LEAFLETS OF PHILIPPINE BOTANY 
EDITED BY A. D. E. ELMER, A. M. 
Vol. IV. Manila, P. I., November 14, 1911. Art. 64." 
A NEW CAREX 
By 
G. Kükenthal 
(Coburg, Germany) 
Carex palawanensis Kuk. spec. nova. 
Rizoma eaespitosum. Culmus 25-50 em. altus obsolete 
triangularis laevis inferne foliatus basi vaginis vetustis in fibras 
dissolutis atro-brunneis obtectus. Folia eulmum  superantia 
basi plicata dein plana 5 mm. lata coriacea cinereo-viridia, va- 
ginae brunneae multirostatae. Inflorescentia subpaniculata vel 
spiciformis e spicis 4 distachyis vel monostachyis distantibus 
vel subopproximatis formata. Spiculae ovatae androgynae 
5-6 mm. longae densiflorae e cladoprophyllo utriculiformi enatae. 
Bracteae foliaceae longissimae breviter vaginantes, summa pa- 
tens. Squamae fem. ovatae aristatae sordida stramineae mul- 
tinervosae. Utriculi squamas longe superantes demum patentes 
rhomboidales subventrieoso-trigoni 4 mm. longi stramineo- 
virides glabri multinervosi basi rostrati apice in rostrum lon- 
gum conicum marginibus spinulosum bidentatum sensim at- 
tenuati. Stigmata 3. 
Philippine Islands; island of Palawan, Puerto Princesa, 
May, 1911, A. D. E. Elmer, No. 13146. Common in wet sand 
gravelly soil among shrubs bordering streams in the hills at 500 
feet altitude. The foliage has a very characteristic metallic 
hue. 
