Gardneriane. N. O. Eriocaulonee. 
TAB. DXXIV. 
P#PALANTHUS LARICIFOLIUS. Gardn. 
Rhizomate crasso repente, caule simplici ad apicem dense 
folioso, ceteris nudo, foliis radicalibus confertis recurvis 
linearibus glabris, caulinis dense verticillatis, pedunculis fas- 
ciculatis vaginisque dense albo-piloso-pubescentibus, his apice 
oblique fissis acutis. 
Pepalanthus laricifolius. Gard. Herb. Bras. n. 5262. 
Has. In elevated sandy campos, on mountain — to the 
north of the Diamond district, Brazil. July, 18 
Rhizoma crassum, repens, dense foliosum. Kp (rami) 
plurimi, 14-3-pollicares, teretes, ad apicem dense foliosi, ceeteris 
nudi, glabriusculi. Folia radicalia rosulato-congesta, linearia, 
recurvata, subpollicaria; caulinia ad apicem dense verticillata, 
erecta, lineari-subulata, pilosissima, subpollicaria. Peduncult 
2-4, valde piloso-pubescentes, 10-12 poll. longi. Vagine 
apice oblique fissee, piloso-pubescentes.  Capitula hemi- 
spherica, magna. Bractee involucrantes steriles, imbricate, 
exteriores obavato-oblonge, glabree, membranacee, nitidule, 
flores superantes ; bractee flores stipantes lineari-lanceolate, 
acuminate, glaberrime. Receptaculum albo-pilosum. lores 
masculi cum feemineis mixti, utrinque pedicellati. Mase: 
sepala 3 exteriora lanceolata, acuminata, glabra; 3 interiora 
in tubum obconicum trilobum connata. Stamina 3. Anthereé 
oblique, flavee. Flores feminet: sepala 3 exteriora anguste 
lanceolata, acuminata, glabra; interiora exterioribus simil- 
lima, sed infra medium pilosa. Pistillum generis. Stigmata 
3, filiformia, simplicia—G. Gardner. 
Fig. 1. Male flower. f. 2. female ditto :—magnified. 
