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gluma iuferior oblongo-obtusa, dorso uiteus, 3.5 mm longa, 9-nervia, dorso glaber- rima sed apieem versus scaberula, inferne lateribus rotundata, apieem versus carinata; gluma superior 3.5 mm longa, navicularis, 3-nervia, laneeolato-acuta, apieem versus carina paree pilosa, ceterum glabra. Anthoecium inferius abest. Anthoeeium superius hermaphroditum; lennna anguste stipitiforme in aristam validam produetum; palea elliptieo-acuta, hyalina; stamina 3; antherae 1.75 mm longae; styli 2; stigmata plumosa; arista perfecta, 4 cm longa; eolumna 2 em longa, bigeniculata, eastanea, brevissime hirsuta; lodieulae 2, euneatae, carnosae. Spieula pedieellata 3-3.25 mm longa, anguste lanceolata; gluma inferior mem- branacea, 9-nervia, bicarinata, carinis scabra, eeterum glabra; gluma superior 2.5 mm laneeolata, 3'-nervia. Anthoeeia nulla.

SIAM. Bua Yai, Korat, 1 Nov 1931, Put 4247 (typus, K).

Capillipedium nagense Bor, sp. nov., cure C. assimile (Steud.) A. Camus eom- paranda sed ab ea spieulis sessilibus multo majoribus, raeemis 4-6-articu- latis distineta.

Gramen perenne, rhizomate graeile repente, cuhuis multis ereetis, glabris levi- busque, nodis pilis albis dense barbatis exeeptis, teretibus, gracilibus. Foliorum laminae lineares, basin versus angustatae, in apicem longe aeuminatum attenu- atae, supra et infra pills e tubereulis orris pareissime obsitae, planae, marginibus seabrae, nerve mediano valido; vaginae eulmos arcte eompleetentes, valide eom- pressae, earinatae, glabrae levesque vel faucem versus pilis e tuberculis ortis et ad margines obsitae ; li~flae breves, ca 1 mm longae, brevissime eiliatae. Panicula 8 em longa, 2 em lata; axis, rami ramulique leves glabrique, axillis pilosi; raeemi 10-15 mm lougi, 4-6-artieulati; articuli pedicellique 2.5 mm longi, utrinque seeus eiliati, medio late hyalini. Spieulae ad nodes rlmcheos binae, altera sessilis, altera pedieellata. Spicula sessilis; gluma inferior 4 into longa, oblonga, apiei obtusa vel rotundata 9-nervia, nervis mauifeste elevatis, lateribus inferne ro- tundatis, superne earinatis, ciliato-scabridis ; gluma superior navicularis, 3-nervia, dorso glabra levisque, oblongo-aeuta, 4 mm longa. Anthoeeium inferius vaeumn; lemma oblongmn, 2.5-2.75 mm longum, hyalinmn truncatum, palea nulla. An- thoeeimu superius foeminiuum vel hermaphroditum; lemma angustum, stipiti- forme in aristam perfeetam produetum ; palea nulla : stamina 3 ; antherae 2.5 mm longae; lodieulae 2, euneato-truneatae: arista 19-20 mm longa; eolumna 8 mm longa, torta, eastanea. Spieula pedieellata 5 mm louga, anguste lanceolato-aeuta ; gluma inferior spiculae aequilonga, 9-nervia. lateribus inferue rotuudata, superne earinata, earinis scaberrima: gluma superior 5-uervia. Anthoeeia ad lemmata hyalina redaeta, neutra, rare masculina: antherae 2.5 rain longae.

INDIA: Naga Hills, Dzulake Valley, 2670 m, Sep 1933, N. L. Bet 's collector 353 (typus, K).