2ii CyPERAGEiE, 



Crescit locis calidis Nova> HispaniG:, in ripa rivi San Pedro, [Plajas deJorullo^ ah. 

 40G kej::.) % Florei Septcmhri. 



RijizoMfl. horizontale, repens. Culmus ereclus, pedalis, triqnelrus, sulcattis, gTaber.basifoliolus, Foua, 

 lineari-gramineaT strjata , glabra, margine scabra , basi vaginanLia , culmo longior.i- VAcrN.i; membra- 

 naceae , purpurascenles. Spice sen^ aut sepieua^, lerminales, congcslie, elliptica?, suLsessiles , obtus?c, 

 quatuor lineas longfe. Spicul.e numerosissim^c, deDSte, ovat^ , uni- aut biftorrc, I^volucrum liepta- auE 

 octopbjllum ; foliolis foliis simiJlimis, inLcqualibus , longioribus septcm- aul oclopollicaribus, Glum^ 

 tres aut quatuor , ovatar, connavje ^ acutic, septemnervia:, fusccscentes , unica aul duti? infuriores et 

 snprema vacuj*. SQUAM-^i: ut in prfecedenle. Sxylus tiifiJus. Akenium non vidi. 



5. MARISCUS L^vis. t 



M. foliis marginc scabris , culnium triquetrum , glabruni .sub^equanlibus j spicis subquinis, 

 ellipticis^ spiculis lanccolalis j biiloris ; involucio i^eutapliyllo , longissimo^ glumis obtusis, 

 infra apicem mucronatis; akenio triquetro. 



Crcscil in srlvis opacissimis firinocensihits , prope Carichana et Esmcralda. "^ Floret 



Junio. 



CuLMUS ereclus , subpeclalis, iriqnetrus, suJoatus, glaber- Lasi foIiaUis. Folia lineari-gramioea, 

 striata, glabra, margine seabra , basi vaginanlia, culmum subicquantia. Uhbella tenuinalis, quadri aut 

 quincjneradiala, involucralu ; radiis brev is si m is , subnullfs. Spic.e elliplicic, qLiinque lincas longie, 

 subsessiles, SpicuLfl-numerosissinia?, clensa?, lunceolahi^, bifloric. LvvoLucrtuM peniapbvlkim; foliolisfoHis 

 simillimis, iDa?qualibus, umbella multo longioribus- GLUinj' quinquc , ovat.-j? ^ obtuSiC , carinaue, infra 

 apicem mucronatie, trinervi^-c, glabra?, ilavescentes , caiuoa virides, dua? inferiores miiiares^supreinaquo 

 vacuffi. S<^UAM^E ut iix pr;EOcdentibus- Stylus trifidus. Ake[^iuh oblongum, Iriquetruin » apicaium, gla- 



brum» basi nudam. 



Marisco paniceo Vabl. valdc alfmiSjCt SQlummoJo spicii subsL'Ssilibus glnmisquc la?vibus, nec striads 



diversus. 



6. MARISCUS iiuAiiMExsis. t 



r 



M, foliis margine scabris ^ culmum tnquctrum , glabrum vix supcrantibus; splcis ocloiiis 

 nutdenis, cUipticis ; spiculis linearibus, subtrifloris ; involucro tetrapliyllo , longissimo; 

 g\umis emarginatis , brevissime mucrouatis; akenio triangulari. 



Crescit irt apricis Peruvice occidejilalis intcr Santa y Huarmej et Lima^ adlittus Oceani 



Pacijici, X Floret Aprili. 



Radix fibrosa. CuLWUS erectus, pedalis , triquetrns , striaius , glaber, basi foliatus. Folji llneari-gra- 

 inlnea,sulcato-striata, trinervia, glabra, marginescabra,culmum vixsuperantia , basi vaginantJu. UiviBErL^ 

 terminalis,capimliformis,oclo-autdecemradiata,involucrala;radiisbrevissimis,subnnllis.SpiC.Eellipticie, 



deosw, semipolllcares. Spicul.^ 3o aut 40 , linearcs, acut;ej quatuor lineas longa; , sessiles , bi- aut iri^ 

 florce. LwoLUCRUM telraphjUum ; foliolis foliis simiilimis, injcqualibus , umbella raulto longioribus. 

 GLUM^quinque aut sex> subrotunil^, concava^, obtusa;, emarginaJic, brevissime mncronalo:, glabras, 

 scptcmnervia: , fuscs^, inferiores vacuie. Squame ut in pr;ecedentibus. Stvlus trifidus. Akeniu:vi oblon- 

 jjum , triangulare, apicaiura* glabrum, basi iiuduEu, fuscum. 



