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ramulorumque tenui-filiformium 10—15 cm. Longorum vel in axillis 



foliorum inferioruni solitariae, binae v. teniae, breviter pedunculatae, 

 vagina ventricosa folii fulcientis velut Bpatha communi maxima parte 

 obvolutae, Bingulae, singula Bpatha subventricosa laminam brevissimam 

 gerente peduneulam aequante v. superante, circ. 2 cm. Longa, glabra, viridj 

 I'ultae. lineares, a dorso Bubcompressae, 1.5—2 cm. Longae, pallide virides, 

 spiculis ? sessilibus circ. I in simplici serie superpositis et temione 

 terminal] spicularum tnascularum constantes. Rhacheos articuli spiculam 

 9 subaequantes v.ea .', brcviores-. late elavati. praeter basim pilosulam glab- 

 errimij inanes, oblique secedentes. Spiculae foemineae 2 inferiores soli- 

 tariae, adjecto pedicello sterili brevi rhacheos artieulo basi adnato ; spiculis 

 ? duabus sii|)ei'ioi'il)US adstat singula spieula 6 vel neutra pedicel lata ; 

 terminatur spica spieula S pedicellata cujus pedicelli basi insidet spieula 

 c? sessilis et adstat altera spieula c? pedicellata. Spiculae f'oemineae : 

 gluma 1 oblon; a. apice late biaurila. auriculis Bemiovatis acutiuscidis 

 antice denticulatis ciliolatis Bubherbaceis aervis reticulatis viridibus per- 

 cursis, patentibus. in anguli interioris marginibus costa alba notatis, 

 marginibus exterioribus inflexis, cum eallo L.5 mm. longo obtusissimo 

 glabro et cum auriculis \\ mm. longis 7—7.5 nun. Longa, dorso subconvexo 

 chartaceo albido glaberrimo tnultinervis, lateribus inflexis papilloso- 

 Bcaberula. Gluma IT l am sine auriculis aequans (4.5 mm. Ig.) ovata, 

 subito acuminata, chartacea, plana, nerve- medio prominente, marginibus 

 inflexis, glaberrima, 7— 5-nervis. Gluma III II am aequans, ovato-oblonga 

 breviter acuminata membranacea tenuissime 3-neryis glabra, scabra, 

 vacua; IV Ill ae similliina, ejus palea anguste linearis, bidentula. 

 Caryopsis late oblonga, a dorso compressa pallida, 2.5 mm. longa, basi 

 emarginata, embryone caryopscos f aequante, macula hilari valde depressa 

 atroviolacea. Spiculae musculae lanceolatae, 5 mm. longae, pallidae, 

 viridi-striatae, glaberriinae, pedicellis glaberrimis tenuibus (non clavatis) 

 fultae (biflorae ?) ; gluma I lanceolata, acutiuscula, planiuscula, 7—9- 

 ncrvis; II I am aequans, lanceolata acuminata ;?-nervis; III byalina cum 

 palea (et flore <$ ?) ; TV ei simillima, palea binervis. Stamina 3; antberis 

 ;5 nun. longis. 



LUZON, Benguet, ad flumcn lined (4282 Merrill) October 22, 1005. 1.000 m. s. in. 



Species peculiaiis, ab omnibus hnjns generis not is valde <li versa spiculis mas- 



CUlis ad teinioncm tciniinalem et duas quae spieulas foeinineas superinrcs com i 



tantur redactis, spiculae foemineae gluma I apice late biaurita. 



IMPERATA Cyr. 



Imperata exaltata Brongn. Bubsp. Merrillii Hack, subspec. nov. 



Differt a typo laminis innovationum angustis subconvolutis, panicula 

 brevi densissima. racemis floriferis ex ipsa rbacbi communi paniculae 

 enascentibus. 



Luzon, Province of Benguet, Mount Tonglon (Santo Tomas), (4813 Merrill) 

 November 12, 1905. Open places at about 2,200 m. 



