1064 CXCIX. ' CYPERACEJE, [Rhynehosporéa. 
obovoidea, obtusa, erostris, plus minus. drupiformis, exocarpio tamen tenui, endocarpio 
' Subgloboso duro.—Herb:e perennes, elatte v. rarius tenues. Folia pleraque ad basin 
caulis conferta, rarius secus caulem dissita, terotia v. angusta marginibus revolutis, rarius 
plana, interdum subulata, basi sspe dilatata v. in paucis speciebus ad vaginas reducta. 
Spicule plus minus fasciculatze, sepius icantes, in panicul gust irictamq 
rarius laxam dispositz, fasciculis nunc angustis paucispiculatis nune densissime multi- 
spiculatis. Bracteze foliacez parum el to, scepe subulat inat 
Species fero 30, pro maxima parte Afriex australis extratropiee incole, eum paueis in Nova 
Zelandia, Nova Caledonia, Australia meridionali v. America australi subantaretiea obviis. — Kunz, 
Enum. Pl.ii.308. Steud. Syn. Pl. Glum. ii. 1583. Beckel.in Linea, xxxviii. 203. Benth. Fl. 
Austral. vii. 376... Hook. f. Fl. Antarct. t. 146, 147 (Chetospora). 
Genus in integrum servatum naturale est et facile dignoseendum, a Neesio aliisquo in plura 
divisum, imprimis ad sefarum hypogynarum indolem, quie tamen si adsint semper tenues sunt. A 
Scheno differt rhachilla spicularum nee flexuosa nee supra florem producta areuataque. Nux ommino 
Cladii, Genera sequentia vix pro sectionibus distinguenda. 
TrrRAnzA, Beauv. in Mém. Instit. Par. 1812, ii. 54 ; Lestib. Essai. Fam. Cyper. 36, proposita fait - 
ad specimina capensia E. comparis, Nees, floribus 8-andris 4-gynis. .In E. octandro, Nees, flores 
pariter szepius 6—8-andri A4-gyni, 
Lurista, Presl, Symb. Bot. i. 9, t. 5, est E; ustulatus, Nócs, species spieulis majuseulis dense fasci- 
eulatis, glumis exteriori! istat. inatis insignis, a Preslio generice distineta ob squamellas 
sub staminibus 3, quas tamen in speeiminibus nostris frustra quiesivimus, 
ScreRocuxTICM, Nees in Linnea, ix. 302 (TmicoBALun, Presl, Symb. Bot. i. 9 4n adnot., nomen 
tantuin), species 3 continet austro-A fricanas spieulis densissime fasciculatis, glumis exterioribus ut in 
isia ari: inatis, setis hypogynis tenuibus nuce szpius brevioribus plus minus barbellatis, 
nec rigidulis longis plumosisve ut in Carpha; Bceckeler, has species ad Lepidosperma, &ransfert, 
q lle tamen ilaginez hujus generis omnino desunt. 
Cxarngocowa, Nees in Linnea, ix. 300 ; Backel. in. Linnea, viii.311 (MacnocmmmIUM, Steud. 
Syn. PL. Glum. ii. 159), species continet 3 austro-Africanas Zi anthi, setis hypogynis tenuissimis 
inzqualibus interdum valde elongatis, ima basi leviter dilatatis subconnatis. Stylus interdum 2-fidus 
observatur, sepissime tamen more generis 3-fidus. Habitus omnino FElynanthi. 
Burxn, Nees im Linnea, ix. 300, a Cyathocomate differt styli ramis sepius 6 inzqualibus, 
characteres ceteri et habitus eidem. Species 2, austro-Africanze, J. punctoria, Nees, Kunth, Enum. 
PI. ii. 310, Steud. Syn. Pl. Glum. ii. 155, Beckel. in Linnza, xxxviii. 310, caule junceo folio unico 
erecto tereti staminibus sepius 3, cum altera inedita caule basi foliato staminibus stepius 6. 
IprrcERtA, Kunth, Enwm. Pl.ii. 210, species 2. continet austro-Afri a Cyatl, parum 
diversas setis hypogynis elongatis superne pubescentibus v. breviter plumoso-laeeris. Habitus 
idem. 
ErvsaxrTHvS, Beauv. in. Lestib. Essai Fam. Cyper. 32, genus valde dubium remanet ob characterem. 
mancum, minime tamen Elynanthum, Nees, rofert.  * Perianthium 2 pal. paleis navieularil 
pressis aliique ch plerique generi nulli nisi Z/ypolyíro conyeniunt, ubi tamen glume»e 
non subdistiehz. 
40. "TTricostularia, Nvees ^n PL. Preiss, ii. 83... (Discopodium, Steud, Syn. Pl. Glum. ii. 
150.)—Spiculze 1-3-florze, flore superiore hermaphrodito fertili, 1-2 inferioribus sterilibus 
v. masculis. Glum:e disticha v. subdistichze, imbricatze, ssepius membranace:, 2-4 exte- 
riores vacuze, rhachilla brevi supra flores gluma parva vacua terminata, Set: hypogynze 
6 v. pauciores, breves nunc minim:e, tenues v. rigidulz, inzequales, interdum basi dilatato 
nec post anthesin aucts, Stamina 3. Stylus basi haud incra ramis siigmatosis 3 
longe filiformibus. Nux obovoidea, erostris.— Herb: perennes. Folia ad basin caulis 
conferta, szpe ad vaginas reducta, rarius secus caulem 1-92. Spieule parvulze, sessiles v. 
pedunculate, nunc secus. caulem. paucz dissit: v. ad apicem caulis simpliciter spicatc, 
nunc in ramis brevibus paniculze fasciculatz. 
Species Australianz 5, additis una Zeylanica alteraque Borneensi ab una ex Australianis parum 
distinetis, | Benth. Fl. Austral. vii.382. — Ther. Enum. PI. Zeyl. 383 (Cladium). 
Genus Scho affine, sed rhachilla spiculze minime flexuosa et flos superior nec inferior fertilis ; 
