618 OLXXII. OYPERACER. (C. B. Clarke.) [ Cyperus. 
58. C. Oatesii, C. B. Clarke; umbel large compound, spikes (at 
least some) peduncled cylindric, spikelets very many distant linear Ger? 
glumes obtuse white-edged slightly inflated incurved not tightly imbrica ; 
wings of rhachilla linear yellow soon separating, anthers oblong no! 
crested, nut small yet nearly 2 length of glume. C. exaltatus, var. Oatest, 
C. B. Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxi. 188. 
Burma; Thyat Myo, Oates. . . 
Very like slenderer forms of C. exaltatus, but differing especially in the very 
narrowly lanceolate yellow deciduous wings of the rhachilla. 
59. C. digitatus, Boch, Fl. Ind. i. 205; stem tall at top triquetrous 
umbel large compound rays divaricate, spikes cylindric, spikelets very 
many linear 6-40-fld., wings of rhachilla lanceolate yellow soon deci th of 
anthers linear-oblong scarcely crested, nut oblong-obovoid 5 lengt " 
glume. C.auricomus, Benth. Fl. Austral. vii. 286; O. B. Clarke m er^, 
Linn. Soc. xxi. 188 (partly, scarcely of Sieber). C. venustus, Nees in Lis 
Contrib. 86 (descr. erroneous); Kunth Enum. ii. 68 (chiefly); Boer pers 
Linnea, xxxvi. 316 (partly) (not Br.). C. Neesii, Kunth l.c. 101 (exer. y 
linn.).; Boeck. in Linnea, xxxvi. 315; Trimen in Journ. Bot, xxi. ain- 
C. racemosus, Retz (??) (fid Arn. in Wight Contrib. 85 in Obs. Ge 
queflorus, Steud. (Herb. propr.) Syn. Cyp. 37 (partly). C. tuber — 
Schrad.; Steud. l.c. 41. Papyrus venustus, Nees in Linnea, X. <= 
Mariscus, Wall. Cat. 3429, 3438. 
From the Pungas to AssAM, CEYLON, and PENANG.—DISTRIP. Tropics. Gm 
Glabrous (even the rhachis of spikes). Stem 14-44 ft. Leaves often as E el. 
stem, j-2 in. broad, Umbel 8-24 in. in diam.; bracts usually longer than rtly 
Secondary umbels usually conspicuously bracteoled; spikes cory mho Iden 
peduncled. Spikelets often LA by 35-75 in., very variable in size, yehow We can 
rufous or brown. Glumes boat-shaped, ovate, scarcely mucronate.—T el ied, 
C. auricomus, Sieber, with which this was united by Bentham, is very chey. small 
but differs by the stem sub-3-winged at top, the irregular umbel and ot 
points. 
. .Var. B Hookeri (sp.) Boeck. in Linnea, xxxvi. 308; spikelets some 
rigid very densely spicate ultimately bright brown, nut a little more an i 
top. C. Neesii, Thw. Enum. 344; C. B. Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. rt 188 and 
Obs. (scarcely of Kunth), C. auricomus, var. khasiana, C. B. Clarke, 2) —From 
81. Papyrus elatus, Nees in Wight Contrib. 88 (not Cyperus elatus, Linn» 
the Khasia Hills, alt. 4000 ft., to Ceylon. 
what broader 
minate 4 
d, 
60. C. elatus, Lina. Sp. Pl. 67; tall, leaves and bracts long, ZC 
umbel large compound, spikes narrow cylindric dense with brown 5 ellow 
spikelets, spikelets linear l4-fld., wings of rhachilla lanceola e J i 
caducous, anthers narrow oblong, crest j-i length of anthers, C. race 
length of glume. (C. B. Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxi. 189. 7: 
mosus, Retz Obs. vi. 20? ; Nees in Wight Contrib. 85 ; Kunth Enu 
Boeck. in Linnea, xxxvi. 310.—Cyperus, Wall. Cat. 3341, A. 
Deccan PENINSULA; Wight. PkNANG; Wallich,—DIstRIB. Malay gin. 
Stem 3-4 ft. Leaves nearly as long, & in. broad, Primary rays of # pel, nat 
Var.? macronua, C. B. Clarke l.c. 190; larger, with still larger Kg broad 
nearly as long as glume.—Bengal; Comilla, C. B. Clarke.—Leavet primaty 
two lateral nerves above strongly marked, keel beneath scabrous cutting: 
rays of umbel 10 in. 
61. €. platyphyllus, Roem. & Sch. Syst. ii. 876; very largo 
m. ii. 1005 
leaves 
