294 MR. J. G. BAKER ON THE 
spicis cylindricis, digitatis; spiculis densis, floriferis rectangu- 
latim patulis, sepius lutescentibus; glumis dense stipatis, late 
ovatis obtusis, interdum breviter mucronatis. A. Rich. Fl. Abyss. 
ii. p. 480.—C. fastigiatus, Forsk. ZEg.- Arab. p. 14.—C. alopecu- 
roides, var. a, Back. in Linnea, xxxvi. p. 321; Oliver in Trans. 
Linn. Soc. xxix. p. 166, non Rottb. 
Mapacascar, Hildebrandt n. 3426. Nosstpt, Boivin. Co- 
MORO, Hildebrandt n. 1738.—DrsTRIB. Africa borealis et cen- 
tralis. Syria. India orientalis. Australia. 
Species a C. alopecuroide, quam nuce trigona stylo trifido, 
tam structura spicule glumisque lateraliter compressis neque in 
dorso complanatis, longissime distans ; sed forsan cum C. exaltato, 
Retz., melius jungenda. Ex exemplis Indicis huc (a me) relatis, 
alia cum exemplis Africanis exacte quadrant, alia, an. varietates 
C. exaltati, Retz., var. alte (sp.) Nees, anne forme C. divitis sint, 
nec mihi neque amicissimo Baker sat certum videtur. Exem- 
plum Australiense (a Bentham sub C. evaltato, Retz., ordinatum) 
cum exemplis Mascarensibus bene congruit. 
48. C. rwwENsus, C. B. Clarke, nov. sp.; umbella maxima, 
composita; spicis cylindricis densis; spiculis innumerosis, $ unc. 
longis, densifloris, undique rectangulatim divaricatis ; nuce ellip- 
soidea, trigona, cum dimidio glume æquilonga. 
N.O. de ManpacascaR, Pervillé n. 483. 
Culmus apice triqueter, 3 une. diam. Folia robusta, longa. Invo- 
lucri bractez plures, usque ad 18 unc. longs, 2 unc. late, robustz, crassse. 
Umbella 2-3 ped. diam.; spice ultime pedunculatz, solitarie vel digi- 
tatc, longe 25 unc. late 17 une., 60-spiculose. Spiculæ 40-floree, quam 
in aliis speciebus vicinis majores, compressze, pallide luteo-brunnez; rha- 
chidium vix alatum. | Glums compresse, ovate, acutatze, submucronatze, 
in dorso confluenti-1-3-nervie viridescentes, in lateribus subenervie. 
Stamina 3, vix exserta; antherze lineari-oblongz, mutiez. Stylus brevis; 
rami 3, e gluma breviter exserti. Nux utrinque angustata, pallida. 
Sect. 13. Sprcarr. Spicule pauci- (ssepius 8-5-)flore, spicate, 
divaricatz, oblongo-lanceolatee.—Majusculi, foliati, umbellis 
compositis. 
49. C. pennatus, Lam.; Poir. Encycl. vii. p. 240. — Spiculis 
laxiuscule spieatis, pallidis subrubescentibus; nuce ellipsoidea 
trigona utrinque angustata, quam dimidia pars glume subbreviore, 
