(58 COLONEL MUNllO'S MONOCiRAIMI OF TIIK HAMUUSACE^. 



Huh. ill Hrasilia, Rio dc Janeiro, Corcovailo Muut., Ruildi, Guudichaud, Mertcns. s. v. Kuprcclit ct 

 kuiitli. 



" Ciiliiiiis altissinius, raiiiosus, scuiidriisV, ranmlis ad nodos subtcrnis, subpcdalihus (1| liu. latis), i)lcio-(9) 

 idiyllis. Fo/iii ovato-laiuTolata (Kiintli), linoari-laiioeolata (Rupr.), S-.'H poll, (teste Kth.), <)-8 poll, 

 (teste Rupr.) lonpi, utriiiquc glabra, subtus pallidiora, basi iiiicqnalia, cuncata, apicc aiigustato- 

 acutata, ncn-i.s seeundariis 9, vciiulis trausvcrsi.s rarissimc vcl noii anastoniosiin plcuani referentibus. 

 VugiruB comprcssae, carinatac, supcrnc ciliataj, ligula promincnte, oblique rotundata, glalira. Pani- 

 cula patens, ovato-oblonga, bipoUicaris, rhachi glabra. Spicula (interdum monoica, teste Raddi) 

 oblonga, pcdicellata, castanco-fusca, coriacea, nitida, 4-5 lin. longa, glumis acuminatis, brevibus, 

 1-1 i lin. longis, carina seabris. FloscuU ncutri obtusiusculi, glabriusculi, obsolete 7-nen'ii, inse- 

 qualcs, superior liermapbrodito parum l)rcvior. Paka inferior (flosculi fcrtilis) flosculis neutris 

 simillima, sed major; sui)crior subajqui longa, ad dorsum supcrne sulco hirtcllo notata, G-nervia. 

 S(juamul<e angusta;, intcgrse, apicc pilis longis ciliatffi, insequalcs, du;e trincrvia?, tcrtia brevior 

 1-nervia. S/y/w.'? cito bifidus in stigmata 2 pilosa (Rupr.), unilatcralia, intus phimosa (Kuntli)." — 

 Ruprecht et Kuiit/t, dcscr. et icon. 



I am only acquainted with this plant from Kunth's drawing, and Ruprocht's and 

 Kunth's descriptions. Nccs says he never saw the plant, and, quoting liaddi's words 

 verhatim, states that he cannot hut doubt the correctness of them. Judging from Kunth's 

 drawing, I cannot consider that the plant should be placed in the section defined by 

 having " panicula contracta capitulum referons." It appears to me that it should have 

 been placed next to C. olif/op/iijllc, to which it is evidently closely allied. It will be 

 observed that the two descriptions by Kunth and Ruprecht differ in many respects, 

 especially as to the size and form of the leaves. Kunth states that he described and 

 figured his plant from a specimen sent by Gaudichaud. lluprecht does not state from 

 what particular specimen his description was made. 



29. C. c.U'iTULiFLOKA, Triu. Act. Pctrop. I. c. 613, icon. 339. " Capitulis terminalibus, 

 rhachi pedicellisqiic ^cnsc imbescentibus, glumis acuminato-subiddtis, carinis ciliatis, 

 paleis nervosis subobtusis, foliis ovato-lanceolatis." — Rupr. I.e. 125, tab. ix. fig. 25; 

 Steudel, I. c. 337. 



I lull, in Brasilia, Rio Janeiro in sylvis urabrosis (" dnixiumc" incolis), Riedel. s. v. Trinins ct Ruprcclit. 



" Cnhnus altissimc scandens, crassitie 1-lineali, teres, ramulis terms vel numcrosis, fasciculatis, spitha- 

 mseis, folii (5)-gcris, patcntibus, imo quandoque declinatis. Folia ovato-lanceolata (maxima 3 poll, 

 longa, et 5 lin. lata), \4ridia, concoloria, basi apiceque attenuata, venulis trausversis (subtus) rare 

 anastomosim perfcetam cxbibentibus. Vagina glabnc, ligulse loco marginc subauriculato-jiroducti- 

 usculo. Ca/ntuliiin suborljiculatum, diametro 8-lincali, folio supremo parvo stipatum, rliaclii jK-dicel- 

 lisquc dense pubcsccntibns. Sj/icula ovato-oblonga, 3— 1-lincalis, plus minus obtusa, glumis acumi- 

 nato-iiii//ulati,s, nervosis, scabriusculis, ad carinam ciliatis, flosculo infimo duplo brcvioribus. Flosculi 

 neutri in;cqnales, 7-9-ncrvii, nervoso-striati, glabri, obtusi, interdum minutissime mucronidati, 

 inferior paulo vel \ brevior ; sccuiulus licnnai)liroditum obsolete nervosum, nitidum, coriaceum, ob- 

 tnsum sequans vel parum superans. Rarissimc acccdit flosculus neuter tertius, vel etiam spiculis 

 altcris flosculi 2 hermaphroditi occurrunt. Palea superior inferiore paulo bre\aor, bicostata, et 

 prseterea utrinque l)incrvis. Squamula 3, subasquales, inferne nervatje, supcrne fimbriata;. Stylus 

 ad basin bifidus in stigmata 2 pubcsccnti-plumosula." — Trinius et Ricprccht. 



