698 CLXXJI. CYPERACEE. (C. D. Clarke.) [ Kobresia. 
Sect. 3. EUKOBRESIA. Spike on each stem 1, linear oblong or omo 
compound subpaniculate, dense or interrupted at base (but smaller simp t 
spikes occur in most species occasionally). Lower spikelets bisexual excep 
in C. uncinoides. Style 3-fid.—Trilepis, Nees in Edinb. N. Phil. Journ, 
xvii, 267 (as to type species). 
14. K. Royleana, Boeck, in Linnea, xxxix. 8; stems somewhat stout, 
leaves linear flat when dried, spikelets medium-sized purple green 9 
ferruginous-brown, style 3-fid, nut ellipsoid attenuated into bea dw 
stenocarpa, C. B. Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. xx. 380. K. sehn 
Henders. Yarkand, 339 (not of Boeck... Trilepis Royleana, Nees m feu n 
N. Phil. Journ. xvii. 267 and in Wight Contrib. 119; Kunth Enum ^ 
535 ; Strachey Cat. Pl. Kumaon, 73. Elyna stenocarpa, Karel & Kiru. 
Bull. Soc. Imp. Mosc. xv. (1842), 526. 
ALPINE HIMALAYA, alt. 10-16,000 ft. ; from W. Tiset, Thomson, to SIKEM, 
J. D. H., frequent.—DrsTRIs. North Cabul, Central Asia. metimes 
Stem in Royle's specimens scarcely 4 in., in Thomson's 2 ft. Leaves so Spikes 
as long as stem, often very much shorter, very variable in width (35-4 in.) ge 
(in Royle’s) 2 by j in. in Thomson's up to 2} in, panicled, branches hem, 
with many spikelets, ferruginous brown. Lower spikelets 4 in., often 3- e) with 
13 in.—The large series of dried examples appears to unite Royle 8 (the typ Willd., 
the fine collections of Thomson. Closely allied to the English K. earicina, 
but has, in general, much larger brighter spikes. 
15. K. uncinoides, C. B. Clarke ; robust, infl. oblong dense compo 
(a second panicle on remote long peduncle occasionally adde ) P ong 
in large part l-sexual, lower spikelets fem. l-nutted; fem. BU yle-base 
utriculate deeply split down, style 3-fid, nut oblong fine brown, $ y xxxike 
linear. Carex uncinoides, Boot? Carew, i. 8, t. 23 ; Boeck. im Linnea, 
109.—Triticoides, Griff. Itin. Notes, 140. TRIB. 
TIED; alt. 10-16,000 ft., J. D. H., &c. BHOTAN; Grifith, Jm 
lbet. -9 ft. 
Glabrous. Rhizome 3in. by 1in. diam., woody, densely scarred. Stems pn 
striate. Leaves sub-basal, very much shorter than stem. nfl. 3 bys b DA. its 
yellow, somewhat interrupted at base. Glume to fem. spikelet i d Yallovly 
brown, delicately striate, microscopically pubero-ciliate, mouth whitene ong state 
lacerate on one side split down below the top of nut sometimes even 10 d utricolar 
nearly to base of nut. Rudiment of the spicula exsert out of mouth fit fold over 
glume,—Boott shows the utricle nearly complete; the margins of the sì e, Itisa 
as in several other Kobresia, and escaped his artist's microscopic Bä differs 
typical Kobresia very like Royleana (except the linear style-base) 3 1t M 
from Elyna kokanica, Regel (Descr. Pl. fasc. 8. 23) except in its larger 8120: 
m thy) 
Sect 4. HEMICAREX (Genus), Benth. in Gen. Pl. n. 107 (party 
Spikes loosely panicled ; lowest bract long, leaf-lıke. Style 3-üd. 
l lon 
spikes l- or 2-sexual (lowest spikelet fem.), style 3-fid, nut, WC "T int 
apiculate scarcely beaked. K. pseudo-laxa, C. B. Clarke vm Ju a P laxa 
Soc. xx. 981. Cobresia laxa, Nees in Wight Contrib. 119. EI. C. P; 
Kunth Enum. ii. 534. Hemicarex laxa, Benth. Gen. PI. i. , Le 343 
Clarkel.c.385,t. 30. Carex i tata, Boeck. in Linnea, xl- 
(the Himal. plant). ex impunctata, 
ALPINE HiMALAYA, alt, 650C-12,000 ft.; from N.W. KAsHEMIP 
Sikkim, J. D. H. 
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