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CtPEREAE. Cypetus. 



(2 3-pedali) ; foliis late linearibus cuspidatis margine 



scabris culmo duplo longioribus ; panicula tenninali coar- 

 ctata bracteis foliaceis duplo breviore spiculis lineari- 

 subulatis alternis sessilibus ; squamis ellipticis acuminatis 

 rhachique pilosis. C. paniculatus Don. 1. c. % Nepal. 



565. C. CARICINUS. Don. (I. c.) Culmo triquetro 

 foliis late linearibus breviore (1 — 1 '/,-pedali) ; racemis 

 lateralibus simplicibus; spiculis linearibus tenuifloris remote 

 alternis; bracteis lineari-setaceis rhacbique scabris spiculas 

 superantibus ; squamis ellipticis mucronatis scabris arilla 

 (achenio'.') vix longioribus. '!(. Ind. or. 



566. C. WIGHTII. Nees. ( Wight Bot. 78.) Radice 

 fibrosa ; culmo flaccido triquetro ; foliis anguste linearibus 

 complicato-canaliculatis culmo brevioribus ; involucri 2 — 

 3-phylli foliolo altero capitulo subduplo longiore ; spiculis 

 globoso-capitatis oblongo-lanceolatis compressis 10 — 30- 

 floris ; squamis arete imbricatis ovatis in acumen mediocre 

 subulatum recurvum attenuatis , subtiliter nervoso-striatis 

 pallide brunneis , margine albo-membranaceo enervi ; ca- 

 ryopsi obovata trigona laeviuscula cinerea. Ind. or. 



567. C. PERTENUIS. Roxb (Fl. Ind. 202.) Radicis 

 Bubtuberosae fibris villosis ; culmo recto gracili basi sub- 

 tereti superne triangulari (3 — 4-pedali) nudo basi parce 

 foliato ; foliis culmo */s brevioribus ; involucri triphylli 

 foliolo longiore aequante umbellam compositam et decom- 

 positam ; umbellulis partim sessilibus 3 — 4 in pedunculis 

 filiformibus inaequalibus4 — 12-spiculatis; spiculis filiformi- 

 bus multifloris ; achenio tiiangulari. Ind. or. 



568. C. ROXBURGHII. Nees. ( Wight Bot. 84.) Culmo 

 triquetro (6 — 20-pedali) acutangulo , angulis superne 

 spinuloso-scabris , lateribus concavis ; involucri pleiophylli 

 foliolis binis exterioribus maximis foliisque radicalibus latis 

 carina margineque serrulato-scabris ; umbella decomposita 

 et supradecomposita ; radiis universalibus elongatis com- 

 presso trigonis fasciculato-umbellatis e spicis pluribus fasti- 

 giatis cylindricis subsessilibus; spiculis imbricatis linearibus 

 teretiusculis ebracteolatis 12 — 16-floris; squamis arete im- 

 bricatis amplectentibus subrotundo-ovatis obtusis cum mu- 

 cronulo, latere membranaceis albidis, dorso griseo-rufescen- 

 tibus ; caryopsi oblonga trigona utrinque acuta laevi. C. 

 elatus Roxb. (non Lin.) Ind. or. 



569. C. ROYLEI. W. Arnott. (in Wight Bot. 85.) Cul- 

 mo trigono laevi ; involucri sub-6-phylli foliolis 4 umbella 

 longioribus linearibus latiusculis foliisque margine scabris 

 (an rectiusquam; rubris?); umbella compcsitapluriradiata; 



radiis compressis strictis apice umbellatis e spicis 5 6 



subaequalibus erectis teretibus a basi densissime imbricatis; 

 spiculis Ianceolatis compressis ebracteatis 4 — 14-floris; 

 squamis ovatis obtusis mucronatis flavis dorso 3-nerviis, 

 nervo carinal viridi; caryopsi ovali triquetra laevi pallida; 

 involucellis diphyllis umbellula brevioribus. C. digitatus 

 Nees 1. c. Ind. or. 



570. C. RACEMOSE S. Retz. (Obs. 6. 20.) Culmo tri- 

 quetro tirmo alto ; foliis radicalibus lato-linearibus culmo 

 lorgioribus : involucro decaphyllo erecto; foliolis e basi 

 latiore attenuatis margine scabris 3 — 4 umbella longiori- 

 bus; umbella decomposita fastigiata mukiradiata , radiis 

 semiteretibus strictis universalibus partialibusque apice 

 umbellatis e spicis pluribus sessilibus linearibus strictis; 

 involucellis foliaceis umbellulam superantibus vel aequanti- 

 bus ; spiculis imbricatis lineari-lanceolatis compressis sub- 

 ebracteolatis 5— 10-flors; squamis ovatis mucronatis dorso 

 fulvis rufove fuscis, nervo carinali viridi, latere flavis; ca- 

 ryopsi ovali-alba latere interioie concavo ; stylo trifido. 

 C. digitatus Roxb. Fl. ind. Ind. or. Java. 



In Herbario Zollinger nr. 720 specimina occurrunt fructifications 

 omm morboso-deformi , spiculb nempe ad squamas sterilos paucas 

 redacti in apice radiolorom positis. Caeterum quoad fructificationem 

 legitimam ad sectionem Iria haec species pertinet 



571. C.FIMBIATDS. Nees. (in WightBot.%6.) Culmi 

 triquetri angulis foliis involucrisque ciliatis ; involucro 3— 



4-phyllo longiore umbella decomposita; spicis sessilibus 

 subfasciculatis ; rhachi hirsuta ; spiculis patulis Ianceolatis 

 squamisque fuscis obtusis. Ind. or. 



