

Tlie descriptions of the r\e^\ .species and varieties are placed in 

 al]dial)etical order. 



T. acumiiiatum, A. ir. ////?; species distincta, T. capituUfloro, 

 Sond., similis, perianthii segmentis apice long-e acicularibus 

 repnndis dense barbatis, folii.sqiie acicularibus dift'ert, 



Rhizoma gracile, erectum, subteres, circiter 3*5 mm. crassiim; 

 <"aules c rliizomate numcrosi, patuli vel ascendcntcs, subteretes, 

 glabri. Folia acicnlaria, acuta, 0'8-2-5 cm. longa, subteretia, 

 glabra. Floras in glotneiulos subdensos terminales dispositi. Brae- 

 ieae triangulari-lanceolatae, acutae, carnosae, 2-3 mm. longae, 

 glabrae; bracteolae floribus circiter dimidio breviores. Perianthii 

 segmenta 1-5 mm. longa, liueari-laiiceolata, apice longe acicularia, 

 repanda,^ inferne dense adpresse barbata. Aniherae ad pei^iantbii 

 tubi basin inclusae, 0-5 mm. longae. Stylus 0'25 mm. longus. 



Fructas ovoideo-globosus, circiter 4 mm. longus, tenuitcr costatus 

 et reticulatus. 



Cape J)iv. ; near Xoali's Ark ]iatterv, Sinionstown, Sept., 

 Wolley Dod 2806! 3016! Simon's Bay, Wright 536! hills west 

 of SimonstowB, Oct., Wolley Dod 1879! Muizcnberg, 320 m., 

 Ang. Bolus 8040! Coustautiaberg, 550 m., ScUecUcr 543! 

 Steenberg Flats, July, Wolley Dod 2T41 ! ' Cape/ Ilooler GOB ! 

 Heynoml e.t: herh. Kunth. in herh. Berol. ! 



The spreading periantli segments with tlieir olonn-atcd acicular 

 tips are a marked feature of this species, see fig. 12. 



T. aggregatum, .1. W. Hill; species T. diversifolio, Send., 



et I spwato, L., affinis, ab ilia bracteis margine fimbriatis, ab 

 Iliffeit '^^P^i'^oi-^^^^'^ P»^^cis sububitis ascendentihus praecipne 



Caules et rami asceiidentes, subteretes, glabri. Folia parva 

 plana, ad caulem appro.ssa, lanceolata vel linen ri-lanceolata! 

 acuta, 3-4 mm. longa, ngula, sicco nigrescentin, glabra. Flores 

 m capitulos terminales su1,eapitato,s vel spicas oblongo-H^.eares 

 conferti Bracteac uvatae, acute aciiminatie, costa lat^i rarnosa 

 marginibus subtranslucentibus viridibus lacerato-denti^htk' 

 glabrae; bracteolae floribus aequales sed nuilto am usW ' 



puoescen, segmenta circiter 3 mm. longa, linearia subncuta 



eSar^^irt'^'"'"'?*^- ^''^^"^'^ e perianS^r^ 

 ImL ZlT' ''^''- .^"^T '''''^'' ^^'■"^''« ellipsoideus, 

 t,^^{..T'^'''' prommenter 10-costatus, inter costa. delicate 



reticulatus. 



l>^n-li„g 36 m nT\^D'if'tl~^;- »'"'"'"""' IGW! 1695! 

 town, 56 m June «:? Tvn!' w' ' , ^"P" """- ''™'- ^ap*- 



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