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CYPEKEAE. Cyperus. 



obscure viridibus marline membranaceis ex pallido fer- 

 rugineo-albidis. % Hrbr. Hohe nackeri nr. 944. Ind. or. 

 408. C. EETZIL Nees. (in Wight Bot. of Ind. 82.) 

 Culmo triqnetro laevi basi folioso ; i'oliis linearibus planius- 

 cnlis lacvibus ; involucri triphylli foliolo uno alterove um- 

 bella longiore culmeis simili; umbella decomposita vel 

 supradecomposita patula ; radiis majoribus trifidis; ; piculis 

 spicatis approximatis alternis patentibus lanceolato-lineari- 

 bus sub-20-floris compressis ; squamis ovatis apiee attenuatis 

 acutis muticis fcrrugineis dorso nervosis , carina viridi ; 

 bracteis loco invollucellorum alternis e basi latiuscula seta- 

 ceis ochreolas excedentibus ; caryopsi ovali-trigona. Ind. or. 

 409. C. SPECTABILIS. Link, (ex Kunth. 1. c. 73.) 

 Culmo triangulari glabro ; foliis planis apicem Tersus mar- 

 gine scabris culnium subaequantibus ; involucro 5 — 6-phyllo 

 longissimo scabro ; umbella compesita 4 — 12-radiata; 

 radiis valde inaequalibus apicem versus brachiatn-ramosis 

 polystachyis ; spicis spicato-confertis patentissimis lanceo- 

 lato-lincaribus compressis 12 — 16-floris; squamis subrotun- 

 dis sub apice rotundato-mucronatis 9-nerviis dorso viridibus 

 latcribus purpurascenti-brunneis ; achenio obovato-oblongo 

 apicato triquetro punctulato castaneo nitido squama i / 3 — 

 '/i breviore ; rhacheola anguste-hvalina. 'Ij. N. Holl. 



410. C.WALLICHII. Nees. (in Wight 1. c. 83.) Culmo 

 triquetro superne angulis scabro aphyllo basi vaginato (?) ; 

 involucro sub-4-pbyllo superante umbellam compositam vel 

 decompositam pluriradiatam, radiis apice brachiato 3 — 7- 

 ridis; spiculis 5 — 15 spicato dispositis distichis linearibus 

 compressis 11 — 20-floris: squamis ovato-subrotundis con- 

 vexo-navicularibus, dorso 5 — 7-nerviis castaneo-sanguineis, 

 nervis viridibus, apice margineque hyalino albidis ; achenio 

 obovato-elliptico triquetro mucronato castaneo fusco squama 

 fere dimidio breviore ; rhacheola aptera. Ind. or. 



411. C. STIGMATOSUS. Steud. Radice valide fibrosa; 

 culmo erecto obtuse triquetro striato hinc puberulo laevi 

 (2-pedali et ultra) basi foliato ibique vaginis dilatatis mar- 

 gine tenui-membranaceo fissis tecto; foliis planis linearibus 

 acuminatis longissimis culmum superantibus (2 — 3'" latis) 

 undique punctulis elcvatis (non pungenti-) asperulis mar- 

 gine scabris ; involucri pleiophylli foliolis culmeis similibus 

 multo superantibus umbellam multiradiatum ; radiis inae- 

 qualibus (pedunculis '/,— 2"longis) apice brachiato divisis, 

 radiolis apice conferto distiche spicatis; spiculis oblongo 

 linearibus brevibus 7 — 11-floris; squamis ovatis concavis 

 multistriatis pallide griseis vel ferrugineis acutiuscnlis, 

 achenio acute triquetro triplo longioribus. Zolling. Moritz 

 Verz. p. 96. Hrbr. nr. 1544. Java. 



412. C. MALACCENSIS. Lam. (ill. 146.) Culmo tri- 

 quetro laxo (2-pedali et ultra) ; foliis laxis (2'" latis) mar- 

 ginelaevibus altitudine culmi; involucri 3— -4-phylli longis- 

 sirai foliolis planis apicem versus scabriusculis ; umlella 

 composita sub-8-radiata, radiis longioribus (sub-3-pollicari- 

 bus) apice brachiato-ramosis ; spiculis 5 — 14 spicato- 



fasciculatis patentissimis linearibus compressiusculis 22 



24-floris; squamis ovatis apice rotundatis muticis concavis 

 siccis incurvatis obsolete 9-nerviis , Jineolis punctulisque 

 ferrugineo-rariegatis , margine apiceque hyalino-albidis ; 

 acheuio (immaturo) oblongo-lanceolato apicato triangulari 

 squama vu breviore; rhacheola hyalino-alata. Malacca. 



