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ceae basi saepius longe-rarissime evaginatae. Perigynia 
cartilaginea indurata inflata compresse-ovata nervosa mar- 
ginibus subcostatis, rostro applanato attenuata breviter 
producto. Squama dorso nervis saepe excurrentibus acuta. 
Depauperatae. -— Inflorescentia interrupta elongata v. 
approximata. Spieulae heteromorphae, pauci-rarius uniflo- 
rae. Bracteae foliaceae longissimae. Perigynia indurata 
ovata v. elliptico-trigona, angulis obtusis faciebus ner- 
vatis, rostro brevi attenuato compresso, ore hyalino. 
. Vaginatae. — Gulmis basi vaginis paueis majusculis 
convolutis sursum ampliato-brachyphyllis. Inflorescentia 
remota elongata. Spiculae eylindricae peduneulatae pa- 
tulae nunquam pendulae. PBracteae subfoliaceae longe 
vaginatae. Perigynia ovata apice rostro attenuato obliquo. 
Platyphyllae. — Inilorescentia elongata remota. Spi- 
culae pedunculatae erectae (in planta nostra apice 
androgynae). 
Paniceae. — Inflorescentia interrupta elongata rarius 
contigua brevis. Spiculae oblongae v. lineares, breviter- 
v. longe-pedunculatae saepe pendulae. Bracteae foliaceae, 
planae auriculato-amplectentes v. 'evaginatae. Perigynia 
ventricosa ovata, rostro brevi. Culmi inferne foliosi, va- 
ginae nunquam inflatae. 
Supinae. — Inftiorescentia contracta brevis rarius inter- 
rupta. Spieulis saepius paueis, terminali mascula eylin- 
drica v. clavata: femineae globosae v. oblongae. Brac- 
teae foliaceae breves. Perigynia globosa turgida indurata 
glabra, nitida breviter rostellata, subcostata v. angulata. 
fe) 
Globulares. — Inflorescentia brevis approximata raris- 
sime remota, e spieulis paucis brevibus v. oblongis. 
Bracteae rarius- foliaceae basi evaginatae v. vaginatae 
rarissime longe-vaginatae. Perigynia orbiculata v. ovato- 
globosa fere semper pubigera, basi breviter attenuata 
subsessilia, rostro brevissimo recto. 
. Digitales. — Inflorescentia elongata interrupta rarius 
congesta. Bracteae subampliato - vaginatae brachyphyl- 
lae rarius subfoliaceae. Perigynia subtrigono - obovato- 
globosa, basi spongioso - dilatato - stipitata, apice rostro 
brevissimo excurvato. 
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