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Fructus oblongus, trigonus, nitidus, nigrescens, osseus, indehisccns, 

 l-locularis, stylorura vestiglis coronatus. 



A very distinct species, recognizable by the long points to the 

 bracts. The inflorescence has much the general aspect of some 

 dark-brown or blackish coarse fur. 



4. E. JUNCEA, Lhin. Mant. 297 (1/71). 



Char, emend. — Culmis simplicibus vel snbfasciculatiin ramosis ramisque 

 erectis, compressiuscuHs, farctis, glaucis ; vaginis laxiuscule convolutis, 

 marcidis, demum deciduis; vaginis culniorum sterilium folia Hnearia 

 gerentibus; spiculis masculis 00, in paniculam cymosatn densam ob- 

 longam, spathis apertis vaginiformibus interstinctam, aggregatis ; 

 bracteis lanceolatis; glumis ovatis, acutis; antheris apiculatis, in- 

 clusis: spiculis femineis3-4-floris; bracteis ovatis cuspidatis ; glumis 

 oblongo-acutis; stigmatibus 3 (2?). — Restio thyrsifer (quoad femi- 

 neam), Rottb. Descr. et Ic. p. 8. n. 9, t. 3. f. 4, nee Persoon. — Elcgia 

 juncea, Linn, ut supra; Kunth, Enum. iii. p. 464, excl. syn.; Stead. 

 Syn.n. p. 261. — Restio Elegia, Linn. Syst. Veg. ed. xiv. p. 882. — 

 Restio niembrauaceus, quoad masculam, Nees ab Esenb. Linncea, v. 

 p. G57. — Restio intermedius, Steudel, Flora, 1829, i. 132. 

 Uab. Pr. B. Sp. Ex. sp. s. <S , Ecklon, Table Mountain, 836! (pro 



parte) ; Burchell, 564 !, 6993 !, 7435 !, 7105 ! ; Drege, 104 ! 

 $, Thunberg, in herb. Sander, et. in herb. Linn. ! 

 d et 5 , Ecklon, 84 ! ; Constantia, Eckl. 499 ! 



Culmi fertiles caispitosi, erecti, 18-24-polh, basi vaginis arctis coriaceis 

 ellipticisacutis subulato-mucronatis,supeme sensim longioribus vestiti, 

 supeme remote vaginati, simplices vel subfasciculatim ramosi, ramique 

 erecti, compressiusculi, glauci, impresso-punctulati, plus minus tuber- 

 culati. VagincE culme^ laxiuscule convoluta?, bipoIHcares, elliptica», 

 coriaceae, glaucae, impresso punctulatae, supeme tenuiores, inarcidx, 

 demum deciduae. Culmi steriles confonncs, duplo triplove brcviorcs, 

 ramosissimi, ramis subfasciculatis. Vagime ramecv elliptical, cori- 

 aceae, persistentes, apice in folium lineare longiusculum producta?. 

 Panicula mascula terminalis, erecta, oblonga, pluristachya, 1-2-poll. 

 longa, spathis magnis apertis intus nitidis interstincta. Spicule bre- 

 viter pedicellata;, late ovata;. Bractece lanceolatse, acuminata^, flores 

 triquetros 2-3-plo superantes. GlumtB externw 3, subaiquales, ovata?, 

 acutae, cymbiformes; glumm interncR 3, oblongo-lanceolata;, ferru- 

 ginese, ad apicem albida?, externis duplo longiores. Anthera oblonga;, 

 apieulatae, flavida?, inclusa;. — Stirpis femineai cuhni vaglnaqne ut in 

 mare. Panicula cymosa, oblonga, terminalis, 1-2 poll, longa, Spatha* 

 pollicares, oblongo-ovata;, acutae, planiuscula^, coriaceae, aureo-fuscac, 

 punctis nigris irroratae, mox deciduae. Spathellft conformes, minorcs. 

 Ramuli intra spatbas gemini, inacquales, longior spatham acquans. 

 SpiculiB 3-4-florae. BractecB late ovatae, cuspidatae, glabrae, flores com- 

 presses vix superantes. Perianthium biseriale, sexglumc, ghmis 



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