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Subgenus II. Eleogeinis (gcnus) Nees in WigJd Contrib. (1S34) ]). 112. Culmi 

 minores aut mediocres. Ghimae membraiiaceae , in carina 1 — 3-nerviae 

 saepe virides. Stj'lus 2-fidus. 

 * Vagina summa apice scariosa, rugosa, detergibilis , saepe mox evanida. 

 Spiciila viridis aut ferruginea . 73. E. ochreaia Nees. 

 Spicula castanea aut cinerascens 74. E. maculosa E. Br. 

 ** Vagina summa apice firma, integra aut unidentata. 

 Rliizoma filiforme aut millum. 



Culmi eapillacei; spicula 1 — 4-nucigera 



75. E. cajnllacca Kunth. 

 Culmi graciles; spicula pluri- aut multi - nucigera 



Setae albidae aut perpallidae 76. E. alropurpurea Kunth. 

 Setae ferrugineae aut bruneae 77. E. capitata R. Br. 

 Rliizoma horizontale, robustum, castaneuui 



78. E. nodulosa Schultes. 

 Subgenus III. Eu-EIeocharis. Spicula culmo multo latior. Gluraae membrana- 

 ceae, in carina saepe virides. Stylus 3-fidus. 

 * Adculares. Nux longitudinaliter costata, inter costas transversim trabe- 



culata 7d. E. acicularis R. Br. 



** Chaetarieae. Nux cancellata, vix longitudinaliter costata 



80. E. Chaeiaria Roem. et Seh. 

 *** Lciocarpicae. Nux levis vel plus minus reticulata vix cancellata. 



•\ Culmi capillares; nux i^allida, vel proventu fuscescens. 

 Spiculae 2 — G - florae. 



Spicula atrosanguinea; setae 3 — 5, perbreves 



81. E. oligantha C. B. Clarke. 

 Spicula pallida; setae nucem superantes 



82. E. camptotriclia C. B. Clarke. 

 Spiculae pluri- (saepius 6 — 20-) florae. 



Setae ferrugineae aut pallide bruneae 



Culmi 3^ — 5 cm. longi; spicula 3 — 5 mm. longa 



83. E. punctata C. B. Clarke. 

 Culmi 5 — 10 cm. longi; spicula 5 — 9 mm. longa 



84. E. Wrkjhtiana C. B. Clarke. 

 Setae albae. 



Spicula 2 — 4 mm. longa; glumae imae subdistichae 



85. E. 'minima Kunth. 

 Spicula 5 — 8 mm. longa; glumae imae polyspirae 



86. E. subtilis C. B. Clarke. 

 ff Culmi 1 — 3 dm. longi, tenues; glumae albo-marginatae 



87. E. mio'ocarpa Torrey. 

 fff Culmi graciles. 



Stylo-basis a nuce facile distingncnda. 



Nux alba aut straminea 88. E. sulcata Nees. 

 Nux fusca aut castanea 



Setae cum Ys parte nucis vix aequilongae 



90. E. melanocarpa Torrey. 

 Setae cum nuco subaequilongae 



Spicula obovoidea 89. E. pachystyla C B. Clarke. 

 Spicula eylindrica 91. E. albida Torrey. 



