Fig. 218: Cy penis niger var. capitatus: a, scale, showing keel and obtuse apex, 

 X 16; b, flower with scale removed, showing the bifid style and the 2 stamens, X 16; 

 c, mature achcne, showing piincticulate surface. X 16; d. capitate inflorescence and the 

 involucral leaves unequal in length, X -,\\\ e, habit, showing the short rhizome and the 

 slender erect culms and leaf blades, X If,; f, spikelet, with lower scales removed to 

 show the fracliflcx rachis, X 4. (From Mason, Fig. 124). 



