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pilosis, spicas vix superantibus ; spicis elongatis, deorsum laxis; semi- 
nibus ellipsoideo-oblongis a linea horizontali ventrali alte impressis. 
Endl. in Lehm. Pl. Preiss. 2, p. 55. C. philydroides, F. Muell. Fragm. 
Phyt. Austral. 1, p. 62; Benth. Fl. Austral. 7, p. 91. 
Caules 2-3 dm., albide hirtello-villosi. Folia longa 1-3 dm., linea- 
ria. Spicæ 6-12 cent., simplices, hirtellæ, floribus inferioribus 2-2 */, 
cent. distantibus. Petala longa 8-16 mill. Filamenta parum compla- 
nata. Anthere loculi anguste oblongi, filamentis breviores, ab apice 
rimá dehiscentibus. Capsula longa 5 mill., rostro 2 mill. terminata, 
triquetra. Semina longa 2 mill., testa albide sublaxe reticulata. — 
Descripsi ex R. Brown n. 5747. 
Australia borealis; in Sinu Arnheim (R. Brown n. 5747). Australia 
occidentalis; prope flumen Cygnorum (Drummond n. 361; Oldfield; 
Preiss n. 2228). 
5, humilis (Hassk.! ms. in herb. Berol.); caule foliisque breviori- 
bus; spicis quam folia sepe multo brevioribus, densis, basi a 1-2 
ramis interdum auctis. C. spicatum, Bauer Ill. Fl. Nov. Holl. tab. 7: 
Hassk. in Flora 1869, p. 365; Benth. Fl. Austral. 7, p. 91. 
Hujus varietatis exemplum typicum Banksianum R. Brownius sub 
suo C. spicato in herb. Mus. Britann. ordinavit. An sit varietas au 
species, C. philydroides, F. Muell. (exemplum authenticum prima- 
rium) eum C. spicato R. Brown (exemplo authentico primario) omnino 
quadrat. 
Australia (herb. Endlich n. 27); New South Wales prope flumen 
Endeavour (Sir J. Banks). Australia borealis; ins. North Goulburn 
(A. Cunningham); Escape Cliffs (Hulse); Portus Darwin (Schori- 
burgk n. 25). 
2. C. brachyantherum (Benth.! Fl. Austral. 7, p. 92); foliis 
albide hirtello-pilosis, spicas densas longe superantibus ; antheris sub- 
quadratis: seminibus ellipsoideo-oblongis a linea horizontali ventrali 
alte impressis. 
Caules 8 cent., albide hirtello-pilosi. Folia longa 8-12 cent., linea- 
ria. Spicæ 2-3 cent., simplices vel ramo minore prope basim addito 
aucta, albide hirtelle. Sepala longa 5-6 mill, elliptica, subulato- 
acuminata, Petala longa 4 mill, in sicco fusco-flava. Filamenta fere 
linearia, Antherze loculi vix longiores quam lati, rima usque ad basim 
producta dehiscentes. Capsula longa 3-4 mill., rostro lineari 1 mill. 
longo terminata. Semina fere C. spicati, sed paullo minora. 
