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ovoideo-eJlipsoidea, 10 — 15 mm, rarius tantum 8 mm longa, 

 bracteis infimis brevibus, intermediis ellipticis v. ovalibus, 

 vulgo 7 — 10 mm longis, obtusis, superne saepissime tubercu- 

 latis et opacis, subintegerrimis, area dorsali saepissime notatis. 

 Sepala lateralia postice connata, rarius libera, saepissime lan- 

 ceolata et acutiusciila. apice vulgo villosa, ala carinali su- 

 perne serrulato-fimbriata v. dentata, rarius villosa. 



Conspectus specierum. 



I. Bracteae spicse area dorsali magna notatae. (Folia 

 transverse rugulosa v. tuberculata.) 



1. Vagina folia jam superne lamina latior. Bracteae 

 spicse nitidae. (Sepala lateralia libera, ala carinali superne 

 fimbriato-ciliata.) — — — — — — 



— — — X vac Ulans Malme — 68. 



2. Vagina folii superne lamina baud latior. Bracteae 

 spicae opacae. 



A. Sepala lateralia saltem saepissime libera, apice haud 

 villosa, ala carinali superne pilis breviusculis ferrugineis 

 V. purpurascentibus villosa. (Scapi superne compressi, 

 vagina basali inferne opaca. Folia vulgo 15 — 30 cm, 

 rarius usque 50 cm longa.) — — 



— — — X. montivaga Kunth — — — — 64. 



B. Sepala lateralia postice plus minusve alte connata, apice 

 saltem saepissime villosa, ala carinali superne serrulato- 

 dentata v. fimbriata, rarius pilis albidis v. fulvescen- 

 tibus villosa. 



a. Folia 30 — 50 cm longa. — — — — — 



— — — X. consanguinea Kunth — — — — — 63. 



b. Folia 10 — 20 cm, rarius usque 25 cm longa. (Scapi 

 saepissime subteretes, vagina basali nitida.) — — — 



X. trachyphijUa Martius — 62. 



II. Bracteae spicae area dorsali carentes, rarius area parva 

 notatae (et tum folia utroque latere laevia). 



1. Elatae v. elatiusculae, rubustae. Spica 10 — 18 mm 

 longa, bracteis coriaceis, opacis. Sepala lateralia postice 

 connata, apice v. in parte superiore alae carinalis villosa. 

 A. Folia utraque acie scabrida, ceterum laevia. 



