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F. allenii Turrill, Kew Royal Bot. Gdns. Bull. Misc. Inf. (1915) 1 17. Type : near Darwin, Northern 
Territory, C.E.F. Allen 170 (holo: K; iso: NSW). 
F.furva is a variable species (Blake 1969). After examination of the type material of both of 
these species, I consider that F. allenii falls well within the range of variation and should be 
considered conspecific with F.furva. 
Fimbristylis schulzii Boeck. Linnaea 38 (1874) 391. 
F. stellata S.T. Blake, Proc. Roy. Soc. Qld. 58(2): 46 (1947). Type', c. 50 miles NW of Munyana, 
Queensland, S.T. Blake 17241 (holo: BRI). 
In his description of F. stellata Blake (1947) gave what appears to be valid differences between 
it and F. schultzii (but see also Kern 1974: 559-10). On close examination of a large number of 
collections I have, however, found numerous intermediates and must therefore consider these two 
species to be conspecific. 
Figure 2. A - C Fimbristylis laxiglwnis (drawn from P.K. Latz 5484). A - Glume. B - Style. C - Nut. D - F. rupestris 
(drawn from CJt. Dunlop 5265). D - Glume. E - Style. F-Nut. G - 1 F. simulans (drawn from P.K. Latz 6015) 
