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compositis, spiculis subfasciculatis, squamis ovatis ovato-lanceolatisque acuminato-aristatis puberulis.— Br. 
Prodr. 234; Kunth, En. ii. 317. Cheetospora concava, Nees, in Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. vi. 4T. (Gunn, 
575.) 
Has. Common in forests, and in damp soil, throughout the Island.—(Fl. Oct.) (v. v.) 
Distr. Victoria. 
A tall, slender species, very dangerous to handle, from the keenly cutting edges of the culms and leaves.— 
Culm often 8 feet high, about 4 inch broad, compressed, thickened rather suddenly from the margins towards the 
middle equally on both surfaces. Panicle 6-12 inches long, slender, effuse, with long, nodding lateral branches. 
Spikelets in pedicelled fascicles. Scales about + inch long, aristate-mucronate, puberulous. 
3. Lepidosperma longitudinalis (Lab. Nov. Holl. i. 16. t. 13); 3-5-pedalis, culmo + poll. lato 
complanato intus vacuo marginibus compressissimis leevibus, panicula elongata coarctata, ramis subsimpli- 
cibus, spiculis dense congestis, squamis ovato-oblongis obtusis apiculatisve puberulis.—Br. Prodr. 234; 
Kunth, En.i. 317. (Gunn, 1395.) 
Haz. Sandy wet places near the sea: Georgetown and Hobarton, etc., common.—(Fl. Sept.) (v. v.) 
DisrRiB. Victoria. 
The hollow culms at once distinguish this species from all its Tasmanian allies.—Oulms 3-5 feet high, about 
3 inch broad, with quite smooth (scarcely scabrous, as described by Brown) margins, and a much compressed, 
broad, hollow axis, reaching nearly to the margins. Panicle erect, 4-7 inches high, sparingly branched, the 
branches erect. Spikelets fascicled, pubescent. Scales ovate-oblong, blunt, apiculate. 
4. Lepidosperma Oldfieldii (Hook. fil.) ; 4-6-pedalis, culmo } poll. lato compresso utrinque con- 
vexo intus solido marginibus foliisque scaberulis, panicula elongata contracta erecta, ramis brevibus remotis 
compositis, spiculis fasciculatis, squamis ovatis aristato-acuminatis. (Tas. CXLVI. 4.) 
Has. New Norfolk, Oldfield. 
Similar in many respects to Z. elatior, but a smaller and more slender species, with a different panicle, which 
is very long (6-18 inches), of few distant, erect branches, 13-2 inches long, covered with fascicled chesnut-brown 
spikelets. Spikes aristato-acuminate, keeled, recurved, giving the spikelets a subsguarrose appearance. The edges 
of the culms are very scabrous, and cut severely.— Prate CXLVI. 4. Fig. 1, spikelet; 2, scale and flower; 
3, pistil and stamens :—all magnified. 
5. Lepidosperma concava (Br. Prodr. 234); 3-4-pedalis, culmo J poll. lato compressissimo 
hine concaviusculo marginibus foliisque scabris, panicula erecta elongata, ramis suberectis simpliciusculis, 
spiculis alternis brevibus, squamis ovatis carinatis aristato-acuminatis.—Kunth, En. ìi. 316. L. lineare, 
Sieb. Agrost. n. 9. L. longitudinalis, Nob. in Fl. N. Zeal. i. 279, non Lab. (Gunn, 576, in part.) (Tas. 
CXLVI. B.) : 
Has. Stony dry places: near Launceston, Gunn, and probably common elsewhere.— (Fl. April?) 
Distris. New South Wales, Victoria, and New Zealand. 
A rather slender species, but known by its very thin, flat culm, which is rather concave on one side, and elon- 
gate panicle with alternate spikelets.—Culms 3—4 feet high, about 4-4 inch broad, with scabrid, cutting margins. 
Panicle erect, pale, often a span long, elongated, flexuous, with rather long, erect, alternate branches. Spikelets soli- 
tary, subalternate. Scales ovate-acuminate.—I have seen no good authentically-named specimens of this. Those 
so called in the British Museum have the involucral bract as long or longer than the panicle, and best accord with 
Brown's character of L. lateralis, and belong to the species I have so called. —PLate CXLVI. B. Fig. 1, spikelet ; 
2, scale and flower; 3, pistil and stamens :—all magnified. 
6. Lepidosperma lateralis (Br. Prodr. 234) ; robusta, 1-2 pedalis, foliis numerosis, culmo # poll. 
