Bulbostylis. | CLVI. CYPERACEH (CLARKE). 4433 
base persistent on the nut, ovoid, depressed, black-brown.—B. coleo- 
tricha, var. lanifera, C. B. Clarke in Durand & Schinz, Conspect. FI. 
Afr. v. 613 partly. B. oritrephes, C. B. Clarke in Trans. Linn. Soe. 
ser. 2, Bot. iv. 54, not C. B. Clarke in Durand & Schinz, Conspect. FI. 
air. v. 615, 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Kilimanjaro, 5000 ft., Volkens, 663! 
ey ee ! British Central Africa: Nyasaland; Tanganyika Plateau, 4000 It., 
yte ! 
30. B. parva, C. B. Clarke in Durand d: Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. 
v. 615. Annual. Stems 2-5 in. long, setaceous, at the top glabrous. 
Leaves 3 the length of the stem, setaceous; sheaths with long white 
hairs in the throat. Umbel less than 1 in. in diam., of about 10 
spikelets, some solitary, some almost clustered ; bracts setaceous, shorter 
than the umbel. Spikelets }—} in. long, oblong or ellipsoid, chestnut- 
brown. Glumes boat-shaped, ovate, obtuse, pubescent. Nut } the 
length of the glume, trigonous, oblong-ellipsoid, pale brown, obscurely 
transversely wavy. Style nearly as long as the nut; branches 3; 
base persistent on the nut as a small dark button.—Rendle in Cat. 
Afr. Pl. Welw. ii. 125. Fimbristylis parva, Ridley in ‘Trans. Linn. 
Soc. ser. 2, Bot. ii. 153. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Pungo Andongo; marshy places near Luxillo, and 
round the Presidium, Welwitsch, 6823 partly! marshes near Quilonga, Welwitsch, 
‘6831 partly ! 
31. B. andongensis, (. B. Clarke in Durand &: Schinz, Conspect. 
Fl. Afr.v.611. Annual. Stems tufted, 4-12 in. long, very slender hairy 
(but see var, 3). Leaves $ as long as the stem, setaceous, with scattered 
hairs. Umbel simple, 1} in. in diam., of 3-6 solitary spikelets; bracts 
setaceous, much shorter than the umbel, or longer than it. Spikelets 
t by $ in., ellipsoid, brown. Glumes boat-shaped, ovate, obtuse, 
pubescent. Nut less than 3 the length of the glume, trigonous, obovoid, 
brown, smooth or obscurely transversely wavy. Style nearly as long as 
the nut; branches 3, linear ; style-base persistent on the nut, small, 
°void-conic, dusky brown.—Fimbristylis andongensis, Ridley in Trans. 
nn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. ii. 153. 
Lower Guinea. French Congo: Loango; near Chinchocho, Soyaux, 151! 
Lower Congo : Stanley Pool, 900 ft., Hens, B, 75! Angola: Pungo Andongo; 
at the foot of Pedra Songue, near the stream of Casengue, Welwitsch, 6823 partly! 
ihn stream of Caghuy, Welwitsch, 6824! Pedras de Guinga, Welwitsch, 6827, B, 
partly ! : 
This plant resembles altogether Fimbristylis exilis, Roem. & Sch. 3; Nor can 
I distinguish the two without looking at the nut. In F. evilis, the pyramidal style- 
ase tapers into the persistent style; the nut is much larger, more pyriform, strongly 
horizontally waved. 
Var. 8 glabra, C. B. Clarke in Durand & Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 611. 
Stems glabrous at the top.—Rendle in Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. ii. 125. Fimbristylis 
andongensis, var. glabra, Ridley in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. ii. 153. F, quater- 
nella, Ridley in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. ii. 152. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Pungo Andongo; between Condo and Quisonde, 
