\ 44 W. Ruhland. — Eriocaulaceae. 



obtusi, non clavati, extus laeves, intus granulosi; flos q^: sepala 3, basi connata, obo- 

 vata, acutiuscula, fusca, summo dorso pilosa ; petalorum tubus apice infundibularis, 

 brunneolo-hyalinus , glaber, 3lobatus; stamina 3; antherae late ovatae, albidae; pistilli 

 rudimenlum triplex, parvum, breviter papillosum; flos Q: sepala 3, basi connata, ob- 

 longo-obovata, obtusiuscula, fusca, dorso pilosa; petala 3, oblonga vel spathulata, ob- 

 tusa, hyalino-brunneola, tenuia; germen tricoccum, globato-ovatum ; Stylus brevis; Stig- 

 mata 3, plana, bifida; appendices 3, filiformes, quam illa breviores. 



Brasilien: Prov. Minas Geraes, Serra de Capanema, bei Caraca (Glazioun. 45537 

 ; — blühend im Februar). 



45. P. ruficeps Ruhl. n. sp. — Caulis brevis, lignosus, crassus, subhorizontalis. 

 Folia erecto-caespitosa, linearia, mucronato-acuta, dein mucrone destituto obtusiuscula, 

 crassa, rigida, viridia, inferne marginibus submembranaceis instructa et subensiformia, 

 striata, saepe involuta vel conduplicatula, rarius plana, primum utrinque pilis longiusculis 

 dense hirto-puberula, cito glaberrima, 1 5 — 1 8 cm longa, medio circ. 5 mm et ultra 

 lata, basi valde dilatata. Pedunculi valde erecti, folia multoties superantes, solitarii (an 

 semper?), robusti, rigidi, usque Scostati vel fere teretes, vix torti, versus apicem pilis 

 brevibus, arrectis leviter pubescentes, ceterum glabriusculi, usque 65 cm alti; vaginae 

 folia circiter adacquantes, arctae, oblique fissae, striatae, superne puberulae, ceterum 

 subglabrac, lamina intcgra, rigida, pilosula instructae; capitula late hemisphaerica, magna, 

 decidua, summitate densissime flavo-villosa, usque ad t 3 / 4 cm lata; bracteae involucrantes 

 lanceolato-ovatae, acutiusculae, coriaceo-membranaceae, fuscae, margine et summo dorso 

 persistenter pilosae, usque 7 mm longae; receptaculum valde pilosum; bracteae flores 

 stipantes oblongo-lineares, acutae, membranaceae, fusco-flavae, ciliatae, apice comato- 

 pilosae; pili illarum et perigoniorum flavidi, clavato-obtusi, extus laeves, intus valde 

 granulosi; flores masculi et feminei mixti, breviter pedicellati, trimeri, pro ratione maximi; 

 flos (J 1 : saepe 5 mm longior; sepala 3, lanceolata, acutiuscula, fulvo-brunnea, mem- 

 branacea, subcarinala, comato-pilosa, basi paullum connata; flos Q: sepala 3, basi 

 breviter connata, fere oblongo-linearia, acutiuscula, fusca, crassiusculo-rigida, ciliata: 

 petala 3, libera, oblongo-spathulata, rotundato-obtusa, ciliata, hyalina, tenuissima; germen 

 tricoccum, globosum; Stylus quasi nullus; appendices 3, brevissimae, fuscae, apice pa- 

 pillosae; stigmata 3, elongato-filiformia, apice breviter bifida, ibique decidua. 



Brasilien: Prov. Minas Geraes; Biribiry bei Diamantina (W. Schwacke n. 8481 

 — - blühend im März), Serra dos Cristaes, bei Diamantina (Glaziou n. 19959 — blühend 

 im April). 



Nota. Species capitulorum et foliorum consistentia valde insignis, sed Paepalantho capitoni 

 Koern. certe affinis. 



46. P. flavorutilus Ruhl. n. sp. — Caulis perbrevis, crassus, lignosus. Folia arrecta, 

 caespitosa, latiuscule linearia, rotundato-obtusa, crassa, perrigida, glaucescenti-viridia, 

 glaberrima, plana, 9 cm longa, medio 2,5 mm lata. Pedunculi (in specimine suppetente 

 miserrimo) 2, folia longe superantes, rigidi, glabri', circiter Scostati, 30 cm alti, vix 

 torti; vaginae quam folia fere dimidio breviores, striatae, arctiusculae, glabrae, oblique 

 fissae, lamina brevi, obtusiuscula ciliata, instructae, 4 cm longae; capitula depresso- 

 semiglobosa, magna, summitate densissime et molliter flavo-rutilo-villosa, \ cm lata et 

 latiora; bracteae involucrantes imbricatae, omnes subaequae, lato-ovales, obtusae, coria- 

 ceae, fuscae vel atro-fuscidulae, dorso dense et appresse pilis brevibus griseo-puberulae ; 

 receptaculum valde pilosum; bracteae flores stipantes oblongo-obovatae vel latiuscule 

 oblongae, flavido-fuscae, ciliatae, apice crassiusculo, comato-piloso instructae; pili illarum 

 et perigoniorum aureo-flavi, clavato-obtusi, membrana crassa, extus laevi, intus granu- 

 losa instructi; flores masculi et feminei mixti, subsessiles; flos qj 1 : sepala 3, saepe usque 

 ad medium subspathaceo-connata, obovata, obtusiuscula, flavido-brunnea, dimidio supe- 

 riore ciliata et dorso pilosa; flos Q: sepala 3, fere libera, illis floris (j 1 simillima; 

 petala 3, libera, obovata, rotundato-obtusa, ciliata, pallide griseo-flavescentia, tenuissima: 

 germen globosum, tricoccum; Stylus fere nullus; stigmata 3, profunde bifida, basi dila- 

 tata; appendices 3, breves, papillosae. 



