pa) PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE. 
centre of Lichiang valley. Lat. 27° N. Alt. 8500 ft. May 
1906. N.W. Yunnan.” G. Forrest. No. 2088 
Carex Dielsiana, Kiikenth. Sp. nov. 
Dense caespitosa. Rhizoma breve lignosum. Culmi plures 
25-50 cm. alti graciles trigoni.laeves foliis remotis alte obsiti. 
Folia culmum subaequantia 2 mm. lata canaliculato-plana supra 
aspera’ rigida, vaginae brunneo-virides multinervosae, imae 
aphyllae. Spiculae. 4-7 lineari-cylindricae 3-4 cm. longae 
androgynae (pars ¢ densiflora longior quam pars ? laxiflora), 
superiores plerumque binae inferiores singulae remotae longe 
pedunculatae saepe cernuae raro basi ramosae. Squamae 3 
oblongo-ovatae obtusae rufae viridi-carinatae marginibus late 
albo-hyalinae, 2 interdum e carina aristulatae. Utriculi squamas 
longe superantes ellipsoidei obtuse trigoni 4 mm. longi stramineo- 
virides glabri plurinervosi, basi contracti in rostrum mediocre 
conicum ore hyalino oblique. sectum excurvum subsensim 
abeuntes. Nux laxe inclusa trigona. Styli basis incrassata. 
Stigmata 3. 
Ex affinitate Carex Prainit, C. B. Clarke. 
“Plant of 9-12 inches. Grassy edges of cliffs on the eastern 
flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27°12’N. Alt. 11,000-12,000 
ft. May 1906. N.W. Yunnan.” G. Forrest. No. 2141. 
“Plant of 1-2 ft. Moist, shady, rocky situations in side 
valleys on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 
12’N. Alt. 10,500 ft. May 1906. N.W. Yunnan.” G. Forrest. 
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