Scirpus. ] CLXXIL CYPERACEX. (C. B. Clarke.) 663 
both ends; outer cells subhexagonal, ultimately lax hyaline (so that a nut appears 
microscopically hyaline-margined).— Ripe examples of this species, with fallen glumes, 
are easily seen to belong to Scirpus not Cyperus; but young small examples are 
difficult to distinguish from Cyperus pygmeus. 
Sect. 7. Micrantur. Small tufted annuals. Stems with few short 
leaves near base. Spikelets 1-4, capitate, lateral dense-fld. Bristles 9. 
yle very short, branches short, recurved. Anthers small, oblong. 
25. S. Isolepis, Boeck. in Linnea, xxxvi. 499; stem setaceous with 
one spikelet, glumes obovate obtuse, style 2-fid, nut oblong-obovoid smooth 
reticulate, black. Hemicarpha Isolepis, Nees in Edinb. N. Phil. Journ. 
mvi. 263, and in Wight Contrib. 92. 
BzNcAL; Grifith. BEHAR; J. D. H. CHOTA NaGPORE; alt, 2000 ft., C. B. 
rke. Deccan PENINSULA; Wight.—DISTRIB. Africa. 
Glabrous. Stems 4-4 in. Leaves 1-2, i-l in. linear. Spikelet Jeck in., 
rectangularly divaricate, 20-40-fld.; bract 2-1} in., erect, as though continuing 
stem, Glumes rhomboid, deciduous, rarely minutely mucronate. A thin hyaline 
obovate irregular scale as long ‘as nut (very rarely 2 scales) is sometimes present, 
0 lique lateral between nut and glume. Stamen 1, lateral. Style less than } nut, 
eciduous, style-base not dilated. Nut a little shorter than glume, biconvex. 
26. S. squarrosus, Linn. Mant. 181; stem slender with few spike- 
lets, glumes narrowly obovate long-caudate, style 3-fid, nut narrowly 
“ovoid smooth reticulate yellow-brown or finally black. Rottb. Descr. et 
k. 49, t. 17, fig. 5; Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 222; Boeck. in Linnea, xxxvi. 734. 
Isolepis squarrosa, Roem. & Sch. Syst. ii. 111; Nees in Wight Contrib. 
06; Tha, Enum. 350; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 286. Ascolepis tenuior, 
Steud. Syn. Cyp. 105. Lipocarpha microcephala, Hance in Ann. Sc. Nat. 
m 5, v. 249.—Isolepis, Wall. Cat. 3477, 3478 B.—Rheede Hort. Mal. xii. 
Throughout EASTERN PENINSULA, PuNJAB, alt. 0-6000 ft., and Assam to 
Ü£Y1ox.— DISTRIB. Trop. Africa, Madagasc., Java, China. . 
Glabrous. Stems 2-16 in. Leaves short, in the Indian specimens commonly 
-2 in., linear. Spikelets 1-10 (usually 2-4) capitate, divaricate, à-l in., densely 
softly echinulate from tails of glumes, Glumes very many, caducous, small, 
ATOW]y obovate, suddenly narrowed into the ligulate curved subobtuse tail. 
Stamen 1, sometimes 2 ; anthers not crested. Style scarcely 4 nut, deciduous, style- 
Scarcely dilated. Nut a little shorter than glume (without its tail), nearly 
Fegülarly trigonous. 
DOUBTFUL SPECIES OF SCIRPUS. ; 
s. QUADRANGULUs, Don Prodr.40. Sc. Donianus, Spreng. Syst. Cur. Post. 28; 
Perennial; stem là ft. strict, 4-gonal, base sheathed by 2-3 leaves; leaves linear 
Tock often longer than the stem, channelled, keeled beneath, smooth below, scabridly 
toothed on the margin towards the apex; umbel compound, proliferous, not a little 
e Juncus acutiflorus, shorter than the 5-leaved involucre; spikelets sma d ate 
Wn; few-fld. glumes ovate concave mucronulate; style not jointed on the ovary. 
Alps of Nepal, Wallich. 
11. £RIOPHORUIM, Linn. 
Glabrous, ith 1 only near base. (Corymb of few (or 1) 
ikelets, or hee ere Spikelets with numerous "ect 
wers, Glumes imbricate on all sides. Hypogynous bristles 6, divide 
nearly to base, segments ligulate, finally elongate 1e. heads comose. 
