Huypolytrea.] OXOIX. CYPERACEGE. 1056 
Nux dura, obt v. p erostris (v. ex Kunthio basi styli spongiosa ros- 
trata), leevis v. jm ee —Herb:e perennes, szepius validze, caule foliato. Spiculee 
smpius ,inp gularit cotymbosam rhachi rgxmem breviter I 
ducta rarius in f: lum densum contract; posit Bractew i longate, 
EUEES foliacese. 
- Species ad 25, per regiones tropicas et subtropicas utriusque orbis late diffuse. Kunth, Enum. 
Pl.ii.269. Steud. Syn. Pl. Glum.ii. 131. JBeckel. in Linnea, xxxvii. 120. — Benth. Fl. Austral. 
vii. 338. Beauv. Fl. Ow. et Ben. t. 67. Bot. Mag. t. 6282. 
H. pungens, Kunth, cum specie affini, utraque e Guiana v. Brasilia boreali, Fudge, Pl. Gui. t. 28 
(Scirpus), a ceteris Ages squamellis hypogynis alte (nec usque ad apicem ut in 4scolepide) connatis 
florem omnino incl H. hum, Beckel, e Brasilia boreali, insigne est peduneulis 
ex axillis inferioribus scapiformibus tenuibus US bu brevioribus, spieulis perpaucis v. solitariis 
erectis. In specie Africana, Barter, n. 1575, pedunculi v. scopi. pariter ex axillis inferioribus folio 
brevioribus, sed rigiduli apice more generis co-stachyi. De ZH Aia, Steud., ch ibus fere 
Huypolytri, confer supra sub Scirpo. 
20. Diplasia, Rich. in Pers. Syn. i. 70.—Spicule multiflorz, floribus omnibus herma- 
phroditis v. nonnullis abortu masculis. Glum:e undique imbricatz, inferiores paucs 
vacus. Flores complanati. Squam:e hypogyn:e 2 exteriores laterales complicate carina. 
ciliata, 2 interiores plane glum:e parallelee. Sets 0. Stamina 6-8. Stylus cum ovario 
ti basi haud i tus, tenuis sed pl ramis stigmatosis 2 elongatis. 
Nux ovalis, compressa, obtusa, nitida, pericarpio duro circa semen parvulum undique 
incrassato.— Herb:e valide, elatz. Folia ad basin caulis latiuscula, pluripedalia. Spicule 
cylindraces, elongate, in ramis panicule corymbos:e ssepius fasciculatze, rhachi i 
plus minus elongata. Bractesz inferiores longe foliaces, interiores setacez, sub spiculis 
singulis szepe minim:e. 
Species 1 v. 2, in America tropica a Brasilia usque ad Indiam occidentalem extense. Kunth, Enum. 
Pl.ii.273. Steud. Syn. Pl. Glum.ii.183. JBeckel.in Linnea, xxxvii, 135. Rudge, Pl. Gui. t. 24 
(Seirpus). 
Speciei unieze editze (D. Karate;folie, Pers.), addenda videtur species affinis e Drasilia boreali, 
JBurchell, n. 9324, spieulis minoribus, nuce multo angustiore longiore glumam superante. Specimen 
tamen unicum tantum adest, et species ulterius probanda. Stylus ab auctoribus dieitur basi semi- 
globosus ovarium eoronans, quod non invenimus nisi partem superiorem ovarii ab inferiore non 
distinctam pro styli basi haberes. id 
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21. Mtapania, Aubl. Pl. Gwi.i. 47, t. 17. (Lepironia, sect. Macrolepironia, Miq. Ill. 
Fi. Archip. Ind. 60.)—Spieule multiflors, floribus omnibus hermaphroditis. Glums 
undique imbricatze, inferiores paucce vacum. Flores complanati. Squam:e hypogyn:s 6 
(v. oo ?), 2 exteri laterales, pli carina acuta scepe ciliata, 4 interiores planse v. 
concav:e, angusize, scepe oc-nerves absque costa centrali, quarum 1 antica, 3 staminibus 
alternz. Stamina (an semper?) 3. Stylus cum ovario continuus, basi haud v. breviter 
incrassatus, deciduus, ramis stigmatosis 3 filiformibus. Nux sessilis, 3-quetra v. compla- 
nata, erostris v. breviter rostrata. HOM perennes, valides, interdum altissim:z. Folia. 
ad basin caulis v. in rhi i longa, I la, v. in petiolo longo ovato- 
lanceolata. Spiculie ssepius majusculze v. magni, in caule v. in  geapo ao dus terminales, 
solitarize v. paucze in capitulo sessiles, v. rarius y lat Bractemo 
nunc brevissim:e, nunc 1-3 longe foliacec. 
Species nobis adsunt ad 30, per regiones tropicas utriusque orbis disperse, plures adhuc ineditz, 
et characteres florales in paucis tantum rite observati, specimina nempe sspe spiculas przebent. 
paucas setate jam v. aliter imperf In sectiones sequentes distribuuntur:— 
tachy Infl ia more Zypolytri corymbosa, spiculis ovoideis quam in ceteris 
sectionibus minoribus; inflorescentis rami in speciebus 2 Sumatranis (Lepironia bancana et L. 
sumatrana, Miq. Ill. Fl. Ind. Archip. t. 24) breves oligostaehyi ; in specie Australiana, Benth. Fl, 
Austral. vii. 311, panieula ampla d p spiculis T , Kurz 
in Journ. Asiat. Ste. Deng. xxxviii. 70. 
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