CYPÉRACÉES. 371 
Stamina 6-12, ex parte squamis interioribus opposita. Germen sessile ; 
sy supra germen haud incrassati ramis gracilibus stigmatosis 2. 
Fructus subglobosus, obovoideus v. compressus, prominule ad 8-cos- 
latus; pericarpio duro.— Herbæ perennes ; rhizomate repente; ramis 
aeriis junciformibus, nunc intus transverse septais; foliis basilaribus 
paucis teretibus, nunc ad vaginam reductis; spiculis in capitulum 
sphæricum v. ovoideum, nune laterale, dispositis ; bractea subtendente 
adscendente, cum ramo subcontinua. (Australia, Nova Caledonia!.) 
37. Chrysithrix L.® — Flores monœci in capitula androgyna dis- 
positi œ : masculi 1-andri°, e bractea À et stamine 1 superposito 
tonslantes; antheris basifixis linearibus, ad margines rimosis, nune 
longe apiculatis. Flos femineus excentricus# 4, v. 2, nune 0; styli 
‘um germine continui basique haud inerassati ramis stigmatosis 
gracilibus 3-5. Fructus siceus stipitatus subglobosus v. ovoideus 
erostris, longitudinaliter æ-striatus. Semen sphæricum; integumento 
lenui fusco-punetulato ; albumine COpioso carnoso ; embryone extrario 
infero. — Herbæ perennes ; rhizomate repente; ramis aeriis erectis 
'igidis, teretibus v. compressis ; foliis basilaribus junceis v. com- 
pressis, nunc ad vaginam reductis; inflorescentia spiciformi brevi, 
quoad bracteam ramum continuantem basique dilatatam sublaterali ; 
Gpituli bracteis paucis rigidis coriaceis imbricatis; exterioribus 
Paucis vacuis ; cæteris antheram superpositam v. 2 plus minus invol- 
entibus. (Africa austr.5) 
38. Mapania AUBL.6 — Flores hermaphroditi ; bracteis 5, 6, v. 
fanus ultra, in perianthium spurium confertis arcteque imbricatis ; 
“eérioribus 2, rigidioribus lateralibus ciliato-carinatis; interioribus 
“em tenuioribus concavis v. arete involutis 7, sæpe ce-nervibus. Sta- 
43-63 antheris basifixis linearibus, bracteis oppositis plus minus 
L. Spec, 4 Bevru pr vi 17 
TH., FL. austral., NI, 343. 6. Guian., 1, 47 : 
É gets » 0. 1335 (Chra sitria). dir. F., K, JL, t 1. ENDL., Gen., D Oo 
“UM. gen., in Amen. acad , X,98,t.1. Suit. à Buff., XI, 145. — B. H:, y 
» Gen. 27, —K, 65.— ENDL., 5,n. 21, = PAx, Phehen/em 100 Pur 
Crysis STEUD., Syn. pl. glum., 11, 181 danophyllum Hassk., Cat. H. Re a 
3 TZ). — BŒCKEL., in Linnæa, XXXNIL,  Kurz, in Jo a ?n. 4470, 447 
mt Me Gen, 111, 1057, n. 96, — Pax,  — Halostemma WaLL., Cat. ind.,n 1. 75 
: jofem., 1 1 — Thoracostachy + ? pe Ÿ 3 
* ‘el, ex auctori i « srpus KUKZ, lOC. CU, O9 
rod ve sg nonnullis, flos herma CRE gynæceum arete applicitis in- 
* Nunc centralis dlrins. timis 4, 2, nonnihil perianthium fœæmineum 
+ Spec. 2, C. capensis et C. junciformis. mentientibus. 