572. C. NEESII. Kunth. (Cyper. 101 ) Culmo folioso 

 praealto trigono ; involucri polyphylli foliolis alternis planis 

 latis 3-nerviis foliisque margine serrulato-scabris, nonnullis 

 multo longioribus umbella (supra?) decomposita multi- 

 radiata ; spicis partialibus pluribus sessilibus teretibus , in- 

 ferioribus brevioribus patentissimis ; rhachi crassa sulcata ; 

 spiculis confertissimis patentissimis linearibus compressis 

 brevi-bracteolatis 12-floris ; squamis ovatis obtusis cum 

 mucrone , latere lutescentibus dorso purpurascentibus, 

 carina viridi; rhachillae auriculis apice liberis demum solu- 

 bilibus. Papyrus elatus Nees in Wight Bot. 88. Ceylon. 



573. C. FLAVIDUS. Retz. (Obs. V. 13. sec. Roxb. Fl. 

 ind. I. 204.) Radice fibrosa atropurpurea ; culmo trigono 

 erecto (6 — 8-poIlicari) nudo glabro ; foliis radicalibus culmo 

 plerumque longioribus , vaginantibus in basi culmi brevis- 

 simis; involucro diphyllo breviore umbella composita vel 

 decomposita ; umbellulis globosis una alterave sessili 2 — 8 

 inaequaliter pedunculatis , pedunculo longissimo subinde 

 prolifero; spiculis confertis Ianceolatis monandris castaneis; 

 achenio obcordato trigono scabriusculo brevi. Ind. or. 



574. C. ALBIDUS. Retz. (Obs. 6. 21.) Culmo tri- 

 quetro (3-pedali) ; foliis ad basiu culmi elongatis (2-pedali- 

 bus) ; involucro 8-phyllo (1 7 2 -pedali) ; spicis corymbosis; 

 spiculis latiusculis (Yj-pollicaribus) 16 — 20-floris albidis; 

 squamis apice divergentibus ; achenio altero apice acumi- 

 uato elongato , altero capitulo truncato (stigma peltatum 

 referente) terminato. Alius generis ? China. 



2. Species Insulae Luzoniae. 



575. C. SPICATUS. Presl. (Rel. Haenk. I. 173.) Rhi- 

 zomate incrassato , vaginis fuscis tecto ; culmo triquetro 

 stricto (2— 2 l / 2 -pedali) foliato; foliis margine spinuloso- 

 scabris culmo longioribus (4 — 5'" latis) ; involucri 5-phylH 

 foliolis 2 longissimis, involucellis 3-phyllis ; umbella multi- 

 (10 — 12-)radiata supradecomposita, radiis inaequalibus, 

 4 — 6 elongatis , reliquis brevissimis vel sub nullis ; spiculis 

 ovatis 6-floris in spicas cylindraceas dense congestis ; glu- 

 mis obovato subrotundis emarginatis mucronato-aristatis 

 uninerviis ; achenio elliptico triquetro. Luzon. Mexico ? 



576. C. PHILIPPENSIS. Presl. (1. c. 174.) Radice 

 fibrosa; culmo triquetro (l l /o-pedali); foliis culmo longiori- 

 bus (3'" latis) margine scabris ; involucro 5-phyllo umbel- 

 lam multiradiatam decompositam longe excedente ; radiis 

 8 subaequalibus; spiculis linearibus 6-floris in spicas cylin- 

 draceas laxe digestis ; squamis ovato-oblongis acutis uni- 

 nerviis ; achenio obovato-elliptico triquetro minutissime 

 punctulato. 1[ Ins. Luzon. 



577. C. LUZONENSIS. Presl. (1. c.) Culmo triquetro 

 (1 72-pedali); foliis margine scabris planis striatis (3—4' 

 latis) culmum aequantibus ; involucro 5-phyllo, foliolis duo- 

 bus umbella multiradiata duplo longioribus; radiis inaequa- 

 libus, 3 elongatis, reliquis brevibus; spiculis Ianceolatis 

 8— 12-floris in spicas horizontaliter laxe dispositis; squamis 

 ovatis mucronatis 5-nerviis carina scabris; achenio elliptic 

 triquetro reguloso. '2 J. Luzon. 



578. C. ALBUS. Presl. (1. c. 175.) Culmo acute tri- 

 quetro (2-pedali) folioso ; vaginis infimis aphyllis emarcidis, 

 foliiferis obtuse triquetris striatis membranaceis ore trunca- 

 tis ; foliis angustis versus apicem margine scabris , culmo 

 longioribus ; involucro 6-phyllo umbellam 6-radiatam de- 

 compositam longe excedente; radiis 3 longioribus (pollica- 

 ribus) reliquis brevissimis ; spiculis dense fasciculatis ob- 

 longo-lanceolatis 6-floris ; squamis ovatis acutis 3 nerviis i 

 achenio oblongo triquetro ovato punctulato. % Luzon. 



579. C. M1NTJTIFLORUS. Presl. (1. c. 351.) Culmo 

 triquetro (pedali) inferne folioso ; foliis margine scabrius- 

 culis, culmum aequantibus (2'" latis); involucro 5-pbyli° 

 umbella multiradiata supradecomposita 4-plo longic* e > 



