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vaginis arctis, ellipticis, coriaceis, striatis, superne profunde hyalino- 
membranaceis, sub apice acuto subulato-mucronatis ; spieulis 1-4, in 
apice ramorum parum remotis spicatimque dispositis, singulis ob- 
longis, acutis, erectis, plurifloris (6-7 lin. long., 1 lin. lat.), spatha 
aperta vagineformi praditis; bracteis imprimis arcte, demum laxe 
imbricatis, lanceolatis, coriaceis, ferrugineis, marginibus superne mem- 
branaceis, basi decurrentibus, flores oblongos trigonos arcuatos triplo 
superantibus; glumis externis aqualibus, rigidiusculis, oblongis, ob- 
tusiusculis, lateralibus conduplicatis, carinatis, carina ala membra- 
nacea lacerata przdita; glumis internis inter se zequalibus, externis 
paulo brevioribus, ovato-lanceolatis, subhyalinis, ima basi connatis ; 
staminodiis nullis ; ovario cuneato, trigono, subferrugineo, biloculari, 
stigmatibus tribus villoso-plumosis coronato; fructu 
R. punctulatus, Nees, MS. absque descrip. in herb. Sonder. 
Hab. C. B. S. Ex.sp.s. Q9. Pampoes Kraal, Zeyher, 1737! 
The specimens hitherto examined have been too imperfect to 
allow of the exact strueture of the ovary and fruit being satisfac- 
torily made out; hence Nees's indication is here provisionally 
adopted, not without a strong suspicion that the plant will ulti- 
mately be placed in the genus Calopsis. 
R. pisticnus, Rottb. Progr. p. 11; Descr. et Ic. Gram. p. 6. n. 6, 
t. 2. f. 5; Willd. Sp. Pl. iv. 2. p. 275; Spreng. Syst. Veg. i. p. 185. 
n. 32; Nees ab Esenb. Linnea, v. p. 637; Kunth, En. ii. p. 409, 
n. 45; Steudel, Synops. ii. p. 254. 
Femina latet. 
Hab. C. B. S. Ex. sp. s. d. Tulbagh (Nov.) Zeyher (n. 35?)!; 
Witsenberg (Dec.), Zeyher, 1737!; Eck. et Zeyh. 1. 121!, 77. 9! In 
monte Tabulari, Ecklon, sine numero! 
Rottboell’s description and figure amply suffice for the diseri- 
mination of this species, of which Nees also has (7. e.) given a good 
account. The number of spikelets, however, is variable, even on 
the same specimen. One of the outer glumes is frequently larger 
than the rest; but this is not constant, and the presence of ferru- 
ginous hairs on the outer glumes is equally variable. The con- 
fluence of the inner glumes at the base is a noteworthy character- 
istic in this species. Sprengel, without due reason apparently, 
refers Thunberg’s R. cuspidatus to this species. In Dr. Sonder 
herbarium one of the specimens received from Zeyher is named 
by Nees R. punctulatus var. gracilis, but it differs considerably 
from other plants so named by the same botanist. 
R. rRITICEUS, Rottb. Progr. p. 11; Descr. et Ic. p. 7, t. 3. f. 1; Thunb. 
Diss. p. 17. n. 18; FI. Cap. i. p. 87.n. 22; Willd. Sp. Pl. iv. 2. p. 726. 
n. 22; Spreng. Syst. Veg. i. p. 185. n. 29; Nees ab Esenb. Linnea, 
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