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ovoideæ-acutæ. Bracteæ omnes fertiles undique arcte imbricatæ oblon- 
gæ recurvato-acuminatæ coriaceæ ferrugineæ, superne pallidiores vix 
membranaceæ flores oblongo-lanceolatos parum superantes. Perian- 
thium biseriale -6- merum segmentis externis lateralibus rigidius- 
culis ; oblongo-acutis naviculari-conduplicatis, ad carinas ferrugineo- 
villosis , anticum subæquale oblongum arcuatum, dorso medio ma- 
culis ferrugineis notatum; segmenta interna 8 brevioria inter se 
æqualia oblonga subhyalina. Filamenta liguliformia albida. Antheræ 
ovatæ acutatæ antice flavidæ, postice ferrugineæ, demum exsertæ. 
Plantæ feminæ culmi et vaginæ ut in mare. Spiculæ 1-2 in apice 
culmi ereciæ approximatæ sessiles vel breve pedicellatæ sing. 18 mill. 
Cylindrato-oblongæ, demum subglobosæ, basi spatha ipsà vix bre- 
viore suffultæ. Bracteæ et perianthii segmenta ut in mare nisi magni- 
tudine parum majores. Ovarium ovoideum compressum stylis duobus 
(nonnunquam tribus) coronatum. Capsula rotundata segmentis perian- 
thii vix brevior. Semen ovoideo-trigonum ; testa cinerea tubereulis 
albis obsita. f 
Ad Pr. B. Sp. Dutoitskloof Drège, 47 E pro parte, 9505; Harvey, 
988 c; Q; Uienvalei Drège, 1623, 12; Onderbokkefeld (Eck. et 
Zeyh. 1207) d; ( Eckl. ekl. 19) gf etQ. 
3. R. fraternus (Kunth Enum. 3, p. 986); spiculis masculis 3-5 
dense aggregatis, singulis spathas superne profunde albido-hyalinäs 
vix superantibus; bractearum aristis longis arcuato-patentibus. 
% Culmi sub bipedales erecti ramosi crassitie pennæ corvinæ flaves- 
centes subtilissime punctulati. Vaginæ eulmez circa 15 mill. long. 
Coriaceæ, sub apice laxe patente albido-membranaceo, mucronatæ; 
Spiculæ masculæ in apicibus ramulorüm aggregate, sessiles vel bre- 
viter pedunculatæ, peduneulis canaliculalis, singulæ 1 mill. long: 
ovoideæ, basi spathà vaginæformi suffultæ. Flores compressi singuli 
bractea ovato-acuminata aristata superne membranacea (arista parum 
reflexa) muniti. Perianthii segmenta oblonga acuta, lateralia navicu- 
lari conduplicata villoso-carinata ; interiora planiuseula breviora. An- 
there oblongæ apiculatæ demum exsertæ. Planta feminea adhue in- 
cognita. 
Ad Pr. B. Sp. ad Dutoitskloof, Stellenbosch 3000-4000 ped. (Drège, 
45, 45, 1628 pro parte 4). 
4. R. pauciflorus (Poir. Encycl. 6, p. 168); spiculis masculis 2-3 
in apice culmi subglomeratis, singulis ovalibus obtusis spatha brevi 
suffullis; bractéis ovalibus obtusis.— Kunth Enum. 3, p. 412; Steud. 
Synops. 2, p. 254. 
