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CYPEREAE. Oyperus. 



spiculisque divaricatis, his oblongis convexis 6— 8-floris 

 rigidis, squamis dense imbricatis ovatis mucronatis nervosis 

 glauco-fuscis ; caryopsi obovata trigona. Iterum C. pen- 

 natiu Lam. sec. KurUh, de quo Neesins in Wight. Contrb. 

 omnino silet. Ind. or. 



473. C. PARVIFLORCS. Vahl. (ex recens. Nees in 

 Wight. Contr. 87.) Culmo triquetro ; foliis linearibus 

 elongatis margine serrulato-scabris , involucri sub-5-phylli 

 foliolis ternis culmeis similibus; umbella decomposita, radiis 

 universalibus apice cymosis aut abbreviatis fasti gi atis ; 

 spicnlis spicatis alternis ovalibus obtnsis 3 — 5-floris ; squa- 

 mis obovatis infra apicem obtusissimum vel retusum mu- 

 cronatis caryopsin triquetram aequantibus. Iterum a 

 Kunthio cum C. pennato Lam. conjuncta species , quoad 

 descriptionem vero Cypero Iria Lin. multo propior, cum 

 quo etiam jungitur ab Hasskarl PL Jav. rar. p. 83. Java. 

 Ind. or. 



Caetenim diagnosis et descriptio Vahlii est : viridi glaucus ; culmo 

 obtusangulo ; involucri 7-phylli foliolis omnibus umbella longioribus 

 (usque pedalibu* et ultra), margine carinaquc serrulato scabris ; in- 

 Tolucellis nullis nisi squamis 2 ; umbella decomposita, radiis 4 ; spicis 

 pollicaribus erectis ; spiculis oblongis teretibus distantibus 4 — 6- 

 floris fusco-virentibus ; squamis ovatis acutis convexis striatis. An 

 plants haec Javanica omnino eadam ac Ind. or. ? 



474. C. PILOSUS. Vahl. (En. 2. 354.) Culmo tri- 

 quetro basi foliato (l*/,-pedali) glabro; foliis carinato- 

 planis, superne extrorsum margine carinaque scabris, cul- 

 mum aequantibus ; involucro pentaphyllo longissimo ; um- 

 bella composita 6 — 10-radiata, radiis propriis 6— 10 piloso- 

 hispidulis nndique spicis oblongis compressis 10 — 12-floris 

 patentissimis obsitis spicasque referentibus fasciculato- 

 digitatas divergentes; rhacbeola haud alata; squamis sub- 

 rotundo-ovatis carinato-navicularibus muticis, superioribus 

 mucronatis 7 — 9-nerTiis dorso dense ferrugineo-lineolatis 

 lateribus hyalino-albidis ; achenio subrotundo ovato tri- 

 quetro apicato pallide castaneo , squama dimidio breviore. 

 % Ind. or. 



475. C.BRIZAETJS. Rich. (Act. Par. I. 106.) Culmo 

 triangulari glabro basi foliato ; foliis rigidis carinato-planis 

 margine scabris culmo longioribus ; involucro triphyllo 

 longissimo ; umbella subcomposita capitato-confevta ; spi- 

 culis spicato dispositis lanceolato-linearibus compressius- 

 culis 12 — 14-floris; rhacbeola flexuosa alteruatim excavato- 

 alata; squamis ellipticis brevissime mucronatis concavis 

 apice carinatis subcoriaceis 9 — 11-nerviispurpurascentibus 

 dorso inter nervos ferrugineis , carina superne viridula ; 

 achenio obovato elliptico apicato hinc piano inde convexo 

 subangulato nigro squama dimidio breviore. 2j. Cayenn. 

 Portor. 



476. C. PLANIFOLIUS. Rich. (1. c.) Culmo triangu- 

 lari exaltato apice fusco-ferrugineo ; foliis longissimis ser- 

 rulato-scabris (7j" latis): involucro longissimo octophyllo; 

 umbella decomposita multi-(6— 9-)radiata corymbiformi ; 

 radiis apice brachiato-ramosis ; spiculis spicato-dispositis 

 linearibus compressiusculis 18 — 20-floris patentissimis ; 

 rhacheola alata; squamis ovatis obtusis sub apice obsoletis- 

 sime mucronatis 7-nerviis dorso ferrugineo-lineolatis, junio- 

 ribns carina viridibus ; achenio ovato-elliptico triangulari 

 apicato nigro-castaneo squama dimidio breviore. 1| Cayenn. 

 Ins. Crucis. 



477. C. APPENPICULATUS. Brongn. (Duper. it. 

 t. 34. a.) Culmo triangulari superne scabriusculo basi 

 foliato; foliis rigidis carinato-planis margine carinaque 

 scabris culmum subaequantibus ; involucro 7— 8-phyllo 

 longissimo : umbella multiradiata capitato-congesta ; radiis 

 polystachyis brevibus vel nullis; spiculis arete capitato- 

 confertis oblongo-lanceolatis compressis 5-floris; squamis 

 ovatis mucronatis 11-nervus dorso ferrugineo-lineolatis, 

 carina viridi, margine hyalino-albidis; rhacheola late alata; 

 achenio obovato triquetro apicato castaneo punctulato- 

 scabriusculo squama dimidio breviore. % Ins. Adscens. 



