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striata, nervis submarginalibus paullulum incrassatis, aciebus obtusis 

 v. saltem obtusiusculis, in vaginam abeuntia quartam, v. tertiani 

 fere partem tolii occupanlem, superne lamina haud latiorem ligula 

 nuila munitam, superne sordide viridem v. vinoso-purpurascentem, 

 transverse rugulosam, opacam, marginibus fulvescente-subhyalinam, 

 vulgo omnino eciliatam, inferne (ima basi valde) dilatatam, ferrugi- 

 neam et subopacam, vulgo pilis fulveseentibus longis ciliatam. 

 Scapi subteretes, vulgo 30 — 40 cm alti, 0,6 — 1 mm crassi, Iseves 

 glaberrimique, nonnihil nervoso-striati, inferne fulvi, ferruginascentes 

 v. ferrugineo-castanei, basi vagina circumdati arcta, vulgo 6 — 10 cm, 

 rarius usque 12 cm longa, in apiculum brevem obtusiusculum, sajpe, 

 incurvatum excurrente, superne sordide viridi et minute tuberculata v. 

 transverse rugulosa, inferne ferruginascente v. dilute castanea, Isevinili- 

 daque. Spica satis multiflora, obovoidea (junior obovoideo-fusifor- 

 mis), 5- — 8 mm longa, 3 — 5 mm, rarius usque 6 mm crassa; bractese 

 infimge ovales, vulgo 3,5 — 4,5 mm longte, 2,5 — 3 mm latae, apice ro- 

 tundattC subcoriacese, albida' v. straminea^, marginibus tenuiores et 

 subhyalinae, sub apice sa?pe leviter carinatse, intermedise obovato- 

 ovales, 5 — 7 mm longa?, 3,5 — 4 mm latae, nonnihil cochleatse, apice 

 rotundata^, membranaccce v. saltem submembranacese, subhyalino- 

 albida v. dilute straminea, apice ssepe roseo-purpurascentes, Iseves, 

 subnitidce, integerrimse, eciliatae, sub apice saepe carinatae, area dor- 

 sali nulla. Sepala lateralia, libera, sequilatera, fere recta, lanceolata, 

 5 — 7 mm. longa, circiter 1 mm lata, acuta, subhyalina, dorso stra- 

 minea, apice sape roseo-purpurascentia, ala carmali satis angusta, 

 in partibus tertiis intima mediaque pilis brevissimis satis raris ciliato- 

 scabridula. Petala lutea, lamina obovato-suborbiculari, 4 — 5 mm 

 longa, apice serrato-lacerata, basi late cuneata, ungui lineari, usque 

 5 mm. longo, circiter 0,6 mm lato. Staminodia bibrachiata, brachiis 

 longe penicillatis (pilis superne moniliformibus). Antherse sublinea- 

 res, circiter 1,5 mm longae, connectivo angusto, filamento sublineari, 

 dimidiam partem anthene aquante v. paullulo longiore. Ovarium 

 uniloculare, placentis parietalibus, basi haud confluentibus; ovula 

 numerosa, funiculis brevibus affixa; stylus usque ad medium trifi- 

 dus; stigmata flabellato-lacerata. 



' Nordwest-Rhodesia: Zwischen Broken Hill und Chirukutu, auf 

 feuchtem grasigem Platze, 10. Aug. 1911 (n. 296). 



Durch die hellen Brakleen der Ähre und die quer runzeligen 

 Blätter erinnert diese Spezies einigermassen an A', straminca Alb. 

 Nilss., unterscheidet sich aber schon durch den ziemlich breiten, 



