234 CLIV. ERIOCAULEZ (BROWN). 
Leaves 3-3 lin. broad; heads 1-1} lin. 
in diam., slightly echinulate from 
the whitish bracts exceeding the 
flowers; sepals of the female 
flowers linear-lanceolate, very acute 
| {Receptacle glabrous. (See also 20, FE. Wel- 
witschii, var. pygmeum.) 
Leaves numerous, capillary or filiform, 
1-33 in. long; heads 1-2 lin. in 
diam.; sepals of the female flowers 
obovate, deeply hooded, obtuse 
Leaves few, 3-3 in. long ; heads 1-12 
lin. in diam.; sepals of the female 
flowers lanceolate, acuminate 
ffSepals of the female flowers ciliate on the 
margins, otherwise quite glabrous. 
Leaves subulate, }-} lin. broad, firm ; 
heads 13-13 lin, in diam... 
Leaves filiform, 1-1} lin. broad, weak ; 
heads 1-1} lin. in diam. . 
tttSepals of the female flowers with a few 
minute hairs on the back, chiefly on the 
keel, not ciliate. 
Leaves 2-4 in. long, not exceeding 3 lin. 
in greatest breadth ; heads black 
Leaves 5-9 in. long, 3-14 lin. broad, 
tapering to a very fine point ; heads 
fuscous, with a whitish involucre 
**Flowering-bracts, or at least those in the centre 
of the head, bearded, pubescent or ciliate 
on the apical part, or between the middle 
and the apex, not perfectly glabrous. 
{Sepals of the female flowers glabrous and 
not ciliate. (See also 30, E. Schlechteri, 
which is described as having the sepals 
nearly glabrous.) 
Plants with a distinct elongated stem or 
rhizome below the leaves, which are 
1-3} in. long. 
Leaves very numerous filiform, gradually 
tapering to a very fine point; pe- 
duncles several or very numerous; 
heads fuscous or blackish 
Leaves not very numerous, linear, rather 
abruptly subacute; peduncles 1-3 
to a plant ; heads whitish-brown . 
Plants stemless below the leaves; leaves 
linear; peduncles very numerous ; 
heads blackish or dark brown 
t}Sepals of the female flowers bearded pubes- 
cent or ciliate on the apical part, not 
perfectly glabrous. 
Sepals of the female flowers deeply con- 
cave, with a broad thick very gibbous 
[ Lriocaulon. 
20. EB. Welwitschii. 
6. E. bifistulosum. 
. 35. HB. abyssinicum. 
. 81. FL. subulatum. 
32. LE. ciliisepalum. 
7. E. submersum. 
9. E. stoloniferum. 
6. E. bifistulosum. 
8. BE. Mannii. 
. 17, BE. Buchanani. 
