212 W. Ruhland. — Eriocaulaceae. 



202. P. macropodus Ruhl. n. sp. — Caulis elongatus (35 cm longus, 4 — 5 mm 

 crassus), crassiusculus, subgracilis, tota superficie foliis dense obtectus, fuscus. Folia 

 latiuscule linearia, mucronato -acuta, in sicco rigidula et quasi paullum pruinosa, tenui- 

 marginata, striata, supra et subtus pilis perparvis, subappressis, sparsissime pubeiaüa, 

 mox glabra, 20 — 28 cm longa, medio 1,5 cm lata. Pedunculi complures (3 — 7), in 

 foliorum axillis solitarii , compresso-applanati , subrobusti, folia subduplo superantes, 

 juventute pilis parvis arrecto-patentibus dense puberuli, dein glabrescentes, interdum 

 paullum torti, usque 45 cm longi, 1 3 / 4 mmlati; vaginae ai'ctae, quam folia paene triplo 

 breviores, virides, striatae, transverse truncatae, primum sparse puberulae, cito calvescentes, 

 4 — 12 cm longae, 13 mm latae; capitula 4 mm lata (universa 4,5 cm), in apice pe- 

 dunculorum per pluria (8 — I 0) globoso-congesta, sessilia, initio niveo-villosa, mox calva; 

 bracteae involucrantes late obovatae, obtusiusculae vel obtusae, fuscae, concavae, dorso 

 pilosae, mox glabrae, margine persistentius ciliatae ; receptaculum pilosum ; bracteae flores 

 stipantes illis similes, angustiores, ovato-lanceolatae, acutiusculae, fuscae, ciliatae, dein 

 glabrae; pili florum et bractearum clavato-obtusi, griseoli, intus granulati, non tuber- 

 culati; flos q?: pedicellatus ; sepala 3, libera, obovata, obtusiuscula, ciliata, cito glabres- 

 centia. fusca; petalorum tubus tenuis, glaber, demum involutus, acute 3lobatus; stamina 3; 

 antherae lato-ovatae, albidae; pistilli rudimentum triplex, papillosum; flos Q: fere ses- 

 silis; sepala 3, basi connata, obovata, longiora quam illa floris q 1 , obtusiuscula, fusca, 

 cito glabrescentia et rigescentia; petala 3, libera, paullo quam illa breviora, lato-obovata, 

 concavula, breviter apiculata, apice tenui-membranacea ibique cito destructa, ceterum 

 rigidula, hyalino-sufflavescentia, mox glabra; germen ovato-globosum, 3-coccum; Stylus 

 breviter columnaris; stigmata 3, fusca, breviuscula, apice bifida; appendices quam illa 

 breviores, brunneae, fere filiformes, papillosae. 



Brasilien: Prov. Minas Geraes; bei Santa Rita (W. Schwacke n. 9230 — 

 blühend im Februar 1893). 



Nota. Species huius subgeneris e maxima caule elonguto, aequaliter folioso valde 

 insignis. 



203. P. batocephalus Ruhl. n. sp. — Caulis perbrevis, lignosus, crassus, bulbosus. 

 Folia linearia, rigida, mucronato-acuta , caespitosa, arrecta, utrinque molliter pilis 

 brevibus subappressis dense puberula, margine rigido, ciliato instructa, basi albo-brun- 

 neola lanata, 15 cm longa, medio circ. 7 mm lata. Pedunculi per complures (7 — 9) 

 aggregati, pro ratione paullum compressi, compluries acuto-costati, brevissime et sparse 

 puberuli vel fere glabri, folia fere duplo superantes, 27 — 31 cm alti; vaginae ut folia 

 molliter et persistenter puberulae, arctiusculae, transverse truncatae, teretes, ore tenui- 

 membranaceae, fuscae, glabrae, quam folia paene dimidio breviores, 7 — 9 cm longae; 

 capitula parva, capitato-sessilia, 3 mm lata, per 14 — 16 capitulum compositum, 11 mm 

 latum, globosum, albido-villosum , senectute glabrescens formäntia; bracteae involu- 

 crantes lato-ovatae, acutiusculae, concavae, coriaceae, fuscae, ciliatae, dorso puberulae, 

 cito calvae; receptaculum pilosum; bracteae flores stipantes oblongae, acutiusculae, fuscae, 

 apice comato-pilosae ; pili illarum et perigoniorum levissime flaviduli, clavato-obtusi, extus 

 laeves, intus granulosi; flos tf : sepala 3, basi paullo connata, oblongo-obovata, ob- 

 tusiuscula, fusca, summo dorso comato-ciliata; petalorum tubus 3 lobus, glaber, tenuis; 

 stamina 3, libera; antherae 3, ovatae, albidae; pistilli rudimentum triplex, breviter pa- 

 pillosum; flos Q: sepala 3, basi connata, spathulata, obtusiuscula, fusca, summo dorso 

 ciliato-pilosa ; petala 3, oblonga, obtusa, ciliata, tenuissima, albida; germen tricoccum, 

 globoso-ovatum ; stigmata 3, filiformia, apice bifida; appendices 3, pro ratione longae, 

 apice papillosae. 



Brasilien: Prov. Säo Paulo; Campos da Bocaina, Vacca Cahio (Glaziou n. 7993 

 — blühend im Februar). 



Nota. Species pulchra, P. puberulo proxima, a quo statim habitu in otnnibus partibus 

 ^raciliore differt. Insignia praeterea folia utrinque persistenter molliterque pubescentia et vaginae 

 indumcnto simili instructae. Margines foliorum in nostra specie numquam tenui-menibranaceae 

 cvadunt. 



