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fere idem qnam II. latifolii (Rich. in Pers. Syn. i, 70 ; H, Mauri- 

 tianum^ Nees in Liuna^a, ix. 288), sed folia majora ct inflorescentia 

 amplior. 



Rhynchospora aurea (Valil Enum. ii. 229 ; R, Br. Pr. 230 ; 



Kunth. Enum. ii. 293, c. syn. ; Benth, Flor* Ilongk. 396) ad Rock- 

 ingham's Bay a Dallachy et prope Gympie a Bailoy lecta fuit. 

 Planta Banksii forsan a fluvio Endeavour-River venit, 



Rhynchospora glauca (Vahl Enum. ii, 233 ; Kunth Enum, ii, 

 297^ c. syn. ; R. laxa, R. Br. Pr, 230 ; Kunth 1. c. 298, c. syn., 

 non Vahl ; R. Browuii, Rocm et Schult. Syst. Veg. ii. 86 ; R. 

 Chinensis, Nees in Plant. Meyen. 108 ; J. Hook, Pr?efat. ad Fl. 

 Tasm. xlviii.) nascitur ad flumen Hastings-River (Bcckler), in 

 Nova Anglia (C. St), ad oramMoreton-Bay (F, M.). R. glomerata 

 (Vahl Enum. ii, 234) jam caryopsibus tevibuS; R. triflora (Vahl 

 1. c. 231 ; R. Ceylanica, Kunth 1. c.) rostro fructus elongato dis- 

 cernuntun 



Rhynchospora Wallichiana (Kunth Euum. ii. 289 ; Steud. 

 Ghim. ii, 148 ; Benth. Flor. Hongk. 396 ; R. Ha^nkei, Presl Reliq. 

 Ha^nk. i. 199 ; Morisia Wallichii, Nees in Edinb. Phil. Journ. 

 1834, p. 265 ; J. Hook. Pra^f. ad Flor. Tasm. xlviii.) hactenus a 

 Gympie (Bailey) et Rockingham's Bay (Dallachy) aUata. Caules 

 tripedales v. breviores, satis robusti. Radix perennis. Folia 

 elongata, Fructus cetate nigrescens^ setas hypogynas superans ; 

 rostrum breve. Planta nostra exemplaribus ex India, China et 

 Japan congrua. 



Rhynchospora longisetis (R. Br* Pr. 230) crescit ad oram Rock- 

 hingham's Bay et fluvium Victorise. Planta fortasse annua, 

 digitalis nsquc sesquipedalis. Folia radicalia longiora nunc 

 caulem superantia, nunc eodem conspicue breviora ; floralium 

 nnum alterumve saipe prcelongum. Caryopsis aliquoties longior, 

 quam lata, Ijbvis v. parce asperula, acute rostrata, setis imberbibus 

 superata. 



R. discolor (Hochstett. in Steud. Glum, ii, 148) varietatem con- 

 stituit, solum caryopsi undique papilluloso-scabra distinguendam. 

 Varietatem aliam aut speciem dignoscendam (pterocha^tam) ad 

 fluvium Victoriae detexi. Folia hujus breviora, capitula majora, 

 spiculas longiores ; caryopses majores, dense papillosre, rostro plano 

 latissimo obtuso terminata^, setje basin versus sEepissime sericeo- 

 plumosje. Ha3C ad Cape's River occurrit (Bowman), ad Norman^s 

 et Gilberfs River (Th. GuUiver), ad Victoria-River (F. M.). 



Lepironia mucronata (Rich. in Pers. Synops. i, 70 ; Kunth 

 Enum. ii. 367 ; Chondrachne articulata, R. Br. Pr. 220) in Aus- 

 tralia mihi tantum e vicinia fluminis Brisbani hactenus nota, ubi 

 ipse plantam legi. Caules fistulosi. In varietate capitata spicam 

 vidimus ad capitulum orato-globosum semipollice brevius abbre- 

 viatam. Hebc varietas adspectu Chorizandrce sphoerocephala^ si- 

 millima. 



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