232 DE. M. T. MASTEHS OX SOUTH-AFRICAN RESTIACEJS. 



stroyed, and in so regular a manner that the plant possesses a 

 very different aspect to the other specimens. In other matters, 

 however, there is no difference. 



12. T. UMBELLATUS, Kuuth, Efium. hi. p. 440 ; Steud, Syiiops. ii. p. 260. 

 Char, emend. — Culmis teretibus, papulosis, vaginis arctis sub apice mu- 



cronatis, pedunculis laxis, pendulis, 2-3-stachyis ; spiculis mascuhs 

 oblongis vel obovatis, eomplanatis; bracteis oblongo-lanceolatis, pla- 

 niusculis ; glumis oblongis, acutis, externis lateralibus anguste alatis : 

 spiculis femineis solitariis vel geminis, erectis, cylindraceo-oblongis ; 

 bracteis squarrosis, oblongo-lanceolatis ; glumis oblongis, lateralibus 

 externis alato-carinatis ; ovario turbinato, styhs 3, intus stigmatosis, 

 exsertis superato. — Restio umbellatus, Thunb, Diss. p. 11. n. 5. f. 3. 



Restio distachyos, Rottb, Desc. et Ic. p. 8, t. 3. f. 5, quoad femineam. 



Leptocarpus distachyus. Brown, Prod, p. 250. — Staberoha ? dista- 

 chya, Kunthy Enum. iii. p. 444. 

 Hab. Pr. B. Sp. Ex. sp. s. 6, Eckl. et ZeyL 78. 8 ! ; Drege, 23 ! 

 5 , Admiral Grey ! 



Culmi bipedales et ultra, erecti, teretes, simplices, rigidiuseuli, crassitie 

 pennas corvinse, papulosi, rugulosi. Vagince arete convolutse, ses- 

 quipoUicares, coriacese, fuscae, nervoso-striatae, superne membranacese, 

 sub apice acutiusculo mucronatae. Pedunculi e spatha teruainali erecta, 

 gemini, laxi, penduli, 2-3-stachyi. Spicule masculce oblonga? vel ob- 



m 



ovataj, complanatge, 5-6 lineas longse. Bractece undique arete im- 

 bricatre, oblongo-lanceolata;, mucronatse, ferrugineae,planiusculae,/o^^^ 

 arcuatos oblongos 2-3-plo superantes. Glum(B oblongo-acutse, Mo- 

 rales externa cymbiformes, carinatse, carina anguste alata, intermedia 

 planluscula; internee conforraes, tenuiores, minores. Antherce inclusse, 

 apiculataj, flavidse. — Plantse femineae culmi vaginceque ut in mare. 

 Spiculee in apice culrai 1 vel 2, erectae, cylindracea: vel oblongse, pluri- 

 florse, 1-2-pollicares, sing, spatha bracteiformi acuminato-mucronata 

 suflFultse. Bractece squarrosae, oblongo-lanceolatse, coriacese, concavae, 

 fuscae, nervoso-striatae, ^ore5 compresses 3^-plo superantes. GIuttkb 

 external later ales arcuata?, oblongae, acutata;, conduplicatae, alato-ca- 

 rinatae, carina integra; gluma antica oblongo-obtusa, planiuscula, 

 dorso nervo medio notata. Glum<B in^ern^ planiusculae, oblongo-lan- 

 ceolatse, postica ad margines parum involuta. Ovarium turbinatum, 

 compressum, coriaceum, 1-loculare, stylis 3, intus stigmatoso-vil- 

 losis, exsertis superatum. 



The male plant differs from T. cernuus In its oblong not rounded 

 spikes, as also in its more pointed and flattened bracts. Bott- 

 boell describes the female plant as having two stigmas only. 



13. T. CERNUUS, Kiinth, Enum. iii. p. 439, mastantum. — Restio cernuus, 

 Thunb, Diss. p. 10. n. 4, f. 2.— R. spicigerus. Lain. Ill t. 804. f. 2 ? 



Hab. Pr. B. Sp. J, Thunberg in herb. Banks. \, Krebsl, EcJcL et 



