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vaginis semipollicaribus purpurascenli-lestaceis ore obliquo parce 
ciliatis; foliis culmo brevioribus, 1—3 poll. longis acutis, supra 
canaliculatis subtiliter reticulatis, subtus convexiusculis slriolatis, 
margine superne subtiliss. spinulosis; spiculis bractea iolii- 
formi ipsis multo longiore(6—8-Iineali) suffultis, terminali 
sessili altera pedicellata erecta (anthelam ita valde depauperalara 
exhibentibus), fructiferis late ovatis turgidis aeutiusculis sesquili- 
neam longis, 4—5-floris, flore supremo plerumque imperfecto; 
squamis majusculis adpressis chartaceo-membranaceis ovato-orbi- 
culatis alte cariiiatis obtusis muticis subscabridis brun- 
nescenli-ferrugineis opacis, carina trinervia concolorala v. virente; 
squama bracteali lanceolata cuspidata; caryopsi gran¬ 
di iiscula squamam fere æquante obovata, basin versus atte- 
nuata, triangulari obsolete reticulata stramineo-pallida niti- 
dula, styli bulbo grandiusculo depresso-globoso ferrugineo 
c o ro n a ta. 
Scirpo gracillimo m. (Isolep. gracill. Hochst.) paululo affinis. 
In campis fertilioribus prope Lagoa Santa semel leeta 
(Wrmg.). 
12. S. sphærotepis Bekir. n sp. 
Glaueus; rhizomate brevissimo; culmis pluribus fasciculatis 
slricte erectis tenui-filiformibus inæqualibus, 20 12 poll. altis 
obsolete angulatis striatis lævibus glabrisve, basin versus pauci- 
folialis; foliis remotis erectis setaceis rigidulis glabris v. subti- 
liteV pilosis, valde inæqualibus, 4—12 unc. longis, breviter acu- 
tatis subsemicylindricis, facie canaliculatis subtiliter reticulatis, 
dorso striatis, marginibus obsolete denticulatis; vaginis longius- 
culis angustis fissis brunnescenti-testaceis v. cinnamomeis, ore 
obliquo pilis subtilibus albis sparse ciliatis; umbella eomposita 
explanatalO—6-radiata ; radiis patentibus inæqualibus rectis 
V. flexuosis —^/a poll. long., glabris v. pilosulis, apice 4—3-ra- 
mosis, intimis brevioribus indivisis; ramis exterioribus 6 — 3 lin. 
long., interioribus sessilibus; involucro triphyllo e basi dilalata 
colorata ac ciliata setaceo, phyllo inferiore umbellam superante 
