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2 — 3,5 mm, rariiis usque 4,5 mm lala, acuta v. apice subulata, hiivia 

 glal)eiTima(|iie, nonnihil nervoso-slriata, aciebus obtusiusculis, in 

 vaginam abeunlia (|uarlain fere j)artem folii occupanlem, jam superne 

 lamiiia |)aiillul() laliorem, ligiila coiispicua subacula munilam, late 

 albido- v. rulvescenti-hyalino-marginatam superne (siepe fere us(jue 

 ad l)asin) viridem v. roseo- v. vinoso-violascenlem, transverse rugu- 

 losam el opacam, ima basi valde dilalalam, ferrugineo-caslaneam 

 et ibidem pilis longiusculis, albidis v. fulvescentibus ciliatam, ceterum 

 eciliatam. Scapi subteretes, 60 — 90 cm, rarius usque 125 cm alti,. 

 vulgo 2 — 3 mm lati, Iseves v. nonnumf[uam minutissime transverse 

 rugulosi, medullosi, basi vagina circumdali satis arcla, 12 — 16 cm, 

 rarius us((ue 25 cm longa, vulgo in apiculum foliaceum acutum, 

 brevem, rarius usque K) mm longum excurrente, superne carinata, 

 sallem in partibus terliis summa mediaque viridi v. inierne roseo- 

 violascente, in infima ferruginascente v. basi castanea nitidaque. 

 Spica multitlora, subglobosa, rarius ovalis, vulgo 12 — 16 mm, rarius 

 usque 20 mm longa, 12 — 15 mm crassa; bractea? infimse ovatse, vulgo 

 7 — 8 mm longie, 4 — 5 mm latie, dorso fulvescentes v. dilute ferru- 

 gineai, ceterum albidie et membranaceae, lacerato-fimbriatae, mucrone 

 (v. arista) subulato, j)ungente, dilute castaneo, vulgo 2 — 3 mm longo 

 munitse, mox patenlissimse, demum recurvatte, inlcrmediiu obovatx v. 

 ovales, circiter 7 mm longa?, 4 — 5,5 mm latse, paullulum cochleatae,. 

 apice rotundatse v. obtusissimse, subcoriacese v. fere membranaceae, 

 ferruginese v. ferrugineo-castanese, superne tuberculatje et opacse, late 

 albido- v. subhyalino-marginatie, laceralie, superne obtuse carinatse, 

 Carina in mucronem subulatum, vulgo 1 — 2 mm longum excurrente, 

 sjepissime area dorsali lanceolala v. sublineari, cinereo-viridi notatse. 

 Sepala lateralia libera, aequilatera, leviter curvata, lanceolata v. 

 spathulato-lanceolata, 6 — 7,5 mm longa, circiter 2 mm lata, apice 

 obtusiuscula et lacerata, dorso ferruginea, ceterum albidosubhyalina, 

 ala carinali satis angusta, inde a basi pilis breviusculis crebris cili- 

 ata, superne in mucronem subulatum, usque 2 mm lougum excur- 

 rente. Petala lutea, lamina obovala, circiter 6 mm longa et 4 mm 

 lala, apice crenato-lacerata, basi cuneata, ungui lineari, circiter 7 

 uim longo et 0,5 mm lato. Staminodia bibrachiata, brachiis longe 

 penicillalis. Anthera? lineares, circiter 2,5 mm longa^, connectivo 

 angusto, filamento sublineari, dimidiam partem antherse fere 

 a^quante. Ovarium uniloculare, placenlis parietalibus, basi baud con- 

 lluenlibus; ovula numerosa, funiculis brevibus alTixa; stylus in 

 parte lertia summa trifidus; stigmata subcapitata. Capsula 3 — 4 



