Trichinium. XCVII. AMARANTACEZE. ; 219 
caer — or ^^ etl than broad . 14. T. semilanatum. — 
erianth.s Ken coloured obtuse glabrous 
tips. Spikes ques 2 in. diameter. 
Stems short asaben, Radical leaves spathulate, the : e 
r i 15. T. Manglesii. 
Stems short erect. Leaves ‘spathulate, all crowded at the 
base of the stem 16. T. Beckerianum. 
Spikes abou x: in. diameter. Stems erect, simple, with small 
narrow le 
Radical Maves oblong-s athulatė. Bracts ovate-lanceolate 
— Perianth pale yi nk. " . 17. T. gampheenoides. 
s all ius. ama broad, transparent, pale-coloured. 
“(Perianth white ?) esquamatum. 
Series 4 "rv. — pi NER o1 onu terminating simple 
i erianths prime pieg (str lar, d t o 1 in downwards in all other series), 
inner segments woolly inside at the base. Leaves linear 
-  Bpikes sessile within the last leaves pit P T. dedinatum. 
| id sen disant ipadliy reduced to scarious scales f í di 
| RIES 5. Polycephala.— Stems mostly branched or rarely some of them 
—. Cumbent and Cris glabrous or with A ped woolly hairs. y one mostly globular, 
j dm diame: 
iant ents er woolly inside towards the base 
KE 80 in "T he heli ipteroides). Bracts rather loose 
; ru with di varie branches. Leaves linear, rigid. 
| y ns about 1 in. diame eter . 91. T. divaricatum. 
" Spi decumbent, ascending or erect stems. 
tn pikes about ii E: — 
Be €8 narrow, oe or less silky or woolly. 
p Peria a heo very thin, nearly as long as the 32; T halipterotdel. 
tacts and b 
y eteesi racteoles rather rigid not half as long as the > 93; T. Stirlingii. 
aves trod, Stems glabrous or nearly so except the 
7 ai Kb ob tha o longs Sm and connate at the base on one 21. P RE 
| amens 3 or 4 pam ‘the filaments all dilated at the : 
i base fi forming a comple te ring or cup . 25. T, axillare. 
cq anti-segments nearly glabrous inside, the wo ool p 
; ng chiefly from Ks staminal cup. Bracteoles closely 
n cing the peria 
ers with di 
Pani Baci AME. q Leaves few, narrow 26. T. striatum. 
^ large obovate or oblong. | hiefly radical. 
las tem simple at the base with pnt pant - on i . 21, T. auriculifolium. 
eher h-segments nearly orem inside. Staminal cup 
ed by 1 
Le y long straight hai 
unma oblong or “lanceolate, usually glabrous. Pe- 
ll in eae bip or TS 4 perfect, connate 2 RU m PERO 
ar long or = "lance loosely villous undernea ath, RU 
n 
sap 9n one ape ae 2, the filaments dilated a B opn: 
lin -fili orm Pe 4 
^ DU: atraicht. Stamens 3 or 
tha the filaments forming au E complete 
Perea: with a thick rootstock. Spikes Masa lin. x 
x ey. T je orme. 
tua, Spikes about $j in. ; diameter ; c vines 
