FLORA NIGRITIANA, 553 
. Eleocharis capitata, Br.—Kunth. Enum. 2. p. 150.— Cape 
Palmas and sandy shores of the Nun, Vogel ; America, 
Africa, Asia, and Australia. 
These are very vigorous specimens, the spikes sometimes 
short and ovate, at others cylindrical, and nearly half an inch 
long. 
The E. atropurpurea, a mere variety of the above, is found in 
Seuegambia as well as in East India. 
The Scirpus maritimus, Linn., found over a great part of the 
globe, grows also in Senegambia. 
1. Fuirena umbellata, Rotth—Kunth, Enum. 2. p. 185.— 
F. pentagona, Schum. et Thonn. Beskr. p. 42 ?—Sierra Leone 
and St. Thomas, Don; on the Nun River, Vogel; Tropical 
America and Asia. 
2. Fuirena glomerata, Lam.—Kunth. Enum. 2. p. 184.— 
F. Rottboellii, Nees.—Acera, Don; East India. 
There appears to be considerable confusion in the distributed 
Specimens, both of Wallich and of Wight, between this plant 
and the K. uncinata, Kunth, (K. ciliaris, Roxb., according to 
Nees); they are, however, accurately distinguished both by 
Kunth and by Nees in their published characters. The two 
Species appear equally common in India, but the few African 
Specimens I have seen, belong all to the F. glomerata. 
l. Isolepis barbata, Br.—Kunth, Enum. 2. p. 208.—Accra, 
Grand Bassa and on the Quorra, Vogel; Senegal to Benin, 
East India and Australia. 
Some of the Grand Bassa specimens are above a foot and. a 
half high, whilst others among the Quorra ones are scarcely two 
or three inches; but all are alike in the structure of their 
flowers, . 
Five other species of Isolepis are cited as W. Tropical Afri- 
can, viz, J. supina, Br., Senegal, Guinea, and other parts of 
Africa, S, Europe, East India, and Australia ; J. prelongata, Nees, 
Senegal and East India; Z. Micheliana, Rem. et Schult., 
Senegal, North Africa, South Europe, East India; J. filamen- 
fosa, Roem. et Schult., Guinea; and Z. Willdenowii, Kunth, 
Sierra Leone. 
