CYPEBUS- '-iPQ 



fleiis , glabris, margJne serrulalo-scabi-i^, inccqualibus , spicam longe superantiLni.^. Glu.m^ Subromn^^:> 

 carinat^, obtu&iE , mucronaCtc, glabra:, meoibranacete , ilavcscentes ; laucroue Lrevi, relleKO. Siyh/S tri- 

 fidus. Akenicm oboYatum. a|)icaliim, iriquetrum, glabrum , punclaio-acabfum , Lasi nudum- j 



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1 y- CYPERTJS SESLERIOIDES. t 



C. culmo obtuse trigoao, glabro; foliis planis, margine scabiis , culmo brevioiibus; capi- 

 tiilo globoso j polyslachyo; involucro tiiphyllo, capilulum longc superante ^ gluinis acutjs; 

 akenio triquetro, punctato-scabro- ' - ' 



Crescii in ripa jlamlnis Orinoci prope Atures. % Floret Majo^ ' ' . ■ ' 



R\nix fibrosa. Culmi CKspitosi, erecti, scmipedales , oblusc trigoni, striati, glabri , Lasi foliati. Folta 

 Jineori-graminea, acuminato-subulala, plana , striata , glabra, margioe scahriuscula , culmo hrcviora , 

 basi vagJnanlia. YAGii\-€i membranacea^, suiata?, glabiic, fuscescecte?. CAriTULLM terminale, glohosum , 

 involutralurn , e spiculis creherrimis compositum , piso duplo raajus. Sptclle ovatce , duas Imeas 

 lon^Lt, decem- aut duodecimflorje. Iryoluchum tri[ibyHum5 foliobs iiueari-lanceolatis , carinatis, apEce 

 subulalis, basi dilatalis, coucavis, striatis , glabris, iuic-iuaiibus , spicam sextuplo aut octuplo superan- 

 tibiis. GLTiHyE lauceolat^, acutLe, mcmbranacere , glabrre , flavescentcs- Stylls trifidus- Akenium obova- 

 tum, triquetrum, obtusuin, mucronatum, glabrum, punctato-scabrum, basi nudum, 



Cypero kyllingioidi Valil valde affmis. 



t t . Capitulis umhelhilis . 



18. CYPEUUS Manim^. t 



C. culmo trlquetro ^ foliis carinatis , scabris, culmo duplo brevioribus^ umbclla subsexra- 

 diata; capUulis eSUpticis; involucro octopli^IIo, umbcUam supcrante; yUimis mucjojjati.sj 

 iikcnio triquetro , pnnctato-scabro. 



Crescit in opacatis , humidis sjlmrum Aiahapensium et Oriiiocensium propc catdractas 



Guarinuma et Manimi . ic Floret Junio. 



Radt^ fiLn'osa. CuLiius crectus, sesquipedalis , ttiquetrus , strialus, glaler, foUatus. Folia Imearja , 

 acuminata. carinata, scabra . culmo duplo triplove hreviora, basi vagiuanila. YaciN-e membranacere , 

 striau-c, glabr^e, bipolHcares. Umbella tcrminaas , quioque- aut se^.radl,^ia, involucrala; radi.s subpol- 

 licaribus, intermediis brevissimis , sulmullls. CAfiiuLA cUiptica , densa, polystachya, magniUidiuc 

 iructus pruni spinosjc. Spici;l.e obk-nga^, comprcss.e, sessilcs, octo- aut novemfloric:. Itsvolucruivi octo- 

 pbyllum; folioHs lanceolato-setaceis , externe scabris , i^a^qualibus , paientibus, umLellant superan- 

 tibus. OcHRF^E truncatfc, fuscif^. Glum^ subrotundr.^ , oblusic, carinata:, infra apicera mucronat.-o, 

 septemncrvi^ , glabra:, fuscre. Stylls trilldus, Aklnium obovatum, trlquetruni, obtusum, apicatum, 

 glabrum, punctaCo-scahrum , fuscum. 



19. CYPERUS Li;zuL^. 



C. culmo triqaetro; foliis carlnatis, marginc scabris , culmim supcraiilibusi uml>ella 

 decem- aut duodcdmradiala ; capilulis ovatis ; iiivolucio euncapliyllo , umbcllam superantc ; 



glumis acuminatis; akenio triqiiclro, lievi. , ., 



Kov. Gen.btSpec. ToMusI. - ^^ 



