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gracillimus 20-25 cm. longns paucissime ramosus vel hand ramosus versus 

 apicem spiculas 2-4 gerens. Folia basi caulis 3-4-quasi-fasciculata tenuiter 

 coriacea hand rigida glabra vaginata cum vaginis 10-25 cm. longa quani 

 caulis breviora, vaginis 3 cm. longis 14- mm. latis ore obliquis integris, (ligulis 

 integris brevissimis lamelliformibus), laminis linearibus 7 22cm. longis 2mm. 

 latis apice acumiiiatis rnargine subintcgris sed sub lento retrorse minute molle- 

 que setulosis utraque paginc glabris. Spiculse paucte versus apicem caulis 2-4 

 sitge ; inferiores lateralesque fceminese ; terminales bisexuales sursum floribus 

 foemineis deorsum floribus masculinis instructs ; vel terminales masculines. 

 Spiculee maseulinse erectao terminales triquetrse cylindrico-filiformes 1-2 cm. 

 longse 4- | mm. lata?, (bracteis obsoletis). Fl. ; squamis mediis vagini-formibus 

 2 mm. longis apicc obtusissiuiis tenuiter hirtellatis ore obliquissimis glabris ; 

 stamina 3, filamentis glabris brevibus dilatatis fere perfeete se connatis, 

 antheris linearibus 1 mm. longis apice basiquo truiicatis ; rhachillne rectse. 

 Spiculse foeminese cylindrico-lineares 15-18 mm. longoe 3 mm. latre erectte 

 sessiles vel graciliter pedicellata?. Fl. ^ : squamis mediis triangulari-ovatis 

 2 mm. longis 1^ mm. latis ntriculum fere aniplectantibus 1-costatis apice 

 triangulari-obtusis glabris. Utriculus trigono-obovoideus 2^ mm. loiigus 



1 mm. latus apice breve late oblique rostratus, (rostris exteriore recurvis) 

 basi c u neat us hirsutus multo costulatus apicc hand clcntatus sed tenuissime 

 fissus crassiusculus. Nucula castanea trigouo-rhornboideo-obovoidea 1-j longa 

 1 mm. lata sublsevis apicc truucata basi oblique constricta brevissime stipitata, 

 stipile crasso, apice truucata plus minus depressa parti bus basis styli dilatis 

 mitriforniibus coronate. Stylus apice trifidus. Bractfe basi spiculse infinite 

 insitse foliiformes spiculas 2-plo superantes. 



HAB. Ritozan, leg. T. KAWAKAMT, Juli. 1913, (No. 4). 



Xear C, tristachya THUNB. ; but differs from it in having obovate, 

 much shorter nutlets. 



Carex orthostemon HAY ATA (Fig. 38, f-i), Mater. Fl. Formos. p. 389. 



Carex transalpina HAYATA Mater. Fl. Formos. p. 398. 



Sect. Fri-gida'. 



Scales of male flowers distinctly costate, costa pale yellow. . . . C. Shimadai. 



Scales of male flowers not at all or very slightly costate. . C.fuhorubescens. 



