377 



Raddi. Jamaica. Menzies. Mr. Lunan. Dr. Bancroft. /3. 

 Martinique. Sieber. Guadeloupe. Mr. Parker, y. Canada 

 and the United States, Observatory Inlet, North -West coast 

 of America. Dr. Scouler. — This differs from L. clavatum in its 

 long, erect, much divided and somewhat fastigiated branches; 

 in the narrower, more distant, and more patent leaves; rarely, 

 and only in the lower parts of the older stems, denticulato- 

 ciliate; and in the longer peduncles and larger spikes, which 

 are generally three, rarely two or four. 



76. L. divaricatum. Wall. Cat. n. 131. 



Caule longissimo repente, ramis erectis valde divisis, ramu- 

 lis patentibus, foliis laxiusculis patentibus anguste subulatis 

 piliferis integerrimis, pedunculo subpedali, spicis subsenis 

 elongato-cylindraceis alternis, squamis ovato-acuminatis pili- 

 feris demum arctissime imbricatim reflexis. 



Hab. Nepal and Kamoon. Dr. Wallich. — A species well 

 distinguished by the characters above enumerated. 



77. L. diaphanum. Sw. Syn. Fil. p. 179. — L. clavatum? Aub. 

 du Pet. Thouarsy Fl. Trist. d'Acun. p. 30. 



Hab. Island of Tristan d'Acunha. Aubert du Petit Thouars. 

 Carmichael. 



78. L. Preslii. Hook, et Grev. — L. serpens. Presl, Reliq. 

 Hcenk. />. 81. (non Desv. Enc. Bot. Suppl. v. 3. p. 553.) 



Hab. Guayaquil. Hcenke. — This plant is said to creep in 

 the manner of L. clavatum. The branches rise only two inches 

 above the ground ; the fructification is unknown. 



79. L. fastigiatum. Br. Prod. p. 65. 

 Hab. Van Dieman's Land. Brown. 



80. L. spurium. Willd. Sp. PI. v. 5. p. 28. 



Hab. Quito. Willde?iow. — This plant was seen by Will- 

 denow in an imperfect state, its fructification being unknown. 



81. L. paniculatum. Desv. Encycl. Suppl. v. 5. p. 543. 

 Hab. Marianne Islands and Chili. Desvaux. — This is 



placed in the division " spicis dichotomis " by Sprengel. 



82. L. Magellanicum. Bory, in Duperr. Voy. p. 245. 



