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Ins. Philippine (Cuming n. 535, hh. Kew, Mus. Brit.). 

 Australia : Brisbane flumen (Bailey, h. Kew). 



Var. 0. obligttw ; spiculis paucifloris, interdum 5-6-floris, s®pe 

 pallidioribus.— Nees ! in Wight Contrib. p. 86 (sp.) ; Kunth, 

 Knum. ii. p. 60 ; Boech. in Linncea, xxxv. p. 611. 



C quinqueflorus, Hochst ! in PL Hohenack. n. 944 ; Steud. Cyp. p. 37. 



C. pennatus, Steud. in Zoll. Verz. Ind. Archip. p. 62, non Nees. 



Cyperus, Wall. ! List. n. 3334, A partim, B partim, C partim, D partim. 



varietasin C.pilosum typieum sensim transeuns. Nuxcuin \ 

 parte glum® vix sequilonga. 



Nepaul (Wallich, h. Calcutta). 



Kumaon (Wallich n. 3331 C, h. Calcutta). 



Sikkim (T. Anderson n. 1312, h. Calcutta). 



Bengal et Nepal (Wallich n. 3331, B, D, h. Kew). 



Pegu (Kurz n. 619, h. Calcutta). 



Java (Zollinger n. 457 partim, h. Kew). 



Var. y. polyantha ; spiculis usque ad 20-26 mm. longis, 40-45- 

 floris, angustioribus autem quam C. pilosi typici ; glumis miaori- 

 bus, fere ®quilongis ac latis. 



Bengalia: Mymensingh (C. B. Clarice n. 7763, h. Kew). 



Var. 1. babahensis, Steud. ! in Zoll. Verz. Ind. Archip. p. 62 

 (sp.) ; spiculis in spicas densissimas breviter cylindricas congestis. 

 — Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. iii. p. 257 ; BoecJc. in LinncBa,xxxv. p. 251. 



C. Babakan, Steud. Cyp. p. 6. 



Java (Zollinger n. 693, h. Kew). 



117. C. benghalensis ; umbella simplice ; spiculis dense fas- 

 ciculatim spicatis, rhachi glabra; glumis ovatis, obtusis, navi- 

 cularibus, in carina sursum bispido-scabris ; nuce obovoidea, 

 triquetra, brevissime rostrata, cum J parte glumae vix sequilonga. 



Eadix fibrosa. Culmus solitarius, 5 dm. longus, deorsum 

 compressus, sursum triqueter levis. Folia 3-4, cum culmo fere 

 sequilonga, lata 5-8 mm., acute carinata, in margiuibus scabra. 

 Involucri bracte® 3-4, usque ad 3-4 dm. long®, divaricat®. Um- 

 bell® radii 4-5, usque ad 4-6 cm. longi, trigoni. Spic® sub- 

 ebracteat®, long® 25 mm., latse 2 cm., 20-30- spiculos® ; rhachis 

 vix scabra. Spicule undique dense patul®, long® 12 mm., lata) 

 3 mm., compress®, 12-18-flor®; rhachill® also angustae, sca- 

 rios®, rubro-maculat®, persistentes ; gluma ima ssepe caudata. 

 Glum® spiss®, fuse®, in dorso arete ll-nervi®, margine hya- 



