]96 CYPERACEAE juss. (Isolcpis.) 



cato, (rian^ulari, laevi^ lutescenlo, squama iluplo triplove bre- 

 viore. — Cap. h. spei. — Sctae iiuUac. Diflort ab I. Ber- 

 giana spicis crcbrioribus, clonsc capitato-congestis fructibusque 

 laevibus. Nil nisi hujus forma? 



28. I. EXPALLESCENS. Culniis cacspitosis, basi foliatis 

 foliisque filiforniibus, glabris ; spicis subtornis, sessilibus, ovatls, 

 obtusis, nuiltifloris ; involucro 1-2-phyllo, clongato; squamis 

 carinato-navicularibus , ellipticis , obtusis , mulicis, flabellato- 

 Tiervosis, hyalino-albidis , carina viridibus; stylo trifitlo; achenio 

 obovato, trigono, acumiiiato-mucronato, subtilissime et obsolete 

 subcanceHato, straminco-fuscoscente, nitidulo^ squama triplo brc- 

 viorc. — Cap. b. spci. Drogc lcgit. — Stamiua 3. Setae 

 nullae. 



29. I. INCOMTULA Nees ah Esenb. in lAnnaea 9. 291. 10. 



154. Culmis caespitosis, rigitlulis, setaceis, basi foliatis; foliis 

 lineari-setacois, culmum acquantibus vcl superantibus, glabris; 

 spicls compluribus, capitato-congesHs, ovato-oblongis ; involucro 

 1-2-phyllo, splcas suporantc; squamis carlnato-navlcularibus, 

 late ovatis, longe dodoxo-mucronatis, carlna viridi, lateribus 

 liyalino-albidis, supcrne forrugineo-sangulneis ; stylo profunde 

 trilido; achenlo subrotundo, triangulari, aplcato, subtilisslme 

 transvcrse undulato, stramlneo-pallido. — Cap. b. spei. — 

 Radix librosa. Vaginao atro-sanguineac. Sctae nullae. I. Ecr- 

 gianao proxima, dlfl^ort squamls deflcxo-mucronatls. 



30. I. EcHINIDlUM Nees ab Esenh. in Linnaea 9. 291. 10. 



155. Culmis fasciculatis, capillaribus, strialis, rcctls ; follo ad 

 baslm, Ilneari-sctacoo, canallculato, culmo breviore; spiculis blnis- 

 quaternis, dlvorgontibus, ovato-oblongls, Involucrl diphylH pa- 

 tcntis apice setaccl follolo altcro brevioribus ; squamis pluri- 

 fariis, triandvls, ovatls, longe cuspldatls, cuspide patula, basi 

 mcmbranaccis, latcribMs superius venoso-striatis; caryopsi obo- 

 vata, brcvi, trlgona, lacvl, pallida; radice repente. Nees. — Cap, 

 b. spel. — A praeccdentc dlfTort maxime culmis, squamis 

 splculae haud undlque sctl basl tantum iaterlbusque Inforne hya- 

 llnis, a medio In cuspldom rcctam erecto-patulam Immarginatam 

 purpurcam longitudine rcllquae squamae partls contractis, nervt» 

 dorsali haud viresccnte, caryopsl paulo longiore, pallidc lutes- 

 cente, non striata, sub argutissima Icnte striolas obsoletas 

 monstrante; ab hac Igilur transitus in Isolepldcm Hystricem. 

 {Nees.) 



31. I. STJPINA Broivn. Pro(J. 221. Nees ah Esenh. in Lin- 

 naea 9. 291. 10. 156 et in JVight liol. 107. (.Wall. Cat. n. 

 3461. 3468, ex parte, 3469 o et? 3464.) Culmls caespitosis, 

 procumbontlbus vcl crectls, tcrctibus, striatis, basl submono- 

 phyllls, glabris; folio brcvi, canallculato; spicis 2-10, conglome- 

 ratis, scsslllbus, ovato-oblongis, acutls; Involucro monophyllo, 

 cuimum continuante, iongissimo, terctiuscuio, basl canaliculato; 

 squamis carinato-navicuiaribus, late ovatis, obtusis, mucronatis, 