478. C.CRUENTUS. Rottb. (Gram. t. 5. f.l.) Culmo 

 triquetro glabro folioso basi reliquiis vaginarum aridis 

 fuscescentibus vestito (7— 10-pollicari ; foliis angustis 

 carinato-conduplicatis margine carinaque scabris culmum 

 subaequantibus, involucri 5-phylli foliolis inaequalibus, 

 unico culmi longitudine; umbella 4— 5-radiata, radiis 5— 

 poly-stachyis abbreviatis interdum subnullis umbellaque 

 capitato-conglomerata ; spiculis capitato-congestis lanceo- 

 latis compressis 12— 14-floris (interdum abbreviatis 3—4- 

 floris); squamis ovatis breviter acuto-mucronatis multi- 

 nerviis testaceis inter nervos cruento vel ferrun;ineo punctu- 

 latis ; achenio obovato-elliptico triquetro apicato castaneo 

 punctulato squama dimidio breviore. C. globosus Forth 

 11 Arabia. 



479. C. HAEMATODES. Endl. (Prodr. Fl. Norf. 22.) 

 Culmo triangulari glabro, foliis margine carinaque denticu- 

 lato-scaberrimis culmum aequantibus ; involucri sub-9- 

 phylli foliolis planis rigidis longissimis uti folia scabris ; 

 umbella composita ampla ; radiis apice corymboso-ramosis, 

 Tamis polystachis capitato-congestis ; . spiculis spicato- 

 fasciculatis oblongo-lanceolatis compressis 12 — 16-flons ; 

 squamis ovato-oblongis obtusis sub-9-nerviis sanguineo- 

 ferrugineis; achenio (immaturo) oblique oblongo trigono 

 fusco squama 3-plo breviore ; rhacheola anguste hyalino- 

 albida alata. Ins. Norf. Philipp. 



480. C. CRASSIPES. Vahl. (En. 2. 299.) Rhizomate 

 perpendiculari longissimo squamato ; culmo trigono glabro ; 

 foliis rigidis margine scabris siccis convolutis culmum 

 superantibus ; involucro sub- 10-phyllo longissimo ; umbella 

 multiradiata capitato-congesta ; radiis polystachyis abbre- 

 viatis spiculis capitato-aggregatis lineari-lanceolatis com- 

 pressiusculis 12 — 16-floris; squamis valde approximates 

 ovato-oblongis acutato-mucronatis multinerviis fuscescenti- 

 stramineis stylo longissimo ; rhacheolae articulis abbreviatis 

 excavatis apteris. 1J. Senegamb. Owar. 



i 481. C. NATALENSIS. Hochst. (Flora 1845. /55.) 

 Culmo triangulari glabro (2 1 /, — 3-pedali) basi aphyllo vagi- 

 nis aliquot striatis vestito , supra basin vagina una alterave 

 foliifera, foliorum lamina planiuscula vel complicata cras- 

 siuscula glaberrima culmo multo breviore , involucro 2 — 3- 

 phyllo brevi umbellae radiis plerumque supeTato ; capitulis 

 pluribus (7-plerumque) polystachyis umbellato-congestis m- 

 aequaliter pedunculatis , rarius pau is in unum subsessile 

 congestis; spiculis copiosis lineari-lanceolatis acuminata 

 compressis dilute fuscostramineis 10 — 12-floris rhacheola 

 alata; squamis obovato-oblongis obtusiusculis navicularibus 

 8 — 11-nerviis, nervo carinali viridi crasso, lateribus pallidis 

 versus marginem luteolis vel rubicundo-afflatis ; achenio 

 triangulari. Praecedenti dicitur affinis. % Afr. austr. 



482. C. AURICULATUS. Nees. (ex Kunth Cyper. 83.) 

 Culmo triangulari glabro ; foliis planis rigidulis supra mar- 

 gine carinaque scabris; involucro 6 — 7-phyllo longiore 

 umbella ampla decomposita diffusa umbellulisque multi- 

 radiatis ; radiis partialibus brachiato-ramosis , ramis poly- 

 stachyis ; spiculis spicato-dispositis patentissimis linearibus 

 teretiusculis 8— 12-floris; squamis ovato-ellipticis acuto- 

 submucronatis subcoriaceis concavis 7-nerviis fuscescenti- 

 testaceis; rhacheola articulata articulis interne excavato 

 alatis, alis rotundatis subcoriaceis amplectentibus acheniurfl 

 oblongum apicatum squamae parallele compressiusculum 

 subobtusangulum stramineo-flavidum punctulatum squama 

 dimidio breviorem. Ins. Sandw. Timor. 



483. C. LOMENTACEUS. Nees. (1. c.) Culmo tri- 

 quetro glabro ; foliis planis supra margine carinaque 

 scabris ; involucro sub-7-phyllo longissimo , umbella com- 

 posita multiradiata , radiis polystachyis , longioribus apice 

 brachiato-trifidis ; spiculis spicato -approximatis patentis- 

 simis linearibus teretiusculis 12 — 14-floris; squamis re- 

 motis ellipticis sub apice rotundato brevissime mucronatis 

 convexis sub-9-nerviis lutescentibus dorso inter nervos 



