PLATE 438. 
('m.olils I'K'I'li.KA. Tliiiiil). {V\. \ Ol. \\\.. \). (il.i). 
iSat. Order < iramiiica'. 
I'kkknm A I,. (I('iiscl\- tiifTc(l. — Ci LMs ci'cct. ())■ siilxTccr. 1 to '2 t'cct lonu'. 2-n<»(le(l. 
coiiipix'sscd irons, smooth, i 1 1 ten io( Ics loiiLi"-t'xst'rtc<l. 
Lkaa Ks ci'owtlcil ;ir tlic hasc in ;i fail-like manner : s]ieatlis stronii'l}' compressed, 
keeled. i;']al>ruus, smooth, exeept on the seabrid keels : lio'ule a ciliate rim : blades 
lineal', acute or snl)ol)tnse, '2 to S inches 1)\' ^ to H lines when ex]>aiide(l. usuallv 
folded, i;l;il)l'ons. i;'l;i ucoi is. smooth. Spikt's ,') to <S. sessile, 2 to f inches lon_u'. suh- 
ereet, brow n. straiiiht or ueiitb' cnrxccl : rhachis |)ubescent at the base, scal»rid. 
Si'i KKi.Kis about I line loiiu'. :^-flowered : i-|iacliilla joint between the \al\"es \er}' 
shorl. tt'rminal joint a bristle half as loni;- as the upper \al\"e or lonu'er. 
<i|,fMi;s. loircr obloni;'. snbobtiise, not (piite ■] line loiii;', compressed, tipper 
broadb' obldiiL;'. shortb' and obtnselx' l?-]ol)ed. about I line lonu". roimde<l or Hat on 
the back, scnbernlous. imicroiiate. \ alves. lower obli(piel\- oNate-oblonii" in ])rofile. 
\vv\ obtuse. emari;inate. cnr\ cd-iinicronate. ciliate aloiiu' tlu' side-iier\es (exee[)t 
towards the base) and alonu' the keel sliiihtK' be\'ond the middle, brown, with an 
elli]>tic-obloiin' subacute pale : anthers ^ line lonu' : upper A'ah'e (»bli(pie]\' cuiieate in 
profile. J to 1 line loiiu'. iilabrous. biintK' iier\ed. with a delicate ner\eless ])ale. and 
subtending' a male tlower. 
Habitat : Xatai^. rmpumulo. H-ultaiian IS!) : Pietermarit/Aiurg. l(M)()-i'()00 
feet alt., Wood l2o\. I)ra\\n from A\'oo(rs ~2'^\. 
Fig 1, Spikelet : 2, lower gliiuie ; o, upper ghiiiie ; 4, A alve : pale ; 6, iiislil. stamens 
and lodicules : 7, valve : 8, pale : 'J, male Huret. All cnhinjed. 
