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*liquot disaiti et dispersi v. omnes in capitulum oliganthum globo- 

 sum collecti. Capitula mascula in caulibus pauca v. solitaria, 

 seorsim pedunculata, fere globosa, luultiflora, |-^" metieatia. 

 Bractege utriusque sexus ovato-lanceolatae, tonui-aristulafaj» cum 

 cuspide 2-3'" longce, apicem ver^us pilis longiusculis distanter 

 articulatis ciliatDe ; iDfiuiie iu capitulo pr^esertim masculo vacuae et 

 minus cuspidulatge. Rachis mascula circiter 2'" longa. vSepala 6, 

 vix lineam longa ; mascula lineari-lanceolata v. intitna angustiora ; 

 femina magis osqualia nisi interiura o%'ato-IaacGoIata, omnia aca« 

 tiuscula, mutica. Stamina 3. Antherce parum acutte, mox torfilcs. 

 Styli vix ulli. Stigmata 2, basin versus nuda, Staminodia 3, an- 

 therulifera. Capsula compressa, rotundaj marginibus tumida et 

 livida, faciebus saturate fusca^ breviter rostrato-acuminata. Se- 

 mina matm^a mihi haud obvia. 



Hecc species fore transitum ad Lepjrodias reddit, bracteolis 

 autem caret. Inter Australianas Restioni dimorpho pi'oxime venit. 



Restio chasmaiocoleus, 



Humilior^ caulibus simplicibus v. pauciramels paulo v. valile 

 flexiiosis striatis teretiusculis^ petiolis laxis palentibus obtusis 

 imberhihxis aphj^IIis, spiculis 1-4 majusculis, pedunculis brevi- 

 tomentosis, bracteis propriis cymbeo-Ianceolatis recte mucronato- 

 acuminatis, sepalis o v. 6 a?quilougis florum masculorum peran- 

 gustis, staminibus tribus, stylo nullo^ stigmatibus duobus, capsula 

 biloculata obtusa. 



Ad Toovey ; G. Maxwelh Ad flumeu Tone ; A. Oldfield. 



Planta e speciminibus suppetentibus vix ultra pedem alta. 

 Rhizoma horizontaliter procurrens, caules fere sigillatim dispersos 

 agens, fibras longas saspe simplices sed quasi lanngiuosas demittens. 

 Caules \~^" crassi, glabri. Rami si adsunt compressi, Petioli 

 -|-|" longi, scilicet persistentes, interdum mucrone circiter lineam 

 longo recto muniti. Spathellce seu potius bractese generales pe- 

 tioh'8 satis conformes, sed gradatim rainores, Spicula^ masculaj 

 circiter ^ longa^. Bracteas floribus sigillatim adstantes, nisi 

 imarum una alterave vacua, florura masculorum addito mucrone 

 vix 3"' longse, fere glabr^e v. glaberrima?, parnm rigidulte. Sepala 

 fere sesquilineam longaj satis tenera ; 2 exteriora lineari-canalicu- 

 lata ; 3 interio?-a fere linearia, plus minusve longitudinaliter in- 

 curvata ; his additum passim sextum pertenue v. Latiusculum. 

 Spiculam femineam vidi tantum hucusque unicam. Bracteae 

 lanceolatcB, acutie, vix 2" excedentes, Sepala 2 exteriora anguste 

 lanceohiri-canaliculata; 3 interiora planiuscuia, lanceolata ; omnia 

 lineam paulo superantia, Stigmata diu persistentia^ 1-1 J'" longa, 

 basim stylorem versus nuda. Staminodia 3 antherulifera, \~ 

 longa. Capsula rotunda, valde compressa, vix ultra lineam lata, 

 ad angulos dehiscens. Semina plane maturata raihi ignota. 



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