949 MONOCOTYLEDONEJX. BEBTIO; 
acuminato-aristatis ; perianthii segmentis oblongis obtusis ; spiculis 
masculis in cymas lineares dispositis. — Steud. Synops. 2, p. 251. 
2. Culmi erecli ad 2-pedales crassitie pennae corvinæ simplices, vel 
versus basin dichotome ramosi, ramique erecti teretes rigidi olivacei 
albido-lepidoti. Vaginæ culmeæ circa 2 cent. arcte lubulatæ coriaceæ 
ferrugineæ, superne sub apice profunde albido-membranaceo sensim 
filaceo-aristatæ, aristà appressa. Spiculæ masculæ 5-9 in apice culmi 
in cymam linearem disticham simplicem approximatæ, singulæ 1 cent. 
long. cylindratæ acutæ erectæ, basi spathà aperta acuminata bractei- 
formi, ipsà dimidio breviore, suffulta. Bracteæ arcte imbricatæ oblon- 
gw acute sensim longiuscule acuminata, ad margines superne albido- 
scariosæ. Flores compressi bracteis minores. Perianthii segmenta 
exteriora rigidiuscula oblonga obtusa, lateralia a A 
cata villoso-carinata, interiora minora. Stamina a me non visa. 
Plante femineæ culmi et vaginæ ut in mare. Spiculæ 2- 8, in apice 
culmi approximala sessiles vel pedunculatæ, singulæ erectæ 12-14 
mill. long. 5-7 mill. lat, ovato-oblongæ acute. Bracteæ ut in mare 
nisi magnitudine majore acuminibusque erectis longioribus validi- 
dioribusque. Perianthium masculino conforme rigidiusculum. Ova- 
rium ngu stylo complanato, apice bifido, superatum. Stigmata 
exserta 4 
Ad. Pr. B. Sp. Dutoitskloof, Katberg CR get). 1^ 
15. R. intermedius (Kunth Enum. $8, p. 388); vaginis bracteis- 
que subulato-mucronatis ; perianthii segmentis oblongo-lancéolatis ; 
spieulis maseulis in cymas lineares dispositis ; — Steud. Synops. 2, 
p. 251 
2; Culmi erecti teretes 2-3 pedales crassitie pennæ corvinæ, supra 
medium ramosi ramique virgati erecti olivacei tuberculati. Vagina 
culmeæ 15 mill. long. arcte tubulatæ coriaceæ, sub apice tenuiori 
fusco obtusiusculo, subulato-mucronatæ mucrone appresso. Spiculæ 
masculæ 5-9 in cymas lineares 2-pollicares distichas approximate, 
singulæ circa 8 mill. long. cylindratæ acutæ recte seu arcuatæ ascen- 
dentes seu plus minus arcuato-palentes, basi spatha bracteiformi spi- 
eulà ipsa dimidio breviore suffultæ. Bracteæ late ovatae mucronalæ 
flores superantes. Flores ovato-lanceolati compressi. Perianthii seg- 
menta rigidiuseula, lateralia externa oblongo-lanceolata naviculari- 
conduplieata villoso-carinata, anticum intermedium dorso sub apice 
ferrugineo-villosum, interiora minora tenuiora. Filamenta capillaria. 
Antheræ oblongæ mucronulatæ. Plantæ femineæ culmus minus ramo- 
sus. Spiculæ paucæ in cymam simplicem erectam pollicarem dispo- 
site, singule oblongæ acute paucifloræ, fructiferæ pyriformes. 
