374 HISTOIRE DES PLANTES. 
43. Caustis R. BR! — Flores (fere Gahnie) hermaphroditi v. 
abortu 1-sexuales, in spicula solitarii; addito nunc altero infimo 
masculo v. imperfecto. Selæ 0. Stamina 3-6: antheris ex parte 
exsertis. Germen stipitatum; styli basi incrassati et indurati ramis 
stigmatosis gracilibus exsertis 3. Fructus siccus, subsphæricus, ovoi- 
deus oblongusve, stipitatus, Styli basi continua v. constricta coro- 
natus. — Herbæ perennes; rhizomate crasso repente squamigero; 
ramis aerlis ramulosis, aut erectis strictis, aut flexuosis et intricalo- 
ramulosissimis ; foliis ad vaginas appressas reductis v. nune limbo 
lineari præditis; spiculis in vaginis 1, 2, angustis; peduneulis 
inclusis v. exsertis, ramulo sterilisimilibus, aut fertilibus omnibus, 
aut 1-sexualibus v. polygamo-monœcis. (Australia?.) 
44. Tetraria PAL.-BEAUV.S — Flores (fere Gahnie) in spiculis 2, 
3; superioribus 4, 2 hermaphroditis fertilibus; inferioribus autem 
1, 2 sterilibus v. masculis. Setæ hypogynæ 1-6, v. O, tenues mem- 
branaceæ, nunc plumulosæ, breves v. elongatæ, æquales v. inæquales, 
liberæ v. ima basi in annulum connatæ. Stamina 3, v. rarius 4-1; 
antheris basifixis, sæpe magnis, acutalis, ad latera 2-rimosis. Germen 
cum stylo basi dilatato et nunc discolori continuum ; ramis stigmatosis 
plus minus alte connatis nuncque inæqualibus 3, 4. Fructus ovali- 
oblongus v. obovoideus obtusus erostris, siccus v. drupaceus; EX0- 
Carpio tenui carnosulo: endocarpio duro. — Herbæ perennes, elalæ 1. 
raro tenues; foliis basilaribus confertis v. secus ramos aerios dissitis, 
anguslis v, teretibus, rarius planis v. subulatis; marginibus Ce, 
v. revolutis; nunc ad vaginas reductis : spiculis# varie fasciculats 11 
paniculam laxam v, strictam dispositis; fasciculis pauci- v. mullispi- 
MAUR, in Proc. Amer, Acad., VIL, 209. — Ap. 119. — Elynanthus N£Es, in en re 2 
BR., in Duperr. Voy. Cog. Bot., t. 29 (Lampo-  (vix PAL.-BraUv.). — K., Enum, eUD., Sr. 
carya). — K., Cyperogr., 333. — BENTH., FI.  SPACH, Suit. à Buff., HI, 136. 2 x o77. 
austral., VII, 10. — Hook. r., Handb. N. Zeal. pl. glum., 11, 153. —? ENDL, Di 
FL, 305. — HiLLesn., FI, haw., 480. — Drake, — BoEckEL., in Linnæa, XXXVII, # ncenfam 
FI. Polyn. fr., 245; II. F1. ins. Mar. Pac,  Gen., I, 1063, n. 39. — Pax; Pflan gé 
335. 117. — Lepisia ; 1x, 00 
1. Prodr., 239. — NEES, in Linnæa, IX, 301.  Sclerochæiium NEES, in Linn®æt, ji PRESL, 
— ENDL., Gen., n. 982 STEUD., Syn. pl.  BOECkEL., loc. cit., 30 
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M, PAX, Pflansenfam., 117. — Euro-  Linnæa, IX, 300. — BŒCKEL. pers 15. 
storrhiza SrEuD., Syn. pl. glum., H, 265. Macrochætium STEUD., Syn. pl. 9 IX 200. 
2. Spec. 5. GUILLEM., /con. pl. austral.,t. 14, — Buckia N£es, in Linnæa, K., nu 
— BENTH., FI. austral., VII, 419. . BœŒcKEL., loc. cit., 310. a 
3. In Mém. Inst. Par. (1812), 11, 54; in 11, 310 (1837). 
Lestib. Ess. Cypér. (1819), 36. — Exp. Gen: 4. Fuscescentibus v. nigrescentibus- 
