— 119 — 



7. X. globosa Alb. Nilsson (1892), Stud. Xyrid., p. 57. 

 Venezuela: Rio Cuquenan. ßestinga am Quewewode, Februar 

 1910 (Ule n. 8548). 



Abolboda Humboldt & Bonpland. 



1. A. pulchella Humboldt & Bonpland (1809), Plunt. aequinoct. II, 

 p. 25. 



Brasilien: Rio Branco. In Sümpfen bei S. Marcos, Juni 1909 

 (Ule n. 7762). 



2. A. grandis Grisebach (1848) in Linnaea. Jahrg. XXI, p. 201. 

 Brasilien: Rio Negro. Am "Wasserfall des Tauruma bei Manäos, 



März 1910 (Ule n. 8821). 



3. A. macrostacliya Spruce (in sched.) ap. Malme (1901), Beitr. 

 Xyrid. -Flora Südam., p. 15. 



Venezuela: Rio Cuquenan. In Sümpfen am Quewewode, Februar 

 1910 (Ule n. 8545). 



Rapateaceae. 



Von 

 R. Pilger. 



Rapatca Ulei Pilger n. sp. Folia distiche approximata; lamina 

 elongata, papyraceo-coriacea, superne sensim angustata, tum longe 

 angustissime fere caudatim producta, basi rotundat;«. et leviter cordata, 

 in spec. ad 45—47 cm longa et 8 cm lata, mediano angustiore bene 

 imprimis subtus prominente, nervis parallelis permultis approximatis 

 imprimis supra conspicuis, venulis transversis densissime reticulatis subtus 

 bene prominulis, petiolus brevis (1,5 — 2 cm longus) in vaginam latiorem 

 sensim transiens, vaginae sese pro parte tegentes; pedunculus corapressus, 

 superne dilatatus, ad 20 cm lungus, apice ad 2 cm latus; capitulum 

 multiflorum, compressum spathis 2 circumdatum, spathae coriaceae e 

 basi lata cordata longe acuminatae, ad 13 cm longae, basi 6 cm (aeque 

 ac capitulum) latae; spiculae singulae uuiflorae in axillis bractearum 

 spiculas aefjuantium sitae, bracteae triangulari-lanceolato-ovatae, papy- 

 raceae, superne nervatae; spiculae pedicellatae, pedicellus crassus, -\- 

 angulatuB, in spiculis centralibus ad 8 ram longus; bracteae squami- 

 forraes florem circiiradantes plerumque 8 longitudine aequales, 12 — 15 mm 

 longae, rigidae, apice breviter angustatae et pungenti-acutae; sepala 

 inferue in tubum connata, tubus tenuis, 1 cm parum superans, laciniae 

 rigidulae, tenuiter coriaceae, anguste ovatae, acutae, 6—7 mm longae, 



