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plane a third as long, ascending, oblique oblong-lanceolate. Spikes 

 short; bracts bright green, membranous; larger linear-oblong, tV line 

 long ; smaller ovate, acute. 



Hab. Usagura Mountains, E. Trop. Africa, Sir J. Kirk. Habit 

 of 8. Jissidentoidcs. 



264. S. heterostachys, n. sp. — Stems very slender, trailing, 

 2-4 in. long, pinnate, tlie brandies erecto-patent, the central and 

 lower sometimes considerably compound. Leaves of the lower 

 plane slightly spaced on the branches, very much so on the main 

 stem, spreading, oblique ovate, acute, a line long, pale green, 



•membranous, dilated on the upper side at the base, slightly cordate, 

 serrulate, and a little imbricated over the stem; leaves of the upper 

 plane half as long, broad ovate, with a distinct cusp. Spikes 

 |~ |- in. long, resupinate, f-1 lin. diam. ; bracts not always 

 distinctly dimorphous, those of the upper plane usually ovate- 

 lanceolate and erecto-patent; of the lower plane ovate, acute, 

 ascending. 



Hab. Hong-koug, C. \Vri(/ht ! Northern China, Dr. Ranee 

 7491 ! 



265. S. samoensis, n. sp. — Stems trailing, slender, 3-6 in. 

 long, copiously pinnate, the branches erecto-patent, the lower often 

 copiously compound. Leaves of the lower plane spaced even on 

 the branches, spreading, oblique oblong, obtuse, a line long, bright 

 green, membranous, firmer in texture than in pronijiora, more 

 produced on the upper side of the midrib, broadly rounded, 

 serrulate, and slightly imbi-icated over the stem on the upper side 

 at the base ; leaves of the upper plane one-thuxl as long, ovate, 

 not cuspidate. Spikes copious, resupinate, \-^ in. long, 1 lin. 

 diam. ; bracts very dimorphous, those of the upper plane ovate- 

 lanceolate, spreading or erecto-patent, slightly squarrose ; those of 

 the lower plane ascending, ovate, cuspidate, 



Hab. Samoa, Powell ! J. Q. Veitch ! Whitmee ! 



266. S. vitiensis, n. sp. — Stems slender, trailing, 4-6 in. long, 

 copiously pinnate, the lower branches elongated and copiously 

 compound. Leaves of the lower plane spaced even on the 

 branchlets, spreading, oblong, obtuse, membranous, f-1 lin. long, 

 more produced on the upper side of the midrib, broadly rounded 

 and shortly ciliated on the upper side at the base, and very slightly 

 imbricated over the stem ; leaves of the upper plane one-third as 

 long, oblong, not cuspidate. Spikes short, resupinate, i-^ lin, 

 diam. ; bracts of the upper plane ovate-lanceolate, erecto-patent ; 

 of the lower plane little shorter, ovate, acute, ascending, strongly 

 keeled. 



Hab. Fiji Islands, Daonel ! 



267. S. ALUTACEA Spring Mon. ii. 237. — Stems very slender, 

 trailing, forked low down, copiously pinnate, the branches erecto- 

 patent, the lower copiously compound. Leaves of the lower plane 

 spaced on the main stem, spreading, ovate, subacute, |-1 lin. long, 

 brigbt green, firmer in texture than in S. pronijiora, very unequal- 

 sided, very cordate, strongly cihated, and much imbricated over 



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