Scleria.] CLXXII. CYPERACEZ. (C. B. Clarke.) 687 
arvula, Steud. Syn. Cyp. 169,174. S. uliginosa, Boeck. l.c. 471.—Scleria, 
all. Cat. 3405 A. 
Throughout Inpra (except the West arid area), alt. 0-8000 ft., frequent; from 
m and MuNEYPOOR to CEYLON and Psev.—DisrRIB. Malaya, China, Japan, 
ustral, 
Roots often black-red. Stems 1-2 ft. Leaves 4-10 by scarcely 1 in., lanceolate, 
subobtuse (not acutely setaceous) at tip, hardly scabrous, with white hairs or gla- 
brate; sheaths conspicuously winged or not. Panicle commonly straggling, lower 
partial panicles on peduncles 0-5 in., narrow or condensed 1-2 in. long, but some- 
times evolute more rigid subpyramidal, Fem. spikelets 3 in. long, ferruginous-green, 
glabrous. Nut scarcely yz in. in diam., at first white, the raised reticulations 
vered with minute ferruginous hairs, at last often nearly smooth shining white 
shallowly reticulated. Diss small, salver-shaped, 3 lobes of margin triangular (rarely 
lanceolate) reaching to 4—4 height of nut. 
6. S. biflora, Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 573; slender, nearly glabrate, roots 
fibrous, panicle elongate thin lower branches remote, style 3-fid, nut tessel- 
ate, lobes of disc-margin lanceolate acute or subulate erect stout ferrn- 
fnous-brown. S. Steudeliana, Mig. Fl. Ind. Bat. ii. 344; Boeck. in 
Linnea, xxviii. 475. S. tessellata, Benth. Hl. Hongk. 399; Thw. Enum. 
9, a (not B); Kunth Enum. ii. 343 (partly).—Scleria, Wall. Cat. 3405 B. 
Lower BENGAL, Wallich; Calcutta, C. B. Clarke; Mudhopoor Jungle, 
C. B. Clarke, CACHAR, Keenan. CEYLON, Walker. — DISTRIB, Malaya, 8. 
ina, 
Usually glabrous except the (so-called) ligule of leaf. Fem. glume scabrid on its 
keel Upwards, or smooth. Lobes of disc-margin reaching to 3-} height of nut.— 
ü 55 may be regarded as a var. of S. tessellata (which it altogether resembles), only 
ifering in the lobes of the dise-margin. 
1. S. Stocksiana, Boeck. in Linnza, xxxviii. 474; nearly glabrons, 
Panicle elongate thin lower branches remote, style 3-fid, nut tessellate, lobes 
0 dise-margin short ovate ferruginous their edges reflexed auriculate. 5. 
tessellata (part), Herb. Ind. Or. Hook. f. & T. 
Boupay, Law. > 
he examples show only panicles, without leaves or roots. Nut rather larger 
nd more glabrous than of S. tessellata. Disc dark red, glandular.—May have a 
"zontal rhizome, and be more nearly allied to S. junciformis. 
** Nut smooth or very obscurely reticulated. 
8. S. annularis, Kunth Enum. ii. 359; slightly hairy, rhizome 0, 
Panicles axillary remote oblong rigid, style 3-fid, nut ovoid stoney-white, 
lan margin truncate. Boeck. in Linnea, xxxviii. 456. Hypoporum annu- 
te, Nees ms, (fide Kunth). ; 
Y N.-WEsT INDIA, Royle. Bencar, Griffith. CENTRAL INDIA; Chunda, Duthie. 
ALABAR, Law.—Distris. China. : ths 3-winged 
oots fibrous, dark-red. Stems 1-2 ft., slender or medium ; shea » ! silay. 
D glabrous. Zeares 4-8 by 2 in., lanceolate, tip subobtuse. WC Ne gh 
To y iin, subspicate, secondary bracts conspicuously eee ea. ry smooth. 
a, Very like those of S. tessellata. Nut 4 in, not apiculate, very A well 
ite obeonie, as long as contracted nut-base, smooth, chestnut or reddish.—A well- 
"ed species, externally very like S. tessellata. 
hairy 
often 
excl. Madagasc.); slender, 
panicles axillary 
rea S. Zeylanica, Poir. Encycl. vii. 9 ( 
]l (mature) white 
farly gl. : : i hardly any, 
glabrous or thinly hairy, rhizome hardly 
distant small, fern, glumes. glabrous, style 3-fid, nut sma 
