212 OXLII. RESTIACER. [ Anarthria. 
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5 uox ents free ; anthers of 2 distinct cells, dorsal sticka in the 
centre boly. ema sr isa No staminodia. Ovary 3-celled ; styles 
The genus is limited to West Australia. 
Stems simple, more or less flattened. Panicle narrow, man 
flowered, with a long ihe leaf-like bract at the 
bas 
Siem a and leaves very feb 3 to 4 ee broad 
br 
. A scabra. 
Stem and leaves flat, 2 to 3 lines 
Qo t2 n 
i A, levis. 
Stem and leaves slightly flattened, n 1 line broad . +. 3. A. gracilis. 
Stems much branched. Panicles numerous, 3- to 6-flo wered. 
Stems sana ee the numerous branches loosely curved or i 
flex: 4. A. prolifera. 
Stems Poo flattened, the branches ‘erect ‘and bushy, 
leafy throughout . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 A. polyphylla. 
1. A. scabra, R. Br. Prod. 249.—Stems erect, rigid, very flat, d 
to 2 ft. high and 3 to 4 lines broad. Leaves all radical, as long an i 
broad as the stems or rather longer, sheathing Bhasi and. ee 
segments narrow, acuminate, of a rich brown, 2 to 2 lines long. F e 
ments shorter than the anthers, in the centre of a flat t receptum 
Female flowers sessile or o n very short curved rigid pedicels in the 
notches of a thick flat €: flexuose n or shortly branched pee 
with a ve w acumi r glume and 1 or 2 eee 
under each flower. PBélitiiu p incte lanceolate, acuminate ri 
5 to 6 lines long, 3 inner rather smaller. Caps sule hard zi 
sinus about 3 lines broad, erowned by 3 short pajat. Pe base s of the 
—Nees in Pl. Preiss. ii. 61; F. Muell. Fragm. vi 
A. 
W. Australia. Geo oining districts, R. Brow” 
Cunningham, jr c d 249 d id. PLE n ITUR Sa. Mueller and others. 
2. A. levis, R. Br. Prod. 249.—Stems 1 to 1} ft. high, flat = 
rigid, with leaves as long as in 4. scabra and similarly shea thing ur 
equitant at the base, but both eee and stem narrower, usually abo 
and always under 3 lines broad with smooth margins, the inflor- 
