Gardneriane. N. O. Eriocaulonee. 
TAB. DXXIII. 
Pa&PALANTHUS UNCINATUS. Gardn. 
Erectus brevis simplex, foliosus, foliis confertis lineari-lanceolatis 
acutis pubescentibus ciliatis demum glabratis inferioribus 
patentibus, pedunculis 4-5 compressis” striatis vaginisque 
pilosis, his apice oblique fissis acutis; capitulis hemisphericis, 
bracteis involucrantibus ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis pun- 
gentibus stellato-patentibus flores superantibus, stigmatibus 
simplicibus 
Pepalanthus uncinatus, Gardn. Herb. Bras. n. 5266. 
Has. In sandy campos, Serro do Frio, Diamond district, Brazil. 
Aug. 1840, 
Caudex brevis, erectus, dense foliosus. Folia lineari-lanceolata, 
acuta, pubescentia, ciliata, demum glabrata, bipollicaria. 
Pedunculi 4-5, rigidi, striati, pilosi. Vagine 2-pollicares, 
apice oblique fissz, acutz, pilose, folia juniora excedentes. 
Capitula hemispherica, Bractee involucrantes steriles, lan- 
ceolate vel lanceolato-ovate, acuminate, radiate ; bracte® 
flores stipantes lanceolate longe acuminate, pilose, apice 
uncinate. Receptaculum pilosum. Flores masculi pedicel- 
lati, cum foemineis mixti: sepala 3 exteriora lanceolata, acu- 
minata, glabra; exteriora in tubum obconicum, apice trilobum 
connata. Stamina 3. Anthere oblonge, flave. Flores 
feminei sessiles, pauci: sepala 3 exteriora lanceolata, acum: 
nata, glabra; interiora simillima, sed tenuiora. istillum 
generis. Stigmata 3, simplicia.—G. Gardner. 
Fig. 1. Male flower. f. 2. female ditto :—magnified. 
