Cyperacew,'] cetlon plants. 3 



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17- CLADIUM, P. Browne. 



^ 1. C- undulatnm, Tliw. ',f(jliis rigidis, angustis, acutissimis, margiuc 

 involutis, scabriusculis, cidmo subtrigono, sulcato, glabro, tcnui, su!)- 

 eequilongis ; spiels 1-floris, 2-3-nis, ad nodos ramorum undulato-flcxuo- 

 sorum paniculse subsessilibus, bractea parva vaginante carinata aristato- 

 acuminata suffultis ; squamis lanceolatis, acutis, glabris ; caryopsi ro- 

 tundata, subtrigona, glabra, versus apicem rugulosa. — c.p. 3226. 

 Hab. Sotitb of the island. 



14"^2-pedalis. Panicula aperta, 4-8 poll, longa, raniulis iutcrue sulcatis scaLris- 

 que. Squamts ferrugine®. Flares triandri. Aiitherce mucronatre. Sti/lus clon- 

 galus. Cart/opsis ochracea, denique nigro-fiisca. 



18. BAUMEA, Gaud. ; Kuntli. 



1. B. crassa, Tliw.;/bZ^V>crassis,parum flaccidis, interne spongiosis, 

 glabris, acutis, margine obtusiusculis, culmo complanato foliato sub- 

 sequilongis ; spicis pilosulis, trifloris (tertio flore terminali imperfecto), 

 ad apices ramulorum paniculse majusculaa glomerato-capitatis.— c.p. 845. 



Hab. Ambagamowa District. 



4-6-pedalis. Folia 3-4 liu. lata. Fanicula pedalis vel iJtra, parum aperta. 

 Braciece sguamo'qm ovato-lanceolatfe, ferruginese. Flores triandri. St?/l?is (cum 

 stigmatibus 3, rarius 2, longis) nigro-fcrrugiiieus, basi dilatata albida, albido-villosa, 

 caryopsi ovoidcfe nitidte ferruginese adnata. 



19. SCLEBIA, Linn. 



1. S. oryzoides, Pr. (N. ab Es. in Wight's Contr. p. 116; Steud. 

 Synops. p. 169.)— c.p. 828. 



Hab. Very common in the south of the island. 



2. S. stipularis, N. ab Es. (Steud. L c. p. 171, cum syn.?)— " C.P. 



303V' C.P. 3763.- F . J ; 



Hab, Allagalla, in the Central Province, at an elevation of 3000 feet. 



VagiiK^ foliorttm tri-alatae, antice infra apicem p3is deflciis hispidsBj alls latius- 

 culis superue ultra vaginam productiSj dorsali longioreet ad apicem extremum libera. 

 Discus trilobus, lobis lanccolatis acutissimis. 



The present plant agrees very well witli Necs's description, so far as it goes ; but 

 tne locality he gives for his species (Surinam and Guyana) being so distant from this, 

 renders it not unlikely that the Ceylon plant will prove to be distinct. 



3. S. Sumatrensis, Eetz. (N. ab Es. in Wight's Cat. p. 116 ; Kth. 

 Enum. ii. p. 357; Steud. Synops. Cyperac. p. 171.)— c.p. 3783. 



Hab. Ambagamowa District. 



4. S. elata, Thw. ; culmis elatis, triquetris ; /oZm longiusculis, valde 

 acuminatis, margine scaberrimis ; vagina exalata ; ligula brevi, rotuu- 

 data, parum pilosa; imnicuUs deltoideis, plurifloris ; 'bracteis subulatis. 

 basin versus subito dilatatis pilosisque; caryopsi ovoidea, apiculata ; 

 ^ypogjjnio mediocri subtrilobo vel triaugulari, angulis rotundatis. — 

 Selena, No. 15, in Herb. Ind. Orient. Hook. f. et Tiioms. 



var, a; caryopsi prominentim reticulato. — c.p. 3030, 825. 

 Var. ^ ; caryopsi sublaevi. — c.P. 3032. 

 Hab. Not uncommon up to an elevation of 5(X)0 feet. 



5. S. androgyna, N. ab Es. 1. c. p. 117 ; Kth. I. c. ; Steud. 1. c. p. 1C8. 

 C.P. 3319. 



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