Cyperus.] OLXXIL CYPERACEE, (C. B. Clarke.) 607 
shorter than nut, branches linear shortly exsert.—Rheede Hort. Malad. xii. 105, t. 
56, cited by Linnzus, &c., is C. inundatus, Roxb. 
Var. B paniciformis (sp.) Franch. et Savat. Pl. Japon. ii. 103, 537; spikelets 
2-4 nuts, spikes (in the extreme typical form) drawn out into nearly linear 
Metu parviflorus, Nees in Wight Contrib. 87 (excl. all syn.). C. Iria, Thw. 
Mim. 944. 
From Kashmir to Ceylon and the Andamans. 
3l. C. glomeratus, Linn. Sp. Pl. 68; large, without stolons, leaves 
and bracts long narrow, umbel compound, spikelets in very dense short- 
tylindrie spikes, glumes elliptic-oblong obtuse ferruginous finally brown, 
tut oblong 3 length of glume, Host Gram. Austr. ii. 48, t. 71; Kunth 
Enum. ii. 77 ; Reich. Ic. Fl. Germ. viii. 33, t. 284, fig. 675, Boeck. in Linnea, 
Si 992; C. B. Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxi. 141; Boiss. Fl. Orient. v. 
12, 
mR; Sonamurg, alt. 6500 ft., T'homson.—DisTRIB. From Italy to China 
apan, 
` Glabrous. Stems 12-33 m. Leaves often as long as stems, i-i in. broad. 
we rays 3-8 up to 3-4 in. long, often concentrated nearly into 1 head; bracts 
n) 12 in. long. Spikes $ by $ in. Spikelets 40-50, 3 by A in., compressed, 
20-ld. Glumes scarcely keeled, -in fruit loosely imbricated; rhacheola with 
‘tow hyaline wings, Stamens 3; anthers small, oblong, muticous. Nut exactly 
iong, pyramidal at either end, dusky black; style much shorter than nut, 
üches linear shortly exsert. 
Sect. 2, Rhizome becoming woody; elongate stolons frequent. Large 
(r middle-sized). (Sp. 39-39) 
32. ©. distans, Linn. f. Suppl. 103 ; umbel large compound, spikelets 
que narrow-linear 10-20-fld., glumes remote oblong-elliptic obtuse, nut 
ong or narrowly ellipsoid 1-2 length of glume. Jacq. Ie. ii. t. 299; 
- Fl. Ind. i. 207; Nees in Wight Contrib. 88; Kunth Enum. ii. 93; 
w. Enum. 344; Boeck. in Linnæa, xxxv. 612; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 
i Duthie in E. T. Atkinson Gaz. x. 620; C. B. Clarke in Journ. Linn. 
lin, Xx. 290 and xxi. 144. C. elatus, Rottb. Descr. et Ic. 37, t. 10 (not of 
vil C. nutans, Presl in Oken. Isis. xxi. 271; C. B. Clarke, l c. 291 and 
49 (partly). C. Jacquini, Schrad. in Linnea, xi., Litt. Ber. 87; Steud. l. c. 
Cr graminicola, Steud. in Zoll. Verz. Ind. Archip. ii. 63 and Cyp. 49. 
D 3350) 3 
Uri, Steud. Syn. Gan, 38 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. iii. 279.—Cyperus, Wall. 
, 3366. 
qj Pom the HIMALAYA, alt. 0-3000 ft., to CEYLON and SINGAPORE.—DISTRIB. 
regions. 
pit? nous. Stolons up to 2 by Ae in. clothed by dark brown elliptic acute scales. 
road “8 ft. (depauperated less than 1 in.). Leaves often as long as stem, 4—3 in. 
Umbel 8-12 in. in. diam., from a single head 2} in. diam. to an umbel with 
Gi 6 in. copiously 3-4 times compound; bracts rather longer than umbel, 
Wë, Rhachis of spike 4-2 in., glabrous. Spikelets 3-1 by gs in. young 
& mature spreading at right angles, more or less red; wings of rhachilla 
b yaline, ultimately caducous. Stamens 3; anthers oblong, muticous. Mut 
"A lack ; Style much 'shorter than nut, branches shortly exsert.—The slender 
thames of spikelet, apparently wavy from the very distant scars of the fallen 
> Usually marks this species. 
d, s. „nutans, Vahl Enum. ii. 363; large, EE septi ie. 
Spicate) ri be lumes somewhat remote often minutely 
lu ripe suberect, glume d J 
Netonate (otherwise as large Samples of C. distans). Kunth Enum. ii. 
