Friocaulon.] CLXXI. ERIOCAULLE. (J. D. Hooker.) 575 
d, bracts at; length reflexed shining; receptacle subglobose; male sepals 3 free or 
Zeonnate, odd petal shortly protruded ; fem. sepals narrow, as long as the petals, 2 
"te concave 3rd flat ; ovary and petals very shortly stipitate.—Very near E. atratum 
m which the recept. is villous, and the odd petal of male fl. not protruded. The 
peamens are few and poor, except King's. Koornicke describes the recept. as villous, 
bat it is decidedly glabrous in Wallich’s specimen. 
„B. B. mitophylum, Hook. f.; densely tufted, leaves 2-3 in. almost 
lorm from a broad sheathing base acuminate flattened opaque, scape 
as long as the leaves, heads very small hemispheric, invol. bracts 
sp obovate-oblong obtuse black, floral black cuneately obovate 
obtuse very shortly bearded, fem. fl. sessile, petals oblanceolate obtuse 
Tilously ciliate. 
an Hints ; Myrung, alt. 5000 ft. Grifith (Kew Dist. 5578, 5580) ; Jaintea, 
» Clarke. 
s flaccid, 5-7-nerved ; sheath not woolly at the base. Sheath of scape not 
lacerate at the mouth. Heads 1-1 in. diam., white and black ; invol. bracts 3—4- 
ite, at length lacerate, not shining; receptacle globose; sepals of male 3, free; 
te tips bearded; odd petal shortly exserted ; fem. sepals 2 concave 3rd flat; 
Wei Very shortly Stipitate.— Perhaps a form of E. miserum, but the large leaf- 
are very different, and the receptacle is globose. 
* AS, miserum, Kern. in Linnea, xxvii. 607 ; densely tufted, leaves 
dé short capillary or 0, scape solitary very long filiform, heads very small 
e, outer invol. bracts orbicular-oblong obtuse coriaceous lacerate 
Pale brown or black, floral oblanceolate acute bearded, male petals sub- 
i fem. fl. sessile, petals subequal spathulate villous. E. cristatum, 
tr. in Wall, Pl, As. Rar. iii. 28; and Cat. 6070 (in part). 
quin; Bruce (Herb. Wall.); Kuasta Hiris, in river sand, alt. 2500 ft., 
Rootstocks matted, 1-2 in. long, slender clothed with capillary roots. Leaves 
deeply in., much shorter, or 0 in Clarke’s specimens. , Scapes 12-18 in. flexuous, not 
tmon Ted, tips of sheaths membranous. Head 1-iin. diam., grey-white; fl. brac 
y the male petals ; invol, bracts 2-3-seriate ; receptacle slender, columnar ` 
D wv bearded, petals subequal or one longest ; fem. sepals 2 oblong eymbiform 
Wen, all bearded ; ovary with petals sessile or very shortly stipitate.—Wallich's 
ens are young and imperfect. 
Ke: E. Collettii, Hook. f. leaves short broadly subulate acuminate 
tdg many-nerved, scapes tall slender, heads globose snow-white, invol. 
late ‘very small linear-oblong obtuse membranous pale, floral oblanceo- 
thay cute, petals of male fl. subequal, fem. fl. sessile, sepals much shorter 
n the petals which are villous and with the ovary shortly stipitate. | 
"FER BURMA; Shan Hills, alt 4000 ft., Codlett. . 
Seren) 7 13 by Lin, narrowed om the base to the tip, opaque, striate. Scapes 
NH 6-grooved ; sheaths rather short. Heads }-} in. diam.; invol. bracts 
» pale or dark, at length reflexed and concealed under the flowers; recep- 
Me peta) E 7 fl. bracts much shorter than the flowers, male sepals truncate bearded, 
Es largest; fem. sepals much shorter than the petals, of which 2 are oblong 
Concaye tip bearded, the 3rd flat; petals oblanceolate, glands large. 
l D se a D 
"ey VI breviscapum, Kern. in Linnea, xxvii. 676 ; leaves (floating P) 
ie (S, Pérap-sh id, scape solitary, head broadly hemi- 
e (or globose P) invo bracts few very small oblong obtuse scarious 
villon foral oblanceolate acute shortly bearded, fem. fl. subsessile, sepals 
Petals bearded , petals oblanceolate villous with long hairs, ovary wit 
“hortly stipitate. 
