158. CYPERACEX. 205 
Var. y. stricta, C. B. Clarke, in Hook. FK. Fl. Brit. Ind. vi. 
p. 592; spiculis abbreviatis, sepius pallidis, non raro curvatis. 
Pycreus Linneanus, Nees, in Linnea, ix. (1834) p. 283. 
Cyperus strictus, Lam. Iil. i. p. 146; Kunth, Enum. Pl. ii. p. 12. 
Cyperus tortuosus, Roch, Fl. Ind..i. p. 197 [ed. Wallich, p. 201); 
Kunth, Enum. ii. p. 16. 
Cyperus Linneanus, Kunth, Enum. Pl. ii. p. 115. 
Curmi: Peking (Bretschneider, 789!); Suanruna: Chefoo 
(Faber, 61! Schottmueller, 342!); Hurrn: Ichang (A. Henry, 
83, 88A !); Yunnan: Tapintze (Delavay, 402!). Mus. Brit. ; 
Herb. Kew. 
This var., frequent in India, is scattered frora South Africa 
and Persia to Japan and the Philippines. 
Var. 6. erecta, C. B. Clarke, var. nova; culmo foliisque 
robustioribus; umbella sepe composita, umbellularum radiolis 
3-5 usque ad 10-15 mm. longis; spiculis angustis, pallidis, sepe 
erectis. 
Cyperus erectus (sp.), Roxburgh, MS. 
Formosa: Tamsui (Oldham, 581!); Kwanerune: Canton 
(Sampson, 933!). Mus. Brit.; Herb. Kew. 
The same variety (or form) collected in India by Koenig and 
Roxburgh. 
5. Pycreus latespicatus, C. B. Clarke, in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. 
Ind. vi. p. 590. 
Cyperus latespicatus, Boeck. in Flora, xlii. (1859) p. 433 bis, et in 
Linnea, xxxv. (1867-8) p. 467. 
Yunnan: Tapintze ( Delavay, 1752 !), Mosoyn ( Delavay, 1761, 
pro magna parte !), Milé (A. Henry, 9119!). Herb. Kew. 
Frequent in Northern India. 
6. Pycreus polystachyus, Beauv. Fl. Owar. ii. (1807) p. 48, 
t. 86. fig. 2; Mees, in Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. xix. Suppl. (1843) 
p. 95; C. B. Clarke, in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. vi. p. 592. 
Cyperus polystachyus, R. Br. Prodr. p. 214; Kunth, Enum. Pl. ii. 
p. 18; Hook, et Arn. Bot. Beechey's Voy. p. 220; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 
p. 385; Boeck. in Linnea, xxxv. (1867-8) p. 477; Franch. in Mém. 
Soc. Sc. Nat. Cherb. xxiv. (1884) p. 262, non Rottb, 
Cyperus odoratus, Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. l, p. 46, ed. 2, p. 08, et herb. 
propr., pro majore parte. 
