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Eleocharis R. BR. 



Eleocharis acicularis R. BROWN; MATSUM. et HAYATA Enum. PL 

 Formos. p. 480. 



HAB. Taihoku : Koteishd, leg. Y. SHIMADA, Juli. 1914. 



Eleocharis fistulosa LINK in HOOK. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. p. 626. 



HAB. Toyen, leg. S. SASAKI, Nov. 1910. 



Eleccharis capitata R. BR. ; HOOK. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. p. 627 ; 

 MATSUM. et HAYATA Enum. PL Formos. p. 480. 



HAB. Ako, leg. T. SOMA, Mai. 1915. 



'Roots fibrous, stems somewhat slender, spikelets small dense obtuse, 

 bristles as long as nut retrorsely scabrous brown or ferruginous, nut black 

 smooth, style 2-fid base small depressed pale". "Stems 2-14 in. Spikelets 

 i-m- pale. Bristles 7, or fewer. Nut as long as f glume, compressed, 

 obovoid." 



Eleocharis (Eu-eleocharis Leiocarpiccc] Shimadai HAYATA sp. iiov. 

 (Fig. 24). Annua. Caulis efoliatus 15-30 cm. longus 4 mm. Intus crectus 

 rectus glaber teres basi vaginis singnlis 

 instructus, vaginis 3 mm. longis tubu- 

 losis ^ mm. latis hand fissis ore sub- 

 truncatis apice triangulari-acutis. Spi- 

 cula solitaria termiualis oblonga 



cyliudrica 7 mm. -20 mm. longa 2|-4 



D C 



mm. lata apice acuta basi obtusa basi 



Pig. 24, Eleocharis Shimadai HAYATA ; 

 bracteis persistent! bus singulis iiistructa, t% a scale . b> a nutlet witll sete . c ^ the 



bracteis oblongis apice obtusissimis basi same ^ section. 



spiculam semiamplectantibus hyalinis ; squamis mediis rhomboideo-obovatis 

 valde coucavis 2|- mm. longis 1 J mm. latis apice obtusissimis basi subtruncatis. 

 SetG 6 acheenium in longitudine duplo sequantes filiformes retrorse scabrse. 

 Achsenium flavuni obovoideum 1 mm. longum 4- mm. latuni Iseve dorso costato- 

 angulatum facie planuui in sectionc triaugulare apice obtusissimum basi augusta- 

 tum, stylo basi valde dilatato, partibus dilatatis conicis apicem achsenii mitra- 

 forme obtectis. 



HAB. Hokuto, leg. Y. SHIM ADA, (No. 14, typus) Oct. 1914 ; Dai burin, 



