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afüxis rimis distinctis dehiscentibus. Pistill] rudimentum 0. Fl. 9: Staminodia 0. 
Perianthii segmenta quam in mare latiora, rigida, acuta, circa ovarium late convoluta. 
Ovarium 3-loculare ; styli basi breviter connati, iuscule filif , int plumoso- 
stigmatosi. Capsula depressa, dura, prominenter 3-angulata, ad angulos demum dehiscens. 
—Oaules e basi v. rhizomate duro decumbente v. repente ramoso squamosoque erecti, 
simplices, rigidi, sepe flexuosi, vaginis paucis dissitis persistentibus interdum setaceo- 
acuminatis, ore dense ciliato-barbatis v. subnudis. Spiculze pauce, secus rhachin simplicem 
spice terminalis sessiles, foemi haud raro ad unam terminalem reducts.  Bractem 
spathaceze a vaginis caulinis parum mutatze, pariterque ciliato-barbatz v. subnudze, ssepius 
acuminatze. : : 
Species 1, Australiw austro-occidentalis incola. Benth. Fl. Austral. vi. 210. Mast. in DC. 
Monogr. Phanerog. i. 302, t. 1, 6, f. 3. 
2. Eedeiocolea, F. Muell. Fragm. Phytogr. Austral. viii. 236.—Flores unisexuales, in 
spieula terminali oblongo-cylindracea androgyna v. unisexuali numerosi, glumis undique 
arcte imbricatis. Perianthii segmenta 6, glumacea, glumas non excedentia. Fl d: 
Stamina 3, filamentis liberis ; antherz 9-locul , loculis distinctis parallelis basi apice- 
que discretis medio breviter affixis, rimis distinctis dehi i Pistilli rudiment 
vix pi Fl 9: Staminodia 3, parva, nuno minuta. Ovarium 2-loculare ; styli 
2, distincti, longi, filiformes, fere a basi stigmatosi. Fructus . . .—Rhizoma reptans, 
squamosum. Caules erecti, simplices, basi squamis coriaceis nitidis imbricatis obtecti, 
quarum intima in vaginam cylind sepius producitur. "Vagina caulina csterum 
unica, cylindracea, arcte appressa persist que, ab infl tia distans. Spicula unica 
terminalis, erecta, illi Lepironic ali. qi n Cyperacearum. simillima, glumis 
numerosis oo-seriatim arcte imbricatis flores obt tibus infimis paucis minoribus vacuis. 
Bractea spathacea nulla sub spicula. 
Species 1, Australie austro-occidentalis incola. Benth. Fé. Austral. vii. 211. Mast. in DC. 
Monogr. Phanerog. i. 304, t. 1. . 
3. Anarthria, E. Br. Prod. 248. — Flores dioici v. rarius hinc inde monoici, spiculis 
es x 
laxe co-floris interd formibus. Perianthii segmenta 6, glumacea, glumis 
sepius longiora. Fl. 4: Stamina 3, fil tis distinctis ; antherc 2-loculares, loculis 
distinctis parallelis apice basique breviter discretis medio dorso affixis, rimis distinctis 
dehiscentil Pistilli rudi Fl. 2 : Staminodia 0 v. rarius 3 parva. Ovarium 
simplices, plus minus complanati, nunc ramosi, ramis virgatis strictis v. flexuoso-diffusis 
secus caulem simplicem desunt, in caule ramoso spe plura; bractes spathacez sub 
inflorescentia v. sub ramis primariis foliis similes. Spicul:e seu racemuli in inflorescentia. 
terminali spieiformi v. anguste panieulata ad nodos rhacheos sspe complanate sessiles, 
erectz v. in speciebus ramosis szpe in ramulis solitaris. Glum:e seu bractec in spiculis 
parve, plus minus dissitee v. subimbri Bracteolze 2 sub quoque flore. 
Species 6, omnes Australie austro-occidentali proprie. Benth. Fl. Austral. vii. 211. Mast. in 
DC. Monogr. Phanerog, i. 310, t. 2, 
4. Lepyrodia, K. Br. Prod. 947. — Flores dioici monoiei v. rarius hermaphroditi, 
spiculis laxe oo-floris interd b; iformibus. Perianthii segmenta 6, glumacea v. 
tenuia, interdum fere hyalina, glumis sepius longiora. Fl. d : Stamina 3, filamentis 
distinetis ; antherze oblong:e, dorsifi ; 1-locul , rima unica dehii t Pistilli rudi- 
mentum parvum v. 0. Fl. 9: Staminodi sepius 3, filiformia clavata v. anthera cassa 
terminata, rarius antheris perfectis flos evadit. Ovarium 3-queter, 3-loculare ; styli 3, 
distincti v. basi plus minus connati, lineares, superne v. fere a basi introrsum stigmatosi, 
seepe plumosi. . Capsula 3-loba v. 3-angularis, ad angulos dehi — Caules e rhi t 
