696 CLXxIL OYPERAOEX. (C. B. Clarke.) [ Kobresia. 
cinnamon colour, style 3-fid. C. trinervis, Nees in Wight Contrib. 120 ot 
of Degland). C. Esenbeckii, Kunth Enum. ii. 522; Strachey | Boot 
Kumaon, 73; E. T. Atkins. Gaz. x. 618 (not of Boott). C. linearis, [on 
Carez, i. 51 (partly), Hemicarex trinervis, C. B. Clarke in Journ. . 
Soc. xx. 382 in small part (was chiefly C. linearis, Boott). " 
Western NEPAL; Royle n. 138. GuxwHAL; alt. 10,000 ft., Strachey 
deco testaceous or somewhat chestnut-colour, lacerate., Mel ally a 
12-16 by j-jin. fat. Male spikes 3-1 by jim. Fem. spikes with occathu T 
few male spikelets at top.— This does not greatly differ from K. mE linearis, 
the summer leaves are shorter, long-candate. It hardly differs from Care 
Boott, but by the “ utricle?? being split 2 the way down to base. 
6. K. foliosa, C. B. Clarke ; dicecious, stems 20 in. somewhat ERES 
summer leaves 20 by 4 in. not caudate-setaceous, female "P green, 
linear, male bracteoles elliptic-lanceolate acute yellow-brown 
style 3-fid. D 
GuRWHAL; alt. 11-13,000 ft., Duthie (nn. 57, 4494). . K. 
Rhizome oblique, stout, thick with MM leaf-sheaths.—Closely allied to 
trinervis, but larger. 
. ves 
7. K. fissiglumis, C. B. Clarke; female stems 4-5 in, summor ol 
4-5 by 45-3 in. not caudate-setaceous, fem. spikes l in. linear 
fem. glume split down to base margins quite free, style 3-fid. 
WESTERN NEPAL; alt. 12,500 ft., Duthie (n. 6092). rate. 
Stems slender, not thickened at base ; ege tight, brown, A, H 
Fem. spikes lax, somewhat interrupted at base; upper bracteoles * dd female; A 
obtuse, black with green back. Pistil distinctly sta llced.— Specimen belong to this 
male plant sent by Duthie under the same number appears not to 
epecies (possibly K. foliosa). 
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8. K. pygm:ea, C. B. Clarke; stems 1-12 in., leaves ii in y essor 
spikes 3-5 in. oblong, style 3-fid, beak of nut very short, i Soc. xx. 999 
from glume. Hemicarex pygmæa, C. B. Clarke in Journ. Linn. 
—Elyna sp. n. 7, Herb. Ind. Or. H. f. et T. T. vn; Jacque 
Western Ter: Ladak, alt. 12-15,000 ft., Thomson. EUMD H: Phari; 
mont, n. 1783. SIKKIM; Momay and Kangra Lama, 13-15,000 fta ale 
G. King. Leaves nume 
Stems in dense tufts; leaf-sheaths testaceous, little torn. n 
channelled, Spikesunisexual. Bracteoles ovate-oblong, scarcely a ma 
male paler. Fem. spikelets 4-6 in each spike. Fem. glume having ked. 
toward base, Nut A. in., oblong-ellipsoid, pale, apiculate, hardly bea ith 1 app 
Sect. 2. ELYNA (Gen.) Schrad. Fl. Germ. i. 155. Stem Zem d 
rently simple linear or oblong spike. Fem. spikelets (at el 1 Style 
lower ones) with rhachilla (within fem. glume) bearing 14 m to base. 
2-fid. [Glume (i.e. homologue of utricle in Carew) split down 
. 1 " narrow 
_ 9. K. filicina, C. B, Clarke; slender, fem. spikes 1-15 ng. beak 
linear neither rigid nor dense, style 3-fid, nut small narrow . xr 
exsert often ultimately recurved. K. seticulmis, Boeck. in Soc. XX 
3 (partly). Hemicarex filicina, C. B. Clarke in Journ. Linn- 
—Elyna sp. n. 1, Herb, Ind. Or. H. f. & T. T. thie è 
N.W. HIMALAYA, alt. 10,000 ft. ; Simla, Thomson ; Kumaon, Du slender, jm 
Stems 2-10 in. Leaves 4-6 by Ae in., tip caudate. Spike very late, acute 
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broad, green ultimately brown. Upper bracteoles ds in., elliptic-lane 
