C. R. Clarke, Cyporaceae africanae. J 33 



alis ovatis, caducis; glumis laxiuscule sitis, 3 mm longis, suberectis, ovatis 

 apice acute triangulares, pluri-viridi-striatis, a basi spiculae sensim caducis; 

 stylo longo, 3-fido; nuce cum '/ 3 parte glumae aequilonga, oblongo-ellip- 

 soidea, trigona, paulla curvata. — Ithizoma, folia non visa. 



Sudwestliches Kapland: iliversdale (Rust n. 367 pro parte). 



DifiVrl a C. Zollingcri ob spicas 20 — ,*iO-staehyas densissimas, 



C. gratus C. B. Clarke n. sp.; annua, eaespitosa, foliis angustis; 

 umbella simplice 5 — 10 cm in diam.; spiculis 5 — 10-nim digitatis, 9 mm 

 longis 2 mm latis, compressis , 8 — 14-floris. fiavo-viridibus ; glumarum 

 mucronibus parum recurvis; nuce cum */ 2 parte glumae (mucrone excluso) 

 subaequilonga, obovoidea, brunnea, trigona. 



Mossambik: (Prelado n. 21, 103. — Bluhend im April 1894). 



G. amabili affinis, di fieri ob spiculas majores. 



C. dichromus C. B. Clarke n. sp.; culmis in rhizomate brevissiino 

 ligneo caespitosis, vaginis inns brunneis paullo fibrillatis nee lanosis; foliis 

 longis usque ad 5 mm latis; umbellae simplicis radiis 5 — 6, usque ad 6 cm 

 longis; spiculis 3 — 9-nim fasciculatis, 4 3 mm longis 5 mm latis, multum 

 compressis, 10-floris; glumis laete rufo -brunneis, in dorso marginihus- 

 que viridi-pictis ; stylo longo tenui, ramis 3 longis tenuibus rufis; nuce 

 cum V 4 — 1/ 3 parte glumae aequilonga, obovoidea acute trigona. 



Culnri 3—5- dm longi ; folia culmo brcviora. Bracteae 3, ima radiis longior. 

 Glumae arctius imbricatao, elliplico-oblongac, obscure {aul non) striatae. 



Galla-Hochland: Jeroko, im Grasland (Ellenbeck n. 2195. — Bluhend 

 im Mai 1901). 



C. poecOo C. B. Clarke peraffinis. C. poecttits differ! foliis anguslioribus, umbella 

 m caput ( congesta, glumis conspieuc strialis. 



C. Kaessneri C. B. Clarke n. sp.; culmo monocephalo, 12—20- 

 slachyo; spiculis 2 cm longis, 3 mm latis, multum compressis, saepe cur- 

 vatis, 40— 60-fjoris, laete-rubro-brunneis, ob glumarum caudas breves albo- 

 m arginatis; nuce cum 1/3 parte glumae aequilonga, trigona late ellipsoidea, 

 apice basique pyramidata, brunnea. 



Cyimm Tenmffm hb. Berol., forsan C. B. Clarke olim. 



Species C. Tenmffac similis, spiculis iiiulln anguslioribus, nuce diversa. Annua; 

 ""mi cacspitosi, 4 0—4 8 cm longi. Folia angusta culmis brcviora. Bracteae 3, ima 

 -*cm longa. Caput dcnsiusculum. 



Uganda: Kibwczi (Kaessnbr n. 716. — Bluhend im April 4 902). 



C. Princeae C. B. Clarke n. sp.; umbella laxa, umbeilulis primariis 



-j-radiolatis (non iterum divisis), 15— 25-spiculigeris; spiculis M mm 



0n gis2y 2mm lat j S) ,io— 12-floris; glumis muticis, vix minute apiculatis; 



° UCe Cum Va parte glumae vix aequilonga, globoso-trigona, brunnea, verru- 



so-subalbivelata ; ceteroquin ut C. Deckenii. 



Deu tschostafrika: Uhehc, Utschungwe-Bcrge 1600 m ii. M. {Frau 

 Hau Ptmann P RmcE . .__ B]ahend)> 



»ffinis IT a Dechcnii >•<■' ,,U J US subspeciebus C. Clarkemw, C. Sambesiano] arete 

 ' " ert ob umbellan. minus densam, spicuJas majores. nuccm globoso-trigonam. 



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