132 DR. II. F. HANCE'8 SUPPLEMENT TO 
*Fimbristylis complanata, Link. 
The fibrous roots of this exhale, when fresh, an extremely pow- 
erful odour perceptible at a foot or two distance, like a mixture of 
resin, camphor, and pepper. This is not noticeable when they are 
dried ; but they then possess a bitter subcamphoraceous taste, and 
might, I should think, be advantageously employed in medicine 
as a stomachic and stimulant tonic. 
47. Fimbristylis cylindrocarpa, Wall., Kunth, Enum. Plant. ii. 222; 
Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xxxix. 85. (=F. Arnottii, Thw. Enum. 
Pl. Zeyl. 348.) 
In wet spongy ground in the Happy Valley; first detected by 
me in August 1861. Also in various parts of continental India, 
Ceylon, Burma, and the Malayan isles. To this Mr. Kurz refers, 
besides, F. schenoides 2. monostachya, Nees, and F. abjiciens, Steud. 
48, Fimbristylis insignis, Thw. Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 349. : 
On hill-sides near Pok fu lum; also near Canton. Occurs m 
Ceylon, and also in Khasia; forthe plant from thence distributed 
by Drs. Hooker and Thomson under the ticket “ Trichelostylis 
n. 20” is evidently the same. 
*Fimbristylis monostachya, Thw. Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 434. (=Abild- 
gaardia monostachya, Vahl; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 389.) 
*Fimbristylis Eragrostis, mihi. (= Abildgaardia Eragrostis, Vahl; 
Benth. Fl. Hongk. 390.) 
*Fimbristylis cinnamometorum, Kth.; Thw. Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 434. 
(=Abildgaardia fusca, Nees; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 390.) 
It is impossible to retain Abildgaardia distinct as a genus from 
Fimbristylis, the only character by which it was known being the 
distichous scales, and 4. javanica, Steud., and F. connectens, Thw., 
having an equal claim to rank in either group. 
*Cladium chinense, Nees in Pl. Meyen. 115. (=C. Mariscus, Benth. Fl. 
Hongk. 397.) 
This appears to differ from the European species by the smaller 
spikelets, constantly trifid style, rugulose furrowed achene (the 
furrows are readily noticed when looked at from below), more 
slender habit, and narrower leaves. I do not think Cladium has 
any claim to be kept apart from Rhynchospora as a genus: R. auren 
Vahl and C. chinense Nees, and R. laxa R. Br. and C. maris- 
coides Torr. are exceedingly like one another. Dr. Hooker ag" 
(Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 304) ‘unites Baumea, Chapelliera, and Vin- 
