136 C. B. Clarke: 



St. Yincent in monte Soufriere et in summo monte St. Andrews: An- 

 derson n. 1793, Eggers n. 6918, 6918 b (alt. 750 metr.), Smith n. 134. 



Var /?. effusa C. B. Clarke, panicula copiosa; spiculis ferrugineis, 

 turgidis; setis nuce brevioribus, parum scabris; nuce majore, minus 

 stipitata. 



Machaerina restioides var. effusa Griseb.I Pl. Cub. (1S66) p. 242. 



Machaerina restioides C. Wrightf in Sauv. Cub. (1871) n. 2652 

 p. 179. 



Hab. in Cuba orientali prope Monteverde: C. "Wright n. 1535. 



197. Cladium filifolium Benth. fere glabrum, culmis caespitosis, 

 6 dm. longis, 1 l x j 2 mm. in diam., subteretibus ; foliis culmo multo 

 brevioribus, cum culmo consimilibus; panicula 2 dm. longa, angusta, 

 parum ramosa, ramulis interdum anfractuoso-flexuosis; spiculis 4 mm. 

 longis, c. 3-floris; setis cum ] / 2 parte nucis aequilongis, filiformibus, 

 levibus, bruneis; stylo 3-fido; nuce c. 1 mm. longa, ovoidea, subsessili, 

 trigona, brunea, rostro longe pyramidali, pallido, piloso. 



Cladium fltifoihnn Benth.l in Benth. ct Hook. f. Gen. Pl. III 

 (1883) p. 1066. 



Machaerina filifolia Griseb.! Pl. Cub. (1866) p. 242; Sauv. Cub. 

 n. 2653 p. 179. 



Hab. in Cuba: C. Wright n. 3388. 



XVIII. Remirea Aubl. 



Spiculae 1-florae. Glumae 4 undique imbricatae; tlos in gluma 

 suinma 'dissimili 2-sexualis pseudo-terminalis. Setae 0. Stamina 3, 

 unilateralia. Stylus cum ovario continuus, basi non bulbosus, linea- 

 ris; rami (saepissime 3) lineares. Nux sessilis, levis. Spiculae in 

 spicis digitatis dense spicatae. 



Species 1. 



198. Remirea maritima Aubl. glabra, rhizomate usque ad 1 5dm. 

 longo; culmis 1 12 cm. longis, fere usque ad apices a vaginis folio- 

 rum intectis; foliis superioribus 3 8 cm. longis, rigidiusculis, margi- 

 nibus saepe recurvis; bracteis 2 6, usque ad 3 6 cm. longis, patulis, 

 cum foliis consimilibus; spicis 10 18 mm. longis, 30-stachyis, strami- 

 neis aut fuscis; spiculis 35 mm. longis, ellipsoideis; nuce cum 2 / 3 

 parte glumae summae aequilonga. 



Remirea mariiima Aubl. Pt. Quian. I (1775) p. 45 t. 16; Beauv. 

 Fl. d'Ouy/r. II p. 23 t. 73; Kunth Enum. 11 />. 139; BoecJc.f in TAn- 

 naea XXXV (186768) p. 435; Griseb.! Flor. p. 569; C. B Clarke 

 in IlooL f. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI p. 677. 



