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SpiculaB ad 20-florae angustae. Khachis 



smuata tenuis. Squamae lanceolate subacutae, flavae; carina 



Stamen unicum. Stylus bifidus ruber, squamam vix 



viridi 



superans. Caryopsis oblonga, apice breviter mucronato, testacea 

 puncticulata obscure biconvexa. 



This little Cvperus 



Morro 



branco. It is 2-styled, the 

 nut being rather long and almost terete, showing very slight 

 traces of biconvexity. The spikelets, which are slender and have 





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cases 



Ctpebus compbessus. PresL Bel. Hank 







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Common on the main island, on the sea-shore in Peak Bay, and 

 also among the stones in the roads near San Antonio and in the 

 village, as far west as Leao Bay, where a very dwarf form with 

 short erect spikelets was seen. The plants were all small, as if 

 the species had only begun to establish itself in the island. 



distribution. All tronical countries. 





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U. VIALIS 



Annuus ; 

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triquetri 7-u 



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basi vaginis rufescentibus tecti. Folia linearia 

 uta, 5 uncias longa, 1 lineam lata. Culmi validuli 

 ciales. TJmbella triuncialis 4-6 radiorum erectorum, 















pluribus in apicibus congestis, et nonnullis sessilibus in 

 medio umbellae. Bractea3 4, umbella subaequales, lineares acu- 



minate. Spicule 



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uncias longaB, graciles, 40-50-florae 





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compressi 



margini 



bus late scariosis, carina viridi, lateribus saepe rufescentibus. 



gracilibus. Antherae lineares apiculatae. 

 Caryopsis oblonga angusta, trigona, 



Stami 



Stigmata 3, brevia rufa. 

 angulis obtusis, testacea. 



gracilis 



Only two specimens of this plant were obtained, both at consi- 

 derable distances apart along the roadsides, in the central district. 



From its habitat I felt convinced it was an introduced plant, 

 but have never been able to match it with any species. It is 

 allied to C. rotundus, but the exceedingly long spikelets and 



form 



It has, too, the green 





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U. rotundus. Mr. C. B. Clarke 



compressus 





otundus 







considers 















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