FLORA OF MADAGASCAR. 287 
25. C. PenvILLEI, Beck. in Linnea, xxxvii. p.959. Rigidus; 
culmis fasciculatis, basi subinerassatis; foliis rigidis; umbella in 
capitulum specie simplex fere congestum ; glumis subdistantibus, 
per totam fere latitudinem conspicue nervosis, in dorso convexis, 
vix carinatis. 
N.O. de Manaaascan, Pervillé n. 645. 
Sect. 5. HasPawr. Folia involuerique bractez sspe breves. 
Spicule anguste, densiflore ; rhachidiorum ale angustæ, non 
solubiles. Nux minima, albida, sepe minutissime scabrida. 
26. C. Haspan, Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 66, partim, nec Linn. herb. propr. 
Viridis aut pallidus; rhizomate repente; umbella pluriradiata, 
composita; spicis digitatis, 9—8-spiculosis. Beck. in Linnea, 
XXXV. p. 574, var. a excl. 
Mapagascar, Hilsenberg et Bojer; Madagascar centralis, 
Parker. 
27. C. ÆQUALIS, Vahl, Enum. ii. p. 320; umbelle radiis plu- 
rimis, usque ad 50-80; spicis digitatis, 1-5-spiculosis; nuce 
parva, albida, minutissime scabrida. Baker, Fl. Maurit. p. 412, 
syn. C. madagascariensi excl—C. prolifer, Lam. Ill. i. p. 147.— 
C. papyroides, Poir. Encycl. vii. p. 272.—Papyrus sequalis, Bojer, 
Hort. Maurit. p. 381. 
Manacascan, Ambongo, Pervillé n. 660, Boivin. MAURITIUS, 
Sieber n. 8, Bojer, dc. 
28. C. FLAVIDUS, Retz. Obs. v.p. 13. Maturus flavidus aut ni- 
grescens ; radice fibrosa sepissime annua; foliis cum culmo sepe 
sequilongis ; involucri foliis 2-3, culmum sepe (interdum longe) 
superantibus ; spiculis minimis, fasciculatis ; stamine 1, raro 2; 
nuce minima obtuse obovoidea, contra rhachin compressa, dorso 
convexa vel vix carinata, albido marmorata, scabra, punctata 
vel levi. Rowb. Fl. Ind. i. p. 200.— C. tenuispicus, Steud. ! in PT. 
Hohenack. n. 1670, Cyp. p. 11.—C. Haspan, Rottb. Descr. et Ic. 
p. 36, t. 6. fig. 2; Back. in Linnea, xxxv. p. 574, var. a; (an 
Linn. partim ?).—C. microcarpus, Back. in Reliq. Rutenb. i. p. 37, 
e descr.; Pluk. Alm. t. 192. fig. 2. 
Ins. SEYCHELLES, Horne n. 634.—DıstRIB. India orientalis, 
Africa et Australia tropicales. 
29. C. nENvDATUS, Vahl, Enum. ii. p. 324; Back. in Linnea, 
XXXY. p. 576. 
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