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Calostrophus lateriflorus, 



Calorophus elongatus, J. Hook. Fl. N. Zel. i. 267 ; FL Tasm. ii. 75 ; Hand 

 book of X. Zel. Fl. 295 ; Steud. Glum. ii. 265, non Labill. ; Nees in Lehm. 

 PI. Preiss. ii. 68, quoad plautam feminam ; C. niinor, J. Hook. FI. N. 

 Zel. i. 267 ; Restio lateriflorus, R. Br. Pr. 247 ; Kuuth Enura. iii. 4ID ; 

 Lepjrodia elongata, Spr. Syst. Veg. Cur. Post. 36 ; Leptocarpus squar- 

 J rosus, Nees in Sieb. Agrostothec. 38. 



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Humilior, petiolis plerisque ore lanuginoso-barbatis, spicuUs 

 masculis 2-4-floris, femineis sessHibus, sepalis utriusqiie scxus 

 memhraneis, exteriorihus interiorafere ceqitantibus^ carjopsi parra 

 sepulis involuta fuscesceute. ♦ 



In tractibus paludosis pr^cipue litoralibus Australia) felicis et 

 extrafropicse orieutalis slcut TasmanisB crebre copiosissimus et 

 gregarius; in alpes adscendens, ubi in Tallibus udis pra?sertizn 

 sphagnosis vulgatissimus et ad soli turfosi formationem extenso 

 cootribuit. Occurrit quoque in IS^ova Zelandia tam depressa qnam 

 alpina, Limes in Australia niihi cognitus septemtrionalis extendit 

 ad insulam Moretoui, ubi ipse hanc speciem vidi. 



Planta pluripedulis, laxe erecta, adscendeus v. decumbens, in 

 sumniis alpibus ad altitudiuem digiti passim reducta. Caules cum 

 ramis numerosis leniter v. saspius ralde flexuosi, glabri, virentes, 

 filiformes ; rami frequenter latere allero unisulcati, lenissime v. 

 haud evidenter striati. Petioli arcti, nisi astate Jaxiusculi, 2-5'" 

 lougi, folio mucroniformi 1—3'" longo sjepe patentissimo v. refracto 

 atque virescente terminati, primum viriduli, demura fulvescentes. 

 Spieulse mascula^ sessiles, fere appressa^, in ramulis ultimis seorsim 

 dissita3, nisi summiB approximata?, tota longitudine l^-S^'" me- 

 tientes, e scriptis Josephi Ilookeri interdum 6-flor:K, circumscrip- 

 tione ovata?. Lamina bracteas generalis ovata, concurva, glabra, in 

 mucronem circiter lineam longum aut pateutissimum aut reversum 

 terminaus. Bractea^ propria^ rigidulse, cum mucrone recto clr- 

 citer sesquilineam longiB, sursum virentes. Sepala 6 angusta ; 

 cxtcriox^a 2 canaliculata, acuta ; interiora phmiora et obtusiora. 

 Stamina tria. P^ilamenta dcmum calycem sequantia v. paulo su- 

 perantia, linearia, ph^na etsi perangusta, uninervia, utroquo Tnargine 

 tenerrime membranea. Antherie angusto-ellipsoideaj, dorsifixie, 

 circa j'" longas, astate parum tortae. Spiculfe feminse uniflorae, in 

 modum mascularum locata^. Eractea3 generales lineari-lanceolatse, 

 cum mucroue usque ad 3'" longa^ ; bractea propria scariosa, ovalis, 

 cuspidulata, circiter sesquillneam longa. Sepala 6 oblongo-ovalla, 

 tenere membranea, hite imbrlcata, vix lineara excedentia. Styli 

 3 liberi, nisi primum propc basim cohterentes, pertenues, usque 

 lineam longi, glabri, sensim in stigmata conspicue barbata circlter 

 lineam metientia revoluta transientes. Carjopsis ovata v. ellip- 

 soidea, Ijcvissima, nitida, haud stipltata, mox stylis orbata, crus- 

 tacea, vix liueam longa. Seminis testa fulva, satis mtens. 



Restio cincinnatus ex Afrlca australi mire simiUs C. laterifloro. 



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