos obtusos superantes. Glum<B oblonga?; eocternce 

 laterales naviculari-conduplicatae, villoso-carinatffi, ferruginese, rigi- 

 diusculae ; glumae alise vix brevlores, planiusculje oblongffi, obtusse 

 membranacea? ; intemtB 3 imo basi connatse. Filamenta albida* 

 Antherce oblongae, obtusae, apiculatae, dorso pallide fermgineae, antice 

 flavida;. Spicule feminece 00, in cymas erectas lineares distichas 

 pluriramosas dispositae ; rami erecti, tristachyi, basi spatha vagmae- 

 formi spiculas obtegente suflfulti. Spiculce cylindraceo-lanceolatae, 

 erectae, 6 lin.longae, I-l^ lin. latae, pluriflorae. Bractets arete imbricatse, 

 ellipticae, coriaceae, ferrugineae, nitidae, sub apice obtusiusculo mucro- 

 natse mucrone erecto validiusculo, flores superantes. Flores inn mi 



