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culatis, bracteis inferioribus lanceolatis basi pedunculos vaginan- 
tibus, vaginis 7mm. longis ore truncatis, laminis lineari-lanceolatis, 
bracteis superioribus vaginiformibus, laminis brevioribus gradatim 
obsoletis, spicis inferioribus cylindraceis 2 em. longis vel breviori- 
bus 5 mm. latis longe pedunculatis, pedunculis 34 cm. longis vel 
brevioribus scaberulis. Spice androgyne ad apicem = spiculis 
masculinis; spiculis §: squamis ovatis 34 mm. longis 1$ mm. 
latis ad basin 3 mm. latis apice acutis vel acuminatis glabris dorso 
costatis ; spiculis ? : squamis inferioribus longioribus plus minus 
obtusis oblongis 45 mm. longis 14 mm. latis apice interdum 
truncato-obtusis a basi 14 mm. latis a dorso tenuiter costatis medio 
non coloratis ad apicem et marginemque rubro-coloratis squamis 
superioribus plus minus acutis minoribus. Utriculus fusiformis a 
facie compressus 4 mm. longus 1 mm. latus apice bidentatus 
attenuatus basi acuto-attenuatus a latere costatus ad costis 
scabrido-hirsutus facie sursum hispidulus deorsum glaber. 
Achenia prematura obovoidea a facie compressa 1 mm. lata apice 
truncato-rotundata basi acuto-obtusa glaberrima; styli 4 mm. 
longi basi erecti vix incrassati, vel non incrassati, a basi usque 
ad apicem 2-fidi, ramis fusco-rubescentibus hirtellatis. 
Has. in monte Morrison, leg. G. Naxanara, 1906. 
Appears to be near C. brunnea Tuuns., but differs from it in 
the shape of spikelets, utricles and nutlets. 
Carex Boottiana Hoox. et Ary. Bot. Beech. Voy. p. 273; Forses 
et Hemst. Ind. Fl. Sin. III. p. 275. 
Has. Kotosho, leg. T. Kawaxamr et U. Mort, 1908, Aprili. (No. 
Distris. Loo-choo, and Bonin Islands. 
Carex chinensis Rerz.; Boorr Carex, p. 13, t. 36; Benra. FI. 
