312 MONOCOTYLEDONEÆ. — 
11. H. tenuis (Mast. in Journ. Linn. Soc. 10 p. 265); culmis filifor- 
mibus striatis tetragonis; vaginis arctis setaceo-aristalis; spiculis 
masculis 3-4, singulis 1-floris in spicam terminalem dispositis; flori- 
bus compressis axem per dorsum respicientibus; spieulis femineis 
solitariis 1-floris. — Restio tenuis, Burchell mss. in herb. Hook ! 
vel? ©. Rhizoma (ut videtur) subterraneum simplex erectum spon- 
giosum spithamæum crassitie pennæ anserinæ vaginis magnis ellip- 
ticis coriaceis ferrugineis nitidis superne sensim minoribus pae 
Culmi cæspitosi erecti filiformes rigidi nodosi tetragoni 60-80 cen 
longi, simplices vel parum dichotome ramosi, ramique conformes pap 
impresso-punctulati ad angulos lineis purpureis notati. Vaginæ culmeæ 
2-21 / cent. arcte convolutæ ellipticæ coriaceæ striatæ ferrugineo, sub 
apice acutissimo hyalino membranaceo, longiuscule setaceo-aristatæ. 
Spiculæ masculæ 3-4 remotiusculæ in spicam linearem terminalem 
dispositæ, singulæ 1-floræ oblongæ spatha oblongo-lanceolata coriacea 
pallide ferruginea apice longissime setaceo-aristata demum decidua 
suffultæ. Flores 1-2 lin. longi spatha v. bractea 3-4-plo breviores 
erecti brevissime pedicellati oblongi axem complanatum flexuosum 
per dorsum respicientes, omnes, nisi forte terminalis, fertiles. Perian- 
thium biseriale hexamerum. Segmenta oblonga papyracea pallide fer- 
ruginea nervo medio notata; lateralia conduplicata carinata (carina 
glabra), postice versus axem refracta; interna tenuioria pallidio- 
ria. Filamenta albida tenuissima. Antheræ lineares apiculatæ flavidæ, 
filamenta æquantes inclusæ. Plantæ femineæ culmi vaginæque ut in 
mare. Spicæ femineæ in apicibus ramorum solitariæ, 1-2-floræ 10-12 
mill. longæ, sing. spatha coriacea fusca oblongo-lanceolata setaceo- 
aristata munitæ. Flos fertilis unicus sessilis spatha v. bractea 3-4-plo 
brevior; flos sterilis (si adsit) pedicellatus rudimentarius. Perianthium 
biseriale hexamerum; segmenta subæqualia oblongo-ovata vel spa- 
tulata subspongiosa fusca nervo medio notata ; externa lateralia 
naviculari-conduplicata. Ovarium subtrigonum. Styli 2 superne plu- 
moso-stigmatosi demum decidui. Fructus obovatus v. subglobosus, 
indehiscens osseus ferrugineus levis unilocularis, glumis persisten- 
tibus paulo longior. Semen unicum, ex apice loculi pendulum. Adbu- 
men corneum 
Ad. Pr. B. Sp. Valley Riviers Poort (Burchell, 7028) . Krombek's 
River (Burchell, 7360) 9. 
12. Hi. filiformis (Mast. in Journ. Linn. Soc. 10, p. 267); culmis 
cæspitosis strictissimis, infra medium dichotome ramosis, ramis ramu- 
lisque elongatis üliformibus; vaginis arcte convolutis mucronatis; 
spiculis masculis o» erectis in paniculas terminales elongatas 
parce ramosas aggregatis, singulis late oblongis mucronatis. 
