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florescentia fere aroidea, spica intra spatham angusto-lanceolatam 
solitariam v. geminatam apice foliaceam pedunculata, bracteis mem- 
braneis interrupta. Genus paradoxum, propter notas florales. 
Gahniz adsociandum, Restiaceis etsi nullas vaginas producit clau- 
sas, non est adnumerandum. Nomen autem elegi ut perennes 
agam gratias viro celebri Jos. Reed, qui portieum instituti Mel- 
bournensis philosophici zdificans nune ad promovendas scientias 
hoc in loco multum contribuit. 
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FReedia spathacea. 
In plaga paludosa litorali inter sinum regis Georgii et ostium 
fluvii Gordon detexit et specimina mecum benevole communicavit 
celeberrimus Aug. Gregory. 
Radix deest. Folia spiraliter evoluta linearia rigidula inferiora 
ulnam longa, inferne 3-3" lata, superne sensim angustiora striolis 
numerosis levibus supra conspicius prominentibus lineolata, su- 
periora breviora, summa j-l'longa. Vagins multistriatz, infe- 
riores intus glutinose extus splendenter fuscescentes 3-4" longs 
fere 13" late lz»ves integerrimz apice obtuse; vaginz superiores 
elongatze culmum involventes intus albidze apice sensim angustatz. 
Culmus pane orgyalis inferne 1" crassus superne sensim ad diame- 
irum 2-3" attenuatus leviter compressus haud angulatus sed 
tenuiter striolatus levis spica terminatus. Spica 4-6" longa fere 
1" lata, pedunculo paucipollicari portata. Spathz ad basin pedun- 
culi 1-2, fere pedales, circiter usque ad 13" latc lzves integerrima 
subchartacez extus pallescentes intus albidz concurvs spicam 
plus minusve occultantes.  Bractea altera spathacea sspe ad 
spiez; basin sita, altitudine inferiores squans ,sed iisdem con- 
spieue angustior.  Bractea prseterea una alterave tenerrima 
spieze medium versus exsurgens pallida 3-4" longa, vix à" lata. 
Cetere bractez sparse raro spicularum longitudinem valde ex- 
cellunt, aliquot passim uncis longitudinem attinent.  Spicule 
numerossimz e squamis pluribus non numerosis constantes leviter 
compressz circiter 3" longe.  Squamz fuses glabrz leves sca- 
riose, inferiores subrotunds sspe antice tricrenatz, infima vix 
lineam superans, sequentes circiter 13-2" longs utplurimum apice 
breviter bilobe.  Squamz florales ovatz v. oblonge. Filamenta - 
decoloria membranea uninervia obtusa primum breves denique 
autem ad longitudinem 2" elongata. Anthercflavz sesquilineares 
ienuiter lineari-tetragonz scilicet biloculares longitudinaliter 
utrinque apertz. Pollen flavum angulato-subglobosum. Germen 
glabrum. Stylus glaber sesquilinearis, —Stigmatis divisiones 
tenues erecte glabrze sed in statu vetusto nondum vise. —Caryopsis 
speciminum suppetentium paululum emarcidá lucenti-nigra circiter 
2" longa levis. E 
Fasciculus X, elaboratus Dec, 1859. 
