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subconvolutae. erecla?. rigidœ, crassinerves, nems marginibusque scabrse. 

 Panicula brevis. densissima. cylindracea, ad 5 cm. longa, 1 cm. lata, axi 

 liirtula, ramulis brevissimis 2-3-spiculatis; setae involucrantes ad singulam 

 spiculam bina? v. lernse spiculis subduplo longiores, aculeolis aiitrorsnm 

 spectantibus scabra?, obtiiSce, bicolores, parle superiore nigricantes. 

 Spiculae bre\issime pedicellatae, late ovales (maturiores suborbiculares), 

 3 mm. longaB. pallide virides. glabrae, valde convexae. Gluma I™^ V^ spi- 

 culae aequans, lale ovata v. acutiuscula, 3-nervis; IN* 2^3 spiculee aequans, 

 lale ovata, obtusa, 5-7-nervis; III^ spiculam aequans, latissime ovata, 

 obtusa. 7-nervis. paleam floremque cT fovens; lY^ spiculam aequans, 

 elliptica, aculiuscula. seriatim tenuiler scrobiculata et Iransverse levi ter 

 undulata, infra apicem macula nigricanle signata. 



Natal ad Umhlanga (Wood no 6063) alt. 100-150 m. 



Valde affinis S. nigrirostri Nees (quam non vidi), sed huic sunt (sec. 

 descriplionem) radix annua, folia brevia (3-5 cm. longa) internodiis 

 breviora supra pilosa, vaginae pilosae, setae involucrantes spicula paullo 

 longiores pallidae, gluma lY» «rosLro nigro» signata. 



Enteropogon muticus HACK. 



Perennis. Culmi innovalionesque basi tunicis fibrosis (vaginarum 

 veluslorum reliquiis) dense cincti, graciles, ad 25 cm. aUi, simplices, 

 binodes, glaberrimi, superne breviter nudi. Yagime arctac, carinatae, 

 internodiis breviores, superne i)ilis moliibus adspersae, ad os longius 

 barbatae. Ligula minutissima, marginiformis. LaminjB anguste lineares, 

 siccando convolulte, acuminatae, inferiores ad 20 cm., summa vix 2 cm. 

 longae. 1 mm. lata»,, praeter basin barbulatam glaberrimae, erectae. Spica 

 subincurva. 4-5 cm. longa, ad 5 mm. lala, rbachi angusta, trigona, 

 glaberrinia, ultra spiciilas fertiles producta ibique rudimenla minuta 

 glumarum sleriliuin ferons. Spiciilir iiiiil,iloi;il(>s, paloiilos, donseimbri- 

 ralii.'. violasconli-varif'galii', sessilos. aiiguslo lanceolalio, ca. 5 mm. 

 longîc. mulicjL'. (Jluinije steriles a-quales, florenles '/» superaiites, lanceo- 

 lalae. oblusai. carina viridi obtusa muniUe, uninerves, glaberrimir, 

 coloraUi'. siibdiarlaceaß. Flores duo, inferior \} major, quam gluma) 

 sloriles '/< brevior, ejus gluma Hörens ovala, aculius( iil.i, ;ipi('(! Iiideiilula. 

 iiiler (lenliciilos breviler niucroiiala, leniiilcr nicnibraiiacea, iJ-iiervis. 

 »ecuscarlnani (•(iiiiplir;ii;i. (•;ii-iiia iii.'ii-^'iiiiliiiMiiic longe denseque ciliata. 

 Palf*a gluiiiatu a'f(ii;ifis. aogusUj lanccol.il,!, Iiidciilala. iiicariuala. Klos 

 huperior cf, iiiloniodio br(!vi glabro riilhis, inlciioi-c^ '/» lirrvior. ejus 



