Eriocaulon. | CLIV, ERIOCAULEE (BROWN). 
keel, blackish or dark fuscous, hairy 
inside. and bearded with white hairs 
at the apex . 
Sepals of the female abo ers boat-shaped, 
sometimes gibbous, but the keel 
neither very thick nor very broad, 
never hairy inside (not seen in 14, 
E. decipiens, and imperfectly de- 
scribed in 21, ZH. Teusczii), 
|Leaves usually more than 3 in. long. 
(Occasionally in 11, Z. latifolium, 
some of the leaves are only 13-2 
in. long.) 
Leaves obtuse or shortly subacute, 
1-4 lin. broad, thin and some- 
what flaccid ; heads 3-4 lin. in. 
diam.; sepals of the female 
flow on very pale brownish-white, 
bearded with long white hairs 
Leaves obtuse, firm, 3-6 lin. or more 
broad; sepals of the female 
flowers dark fuscous, bearded 
with white hairs. 
Heads 4-5 lin. in. diam.; pe- 
duncles with about 8 obtuse 
TIDS. = . 
Heads 6-7 lin. in diam. ; ; peduncles 
with about 11 slender re- 
markably prominent ribs 
Leaves gradually tapering to a very 
acute point . . . . 
ttLeaves 4-3 in. long, nsually under 
2 in. long, except in very large 
specimens of 29, E. elegantulum. 
(See also 11, E. latifolium. ) 
§$Heads 3-5 lin. (or more ?) in diam. 
(Perhaps 22, FE. huillense belongs, 
here, but no dimensions are given 
in the description.) 
Leaves acute, 2 lin. broad; pe- 
duncles up to 7 in, long ; 
sepals of the female flowers 
boat-shaped, toothed on each 
margin, blackish, sparsely 
hairy . ° 
Leaves obtuse or subacute, 391 1 jin. 
broad; peduncles 6-24 in. 
long. 
Receptacle pilose; sepals of the 
female flowers whitish, 
faintly tipped with fus- 
cous, bearded with short 
white hairs ° 
Receptacle “ ted gla- 
brous”; sepals of the 
. 26. E. zambesiense. 
. 11. Z. latifolium, 
. 12. E, Schimperi. 
. 13. E. mesanthemoides. 
14. EH. decipiens. 
. 10. EB. Antunesii. 
. 15. E. lacteum. 
