Culmis simplicibus vel ramosis, obsoletius tuberculosis; vaginis arctis, apicem versus hyalino-membranaceis, aridis et laceris, sub apice aristulatis; spicis masculis multifloris, cylindraceis, acutis, in apice culmi vel ramorum per paniculam simplicem dispositis; squamis ovatis, superne hyalinomarginatis, apice subulato-mucronatis, florem paulo superantibus; sepalis exterioribus lateralibus acutatis; antheris...; spicis femineis duabus, terminalibus, approximatis, multifloris,cylindraceo-oblongis; sepalis exterioribus angustato-subulatis, fructum bilocularem duplo superantibus; stylo elongato. Culmi erecti, simplices vel simpliciter ramosi, teretes, subolivaceo-fuscescentes, obsolete et subtilissime punctulato-tuberculosi, sub15-pollicares. Vaginae fuscae. Spicae masculae multiflorae, sessiles vel breviter pedunculatae. Squamae arcte imbricatae. Sepala 6, rigida, dorso ferruginea; exteriora paulo longiora, lateralia naviculari-carinata, carina ferrugineo-villosa, tertium planum; interiora aequalia. Filamenta 3, elongata, linearia. Antherae... Specimina feminea (an vere hujus speciei?) Culmi? simplices. Vaginae ut in speciminibus masculis. Spicae in apice culmi (?) 2, approximatae. Squamae ut in mare, nisi robustiores et longius mucronatae. Sepala 6, rigida, castaneo-fusca; exteriora paulo longiora, lateralia carinata, carina ferrugineo-villosa, tertium et interiora plana. Fructus (capsularis?) obovato-subrotundus, lenticulari-complanatus, stylo persistente elongato apice bifido (stigmatibus delapsis) terminatus, bilocularis, calyce dimidio brevior. Vix a Restione trifloro distinctus; flores feminei in R. vili duplo majores. Suppetunt alia specimina mascula mox descriptis simillima, nisi robustiora; descriptio sequitur: Culmi 1-1.5 pedales, ramosi ramique viriduli et subtilissime punctulati; hi solitarii, elongati. Vaginae arctae, ferrugineae, apicem versus utrinque hyalino-membranaceae et arida, sub apice bifido aristulatae. Spicae (masculae) cylindraceae, acutae, leviter arcuatae, in apice ramorum per paniculam simplicem dispositae, sessiles et breviter pedunculatae. Squamae arcte imbricatae, ovato-ellipticae, acuto-mucronatae, castaneo-fuscae, superne ad utrumque marginem hyalinae, florem paulo superantes. Sepala acutiuscula; exteriora vix longiora, lateralia naviculari-carinata, carina ferrugineo-villosa. Stamina 3. Antherae dorso supra basim affixae, oblongo-lanceolatae, acuto-mucronulatae, uniloculares, flavidae, antice longitudinaliter dehiscentes.
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Dioecious, ± hemispherical-shaped, tufted perennial, 0.45-1 m tall. Fertile culms sparingly branched, often with a tuft of woolly hairs in axils, roughly warty, sheaths tightly rolled around culm, orange to reddish brown, with membranous margins and an erect, hair-like point. Male spikelets slender, ± cylindrical. Female spikelets awl-shaped.
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