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Subgenus II. Eleog-enus (genus) Nees in Wight Contrib. (1834) p. 112. Culmi 

 minores aut mediocres. Glumae membranaceae , in carina 1 3-nerviae 

 saepe virides. Stylus 2-fidus. 

 * Vagina summa apice scariosa, rugosa, detergibilis, saepe mox evanida. 

 Spicula viridis aut ferruginea . 73. E. ochreaia Nees. 

 Spicula castanea aut cinerascens 74. E. maculosa R. Br. 

 ** Yagina summa apice firma, integra aut unidentata. 

 Rhizoma filiforme aut nuilum. 



Culmi capillacei; spicula 1 4-nucigera 



75. E. capillacea Kunth. 

 Culmi graciles; spicula pluri- aut multi - nucigera 



Setae albidae aut perpallidae 76. E. atropurpurea Kunth. 

 Setae ferrugineae aut bruneae 77. E. capitata R. Br. 

 Rhizoma horizontale, robustum, castaneurn 



78. E. nodulosa Schultes. 



Subgenus III. Eu-Eleoeharis. Spicula culmo multo latior. Glumae membrana- 

 ceae, in carina saepe virides. Stylus 3-fidus. 

 * Aciculares. Nux longitudinaliter costata, inter costas transversim trabe- 



culata 79. E. acicularis R. Br. 



** Chaetarieae. Nux cancellata, vix longitudinaliter costata 



80. E. Chaetaria Roem. et Sch. 

 *** Leiocarpicae. Nux levis vel plus minus reticulata vix cancellata. 



-\ Culmi capillares; nux pallida, vel proventu fuscescens. 

 Spiculae 2 G - florae. 



Spicula atrosanguinea; setae 3 5, perbreves 



8 1 . E. oligantha C. B. Clarke. 

 Spicula pallida; setae nucem superantes 



82. E. camptotricha C. B. Clarke. 

 Spiculae pluri- (saepius 6 20-)florae. 



Setae ferrugineae aut pallide bnmeae 



Culmi 3 5 cm. longi ; spicula 3 5 mm. longa 



83. E. punctata C. B. Clarke. 

 Culmi 5 10 cm. longi; spicula 5 9 mm. longa 



84. E. Wrightiaua C. B. Clarke. 

 Setae albae. 



Spicula 2 4 mm. longa; glumae imae subdistichae 



85. E. minima Kunth. 

 Spicida 5 8 mm. longa; glumae imae polyspirae 



86. E. subtilis C. B. Clarke. 

 ff Culmi 1 3 dm. longi, tenues; glumae albo-marginatae 



87. E. microcarpa Torrey. 

 j-f-f Culmi graciles. 



Stylo-basis a nuce facile distinguenda. 



Nux alba aut straminea 88. E. sulcaia Nees. 

 Nux fusca aut castanea 



Setae cum X J Z parte nucis vix aequilongae 



90. E. melanocarpa Torrey. 

 Setae cum nuce subaecjuilongao 



Spicula obovoidea 89. E. pachystyla C B. Clarke. 

 Spicula cylindrica 91. E. albida Torrey. 



