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ovatis v. ovalo-lanceolalis , rarius aequilateris , saepe bifidis v. trifidis ; 

 modo sinuato-dentalis, raro paucidentatis, v. subintegerrimis. Folia ra- 

 mealia nunc indecurrentia nunc brevissime decurrentia , pinnaiipartila ; 

 segmenta infima brevia, bi- v. tri-furcata, sequentia nunc ovato- aut 

 oblongo-lanceolata, integerrima v. sublobulata , nunc palmata v. dimi- 

 diato-palmata ( 2-^i-fida : laciniis ovato- v. oblongo -lanceolatis , v. su- 

 bulatis ) ; segmenta superiora plerumque aequilatera v. subaequilatera , 

 ovato- v. oblongo-lanceolata, nunc integerrima, nunc altero latere cus- 

 pidata v. 1-dentata; segmentum terminale profunde trifidum : lobis 

 ovato- aut oblongo-lanceolatis v. triangularibus, integerrimis, aut altero 

 latere v. utrinque 1-dentatis. Individuis robustioribus sunt folia ramealia 

 caulinis superioribus subconformia. Folia ramilaria brevissime decur- 

 rentia v. indecurrentia, nunc bracteis influais conformia at majora, nunc 

 foliis ramealibus similiora. Bractée et bracteoljî cœrulescentes v. vio- 

 lacés, v. viridi et cœruleo variegatae, coriaces, crassœ, costa média su- 

 pra vixconspicua subtus carinante înstruclaB, saepe complicatae. Bractée 

 ereclae : infimae 1/2-2 pollices longae , sublanceolata?,, profunde pinnati- 

 fidae; segmenta inferiora plerumque dimidiato-palmata (2- v. 3-fida : 

 laciniis subulatis v. lineari-lanceolalis) ; segmenta superiora plerumque 

 triangularia v. ovato-lanceolata, hinc v. utrinque prope basin paulo 

 altiusve 1-dentata : dente aristato. Bracteœ superiores gradatim brevio- 

 res et angustiores, lineari-lanceolatae, pinnatifido-dentatae (dentibus infe- 

 rioribus 2- v. 3-aristatis, superioribus 1-aristatis), calathidiis et bracteolis 

 vix longiores. BracteoLjë bracteis superioribus similes, indecurrentes , 

 calathidiis subaequilongae, subdivergentes, subulata?. Inflorescenita to- 

 tius plantae cymam Zi-8 pollices latam densam bracteis vix v. paulo supc- 

 ratam sistit. Calathidia 6-7 lineas longa, 8-10-flora, quovis ramulo cir- 

 citer 15 v. plura (-30), quasi in glomerulum congesta , revero alaria et 

 terminalia, cymulas internodiis triplo plusve longiora. Anthodium cœru- 

 lescens v. viridi et cœruleo variegatum, glabrum, v. laxe arachnoideum, 

 flores subaequans; squamis superne erecto-patentibus , vix aut ne vix 

 recurvis. Receptaculi FiMBRiLLyE fulvae , apice stramineo. SQUAMiE in 

 parte exserta aristato-denticulataR ; aristœ plusmimisve divaricata? : infe- 

 riores minuta? , setacea? , saepissime indivisœ , superiores majores , subu- 

 latae , 2- v. 3-furcatae. Squamœ exteriores et média? cartilaginea?, subu- 

 lata?, carinata?, utrinque 3-v. 4-aristala? ; interiores lineari- v. oblongo- 

 v. ovato -lanceolata?, subcarinatae , parte inclusa subinlegerrima? , parte 

 exserta pectinato-aristatae. Squama? intima? pergamacea?, fuscae, lineari- 

 lanceolata? , striatae , proxime exterioribus subduplo angustiores, juxta 

 apicem utrinque 1-3-setosa? (setis adpressis, nunc bifurcatis, nunc indi- 

 visis), ca?tero subintegerrima? v. ol)solete dcntinulata?, ecarinata 5 Co- 

 ROr.EA k- r ô lineas longa ; tubus limbo duplo v. snbtiiplo brevior. PAPrus 



