246 ME. H. N. EIDLET ON PLANTS 



longi. Capitulum primo fusiforme, bracteis involucralibus 2 lanceolatis obtusis vel 

 svibacutis viridibus 8 cm. longis in fructu ovatis patentibus. Glumce oblongae, apice 

 rotundatfe, scariosae, tenues, pallidse. Squamellce anguste lanceolatse, carina 

 capillorum alborum fasciculis instructse. Antherte flavescenti-albse, lineares, baud 

 apiculatae. Stylus purpureus, stiguiatibus 3 brevibus. Caryopsis ovoidea, abrujite 

 in pedem longum angustata, superne couica, longitudinaliter rugosa, basi styli 

 persistente. 

 Camp VI rt, 3100 ft. 



\l Mapania papttana, Ridl., sp. nov. 



Serha csespitosa. Folia disticba, liuearia, acuminata, caudata, 80 cm. longa, ]"7 cm. 

 lata, mai'ginibus in jwrte superiore et apice spinulosis aculeis niinutis pallidis. 

 Scapi graciles, 15-18 cm. longi, obscure angulati, pilis minutis appressis scabridi. 

 Folia vaginantia, 3 vel plura, 4 cm. louga, laniinis lanceolatis obtusis. Capitulum 

 juvenile conoideum. Bractece ovatae, lanceolatse, 1 cm. longae, 5 mm. latse, costa 

 distincta et nervis tenuioribus, marginibus scariosis. Glum(je oblongse, ajaice 

 rotundatse, marginibus scariosis. Squamellce angustissimae, carina pilis albis 

 minutis copiosis vestita. Stamimwi iilamenta quam gluma breviora, antbera 

 liueari bavid cristata j)allide flava. 



Camp I, 600 ft. 



\l Mapania pandanacea, E-idl., sp. nov. 



Bhizoma validum, lignosum. Folia plura, disticba, tenuiter coriacea, elongata, lanceo- 

 lata, caudata, versus basin angustata, 50 cm. longa, 2"5 cm. lata, cauda 6 cm. 

 longa, pallida, marginibus brevissime aculeatis, nervis validis 3. Scapus quam 

 folia brevior, 30 cm. longus, triqueter, folio vaginante uno in medio scapo Ion go, 

 vagina 3 cm. longa, lamina 30 cm. longa. Capitulum solitarium, conoideum, 

 sessile ; bracteae involucrales 4, foliiformes, exteriores folia simulantes, interiores 

 ovatse, breviter acuminatae. Spicules 25 cm. longee, bractea lanceolata pallida obtusa 

 suffultae. Glumce et squamellae anguste lanceolatae, apice pubescentes. Antherce 

 breves, lineares, curvae, baud ai^ieulatae. Stylus elongatus, gracilis, stigmatibus 3 

 brevibus. 

 Canoe Camp, 150 ft. 



A very distinct plant in its foliage, wbicb resembles tbat of some of tbe dwarf 

 Panclanus, sucb as P. j^arvus, Ridl. The broad leaves with a spiny edge are remarkable 

 in a 3Iap)ania,i\% are tbe large involucral leaves surrounding the capitulum. Tbe only 

 specimen is, unfortunately, in young flower. 



Carex neo-guineensis, C. B. Clarke, in Kew Bull. Add. Ser. viii. 73. 

 Camps X to XIII, 6700 to 10,500 ft. 



Tbe utricles in these specimens are more hairy than usual. 

 Bistrib. Endemic in New Guinea. 



