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fering from the latter in its smaller spikelets, from the former in 

 its chestnut-red colour. 



9. C. tristachyus (Boeck. in Linncea, xxxv. p. 455) ; umbella? 

 radiis paucis, breviusculis ; spiculis paucis, subspicatis ; glumis 

 ovatis, obtusis, fuscis ; nuce obovoidea, compressa, cellulis extirais 

 oblongis. 



America australis : Columbia, Merida (Mbritz, hh. Keio, Mus. 



Brit.) ; Panama (Seemann, h. Calcutta) ; Venezuela {Fendler 



n. 1586, h. Kew) ; Bolivia, alt. 2700 metr. (Mandon n. 1393, 



h. Kew); Kespublica Argentina (Grisebach, h. Kew). 



This differs a little from G. lanceolatus in the more obovoid 



nut. 



10. C. piceus (Liebm. ! Mex. BZalfgr. p. 12) ; umbellae radiis 

 paucis, brevibus aut subnullis; spiculis lineari-oblongis, com- 

 pressis, castaneo-rubris ; nuce obovoidea compressa, cellulis ex- 

 timis oblongis. 



C. picreus (err. typogr.), Boeck. in Linncea, xxxv. p. 455 in notd. 

 Mexico, alt. 1500 metr. (Liebmann, h. Kew) (F. Mueller 



n. 1987 partim, h. Kew). 

 In the few examples examined I found stamens 3, whereas in 

 G. tristachyus stamens 2. 



** Gellulce extimoe nucis quadrate (figs. 35-39). 

 t Umbella specie simplex aut capitata, rarius (in varietatibus 

 C. polystachyi, C. atronitentis, C. Mundtii) composita, urn- 

 bellularum radiolis elongatis. 



X Species in India Orientali indigence. 

 11. C. ptjmilus (Linn. ! h. propr., Amcen. Acad. iv. p. 302, Sp. 

 PI p. 69, nee Bottb., nee Sees) ; umbella specie simpbee aut 

 congesta ; spiculis fasciculatis aut breviter spicatis aut congestim 

 eorymbosis, linearibus, pallidis aut fuscis ; glumis spissis, subre- 

 curvo- mucronatis ; stamine sa^pius 1 ; nuce obovoidea, obtusa, api- 

 cata cum ± parte gluma3 vix sequilonga — Gartn. Fruct. i. p. 9, 

 t. 2. fig. 2 ; Vahl, Enum. ii. p. 330 ; Boem. et Sch. Syst. ii. p. 188 ; 

 Kunth, Enum. ii. p. 4 pro minore parte ; Steud. Gyp. p. 3 partim; 

 Boxb. Fl. Ind. i. p. 196, syn. Bottb. each; Benth. Fl. Austral. 

 vii. p. 258. 

 C. nitens, Vahl, Enum. ii. p. 331 ; Kunth, Enum. ii. p. 3; Boeck. in 

 Linncea, xxxv. p. 483, non Retz. 



