FLORA OF MADAGASCAR, 291 
MADAGASCAR, Pervillé n. 473, Baron n. 680. MAURITIUS, 
Sieber n.13. Bovmsox, Balfour. Comoro, Hildebrandt n. 1737. 
—In regione tropica totius fere orbis. 
39. C. nutans, Vahl, Enum. ii. p. 363; radiis elongatis cum 
spicis (floris expansionis tempore) ascendentibus nutantibus ; 
glumis elliptieis obtusis; nuce trigona in facie itneriore vix 
concava.— Beck. in Linnea, xxxv. p. 597.—C. Jaequini, Schrad. ; 
Fenzl in Denksch. Akad. Wissen. 1854, p. 54, t. 1.—C. distans 
B. major, Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. p.432 ; Bojer, Hort. Maurit, 
p. 380; Baker, Fl. Maurit. p. 411 partim. 
MADAGASCAR, Boivin. Mavrrrrus, Sieber n. 18, Bojer, fe. 
Roprievez, Balfour. Srycurties, Horne n. 216, Bouton 22.— 
Disrriz. India orientalis. 
Sect. 10. Procrert. Robustiores, foliati. Umbella majuscula, 
composita. Spicule majuscule, multi- (aut pluri-)florz, rha- 
chidiorum ale anguste, non solubiles. Nux cum 1-3 glume 
squilonga trigona, a dorso interdum plus minus compressa. 
40. C. LATIFOLIUS, Poir. Encycl. vii. p. 268; foliis latis, 
usque ad unciam haud raro latis ; umbella 6-10 unc. diam., com- 
posita, spieulis densis; spicarum rhachi minute pilosa; spiculis 
16-28-floris; glumis subovatis in margine superiore hyalinis. 
Bojer, Hort. Maurit. p. 880; Baker, Fl. Maurit. p. 413.—C. sco- 
parius, Poir. Encycl. vii. p. 253? 
Mapacascar, Lyall, Parker. Mavrrrivs, Sieber n. 16, 
Bojer, Se. 
Sect. ll. SoLUBILES. Spicule multiflore, sepius numerose ; 
rhachidiorum ale non solute. Nux trigona, subsymmetrica, 
non (aut obscurius) a dorso compressa, cum 3-3 glume 
sepius equilonga.—(Species perennes.) 
* Folia abbreviata aut subnulla. 
41. C. ARTICULATUS, Linn. Sp. Pl. p.66. Subaphyllus; culmis 
in sicco plane nodosis; involucri bracteis brevissimis, 1 unc. raro 
superantibus. Bojer, Hort. Maurit. p. 318; Baker, Fl. Maurit. 
p. 412.—C. niloticus, Forst; Beauv. Fl. d'Oware, p. 68, t. 97. 
fig. 2. 
MADAGASCAR, Gerrard. SEYCHELLES, Horne n. 237. BOURBON, 