413. C.HONESTUS. Wall, (ex Kunth 1. c. 74.) Culmo 

 triquetro glabro basi foliato (?) ; involucro triphyllo piano 

 longissimo margine scabro; umbella composita sub-7- 

 radiata; radiis longioribus apice brachiato-trifidis; spiculis 

 spicato-d.spositis distichis patentissimis linearibus com- 

 pressis 20— 22-floris ; squamis elliptico-subrotundis brevis- 

 sime mucronatis carinato-navicularibus sub-7-nerviis dorso 

 ferrugineis albido-marginatis ; achenio obovato-elliptico 

 acummato- apicato triangulari fusco, squama dimidio bre- 

 viore ; rhacheola aptera. Ind. or 



414. C. LATIFOLIUS. Poir. (Enc. Ml. 268.) Culmo 



triquetro elato (3— 4-pedali) glabro, basi foliato; foliis 

 planis coriaceo-rigidis culmum aequantibus (1" et ultra 

 latis) margine scabris; involucri 5— 6-phylli foliolo uno 

 alterove umbellam superante ; umbella decomposita multi- 

 radiata radiis valde inaequalibus apice paniculato-ramosis; 

 spiculis inordinatim confertis linearibus compressis 24—30- 

 floris ; squamis distinctis oblongo-ovatis carinato-navicula- 

 ribus apice rotundatis muticis dorso 7-nerviis ferrugineo- 

 punctulatis lateribus fuscescenti-lutescentibus apice margi- 

 ueque hyalinis ; achenio obovato triangulari nigro-castaneo 

 apicato punctulato squama dimidio breviore. Sieb. hrbr. 

 Maur. nr. 16. If. Maurit. Madagasc. Ind. or. 



415. C. KURRII. Steud. Radice fibrosa in rhizoma 

 sublignosum incrassata ; culmo erecto triquetro glabro 

 (lVrP edali ) basi foliato; I'oliis linearibus glabvis laevibus 

 culmo multo brevioribus ; involucri 5-phylli foliolo uno 

 alterove parum longiore umbella composita pluri- (8-) 

 radiata, radiis inaequalibus, longioribus (usque SVs-P '"" 

 caribus) divaricato patentibus apice paniculato-spicigeris ; 

 spiculis in radiolis fere a basi floriferis horizontaliter paten- 

 tibus linearibus remotiuscule 10— 16-floris ; squamis ovatis 

 obtuse carinato-navicularibus , carina viridibus 3-nerviis, 

 lateribus enerviis fusco cupreis margine apiceque anguste 

 membranaceo albo-hyaliiiis ; achenio triangulari oblongo 

 utrinque aeuto squama parum breviore ; rhacheolae articulis 

 squamis ovatis acutis mox deciduis subulatis. C. spectabiu 

 Link affinis, sed multo tenerior. Communicavit. Kurr. est 

 etiam nr. 444. Cuminq. hrbr. Ind. or. Ins. Philipp. 



416. C. MUNDULUS. Kunth. (Cyper. 74.) Radice 

 valide fibrosa ; culmo triquetro glabro exaltato (4 — o- 

 pedali) ; foliis basi lato-vaginatis carinatis planis rigidis 

 margine sursum scabris culmum aequantibus vel superanti- 

 bus (3— 4'" latis); involucri 4 — 5-phylli foliolo uno alterove 

 lor.giore umbella composita 6 — 8-radiata ; radiis erectis 

 inaequalibus apice paniculato-ramosis , ramis patentibus 

 fiexuosis, ramulis 8 — 11-stachyis; spiculis irregulariter 

 alternis fere horizontaliter patentibus remotiuscule 9—1°- 

 floris; squamis oblongo-ovatis obtuse carinato-naviculari- 

 bus, carina viridulis dorso 5 — 7 obscure nervatis fusco- 

 ferrugineis apice (minus ad marginem) anguste hyalino 

 albidis ; achenio triangulari ovato squama duplo breviore 

 rhacheola nuda. (Sec. specimina a Martio communicata.) 

 C. Schraderianus Mart. hrbr. Bras. nr. 187 non differt. % 

 Brasilia. 



417. C.KAPPLERI. Eochst. (Hrbr. Surin. ed. Hhnckr. 

 nr. 1373.) Radice fibrosa infra culmum in rhizoma sub- 

 lignosum incrassata; culmo erecto triquetro glabro laevi 

 (1 l / s -pedali) ; foliis e vaginis subspongiosis linearibus carina 

 margineque scabris, culmo brevioribus; umbellae sub-5- 

 phyllae foliolis plurimis longioribus umbella composita 

 pluriradiata; radiis exterioribus basi nudis, apice — centra- 

 libus a basi paniculato ramosis , radiolis fiexuosis confertis 

 subdivaricato-spicigeris ; spiculis gracilibus anguste lineari- 

 bus iuaequalibus 8— 24-floris ; squamis angustis ovato- 

 lanceolatis 5-nerviis pallide viridibus hinc hide tenuissime 

 ferrugineo-lineolatis , facile deciduis; stylo longe exserto 

 apice trifido ; achenio triquetro utrinque attenuato, rhacheola 

 tenuissime albo-hyalino-alata. % Suririam. 



418. C. MARGINELLUS. Nees (in Wight Bot. 83.) 

 Culmo acute triquetro laevi ; foliis subradicalibus carinatis 

 culmum subaequantibus ; involucro 3— 4-phyllo breviore 

 umbella decomposita, spiculis in spicas compositas late 

 pyramidales dispositis lanceolatis 14— 18-floris; squamis 

 ovatis acutiusculis dorso nervosis pallide rubicundis margine 

 anguste membranaceo albo cinctis ; achenio trigono ovah 

 subtilissime punctnlato. China. Ceylon. 



419. C.SCOPARIUS. Poir. (Enc. 7. 253.) Culmo tri- 

 quetro subcompresso angulis aspero , exaltato ; involucri 

 sub-4-phylli foliolis inaequalibus longioribus sesquipedalibus 

 pollicem latis , denticulatis , firmis striatis acutissimis ; 





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