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compressiuscule ovatum. — Herbae perennes, rhizomate oblique- ramoso 

 lignescente, foliis trifarie equitantibus, frequentius trinerviis, basi 

 complicatis, culmis trigonis paucifoliatis, foliis culmeis ochreaeforme 

 vaginantibus, corymbis squamosis, spicis parvis v. pusillis. 



1. H. latifblium, L. 0. Rich, in Pers. Syn. I. 70 ; Kth. JEnum, 

 II. Fll ; Steud., Cyper. 132 ; 3fiq. Fl. Ind. Bat. III. 333 ; Bth. Fl. 



Hongfc. 389 ; Kurz in Tydsch. Nat. Yereen. Ned. Ind. deel XVIII. 

 164 ; ejusd. in Bot. Ztg. 1865. 204. — Folia lato-linearia v. linearia, 

 sursum margine costaque apicem versus serrulato-scabra, trinervia, 

 nervis lateralibus 2 crassis in pagina superiore obtuse prominentibus ; 

 culmi paucifoliati ; corymbus amplus, intricato-ramosus, v. (in var.) 

 simpliciuscule ramosus, contractus ; acbenia vix nitentia, in sicco 

 lacunoso-rugosa v. sublaevia. 



Rhizoma crassum, ram o sum. Folia subcoriacea v. cbartacea, 

 trifarie equitantia, lato-linearia v. linearia, flaccida, basin versus 

 parum angustata, complicata, superne explanata, plicato-trinervia, 

 margine a medio costaque subtus apicem versus serrulato-scabra, 

 2 — 2J ped. longa, 1J — J poll. lata. Culmi penn. gallin. crassi 

 v. graciles, strictiusculi v. debiles, trigoni, laeves, glaucescentes, 

 pauci — 1 — 2 foliati. Folia culmea basi ochreaeforme invagi- 

 nantia, fol. superius corymbo saepe valde approximatum et potius 

 involucro adnumerandum. Corymbus confertiusculus v. divaricatus, 

 nunc simpliciuscule nunc intricate ramosus, squarrosus, involu- 

 cratus. Involucri pbylla solitaria, semiverticillos ramorum susti- 

 nentia, sursum decrescentim minora et in bracteas transeuntia. Rami 

 ancipites, laeves, v. acie scabrinsculi, basi bulboso incrassati ; in- 

 feriores terni rarius quaterni, semiverticillati, 1J — 2 poll, longi, 

 v. abbreviati basi unibracteati, superiores bini v. solitarii, basi 

 bracteati ; ramuli J poll, longi, bibracteolati, apice 4 — 2 spiculas gerentes 

 v. iterato ramulosi et bispiculati, basi vix incrassata ochreaeformi- 

 bracteolati. Ramorum bracteae membranaceae, marginibus chartaceis 

 ochreaeformi-vaginatae, 2 — 3 lin. longae, v. in ramulis superioribus - 

 bractea inferior carinato-lanceolata acuminata, viridis, bracteola su- 

 periore obtusa duplo longior. Spicae minimae, elliptico-oblongae, 

 obtusiusculae v. acutiusculae, castaneae, nitentes. Squamae ovales, 

 obtusae, infimarum nonnullae vacuae, reliquae 3 — florae. Flosculi 

 laterales masculi, monandri, antlieris inclusis, uni-squamulati ; squa- 



