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Clarence-River (Wilcox), Murray- et Darling-Rirer, Murrum- 

 bidgee, Brlsbane-Rivor (F. M.), Rockhampton (0'Shanesj), Beet- 

 Creek (Leiclihardt et Bunce), Springsure (Wuth), Ilerhert- et 

 Kiug-Creek et Nercool (Bowman), Peak-DoTms (Sclatter), Barrier- 

 Rauge (Bonuej), Rockiugliam's Bay (Dallachy)* Hauc iuter 



|; species Australianas mlnutie bractearum floralium facile reco- 



i . gnoscimus- 



Cyperus alopecttroides (Rottb. Programm* Universit. Havu. 

 1772, p. 20 ; Plant Nov. 38, t. 8, fig. 2 ; R. Br, Prodr. 217 ; 

 Kunth. Ennm. ii. 19 ; Steud. Glum. ii. 13) prope nrbem Rock- 

 liampton a cL 0'Shanesj detectus est. Spiculie in spicis phiri- 

 seriales, valde confertje, vagse, haud bifari^, unde nomen speci- 

 ficum. Dorsum bractearum haud herbaceo-virens, Stamina tria. 

 Antherce minutce, tenui-llneares, mutlcse. Stigmata duo. Carj- 

 opsis rotundo-ovata, comprcssa. 



Cyperus exaltafus (Retz. Observ. v, 1 1 ; Kunth. Enum. ii. 70, c. 

 synon.j C. venustns, R. Br. Pr. 217 ; Kunth. Euum. li. 68, c. 

 sjnon. ; Thwait. Euum. Plant. Zeil. 432) crescit ad Parramatta 

 (Woolls), New England (C. St.), Clarence-River (Beckler), Rock- 

 hampton (Thozet), Dawson-River, Brisbaue-River, Mnrray-River, 

 Murrumbidgee, Broken-RIver (F. M.), Darling-RIver (Goodwin), 

 Mary-River (Eaves), BoAven's Dovvns (Birch), Rockingham's Bay 

 (Dailachy), Port Denison (Fltzalan), Flinders-River (F. BI.), 

 Albert-River (Henne). Latera bractearura j^HllIde fulvescentia 

 V. frequentius castaneo-fusca. Numerus flosculornm in spiculis 

 valde varlans. Antherae parv^, perangustiB, mutlcae. Species 

 fortasse ad C. fastigiatum (Rottb. I!nov. Plant. 32, t. vii. fig. 2) 

 releganda. 



Cyperus auricomus (Sieb. in Spreng. Syst. Veg. i. 230 ; C* 



I xanthocomus, Liuk. Hort. Bot. Berol. i. 316 ; Steud. Ghim. ii. 



58) forsan reprresentatur ea planta, quam cl. Bow^man ad King'g 



I Creek et cl. Dallachy ad RockingItam's Bay legerunt. Caulis 



autem in nostra planta conspicue tenuior, non fere pterogonus. 

 Folia floralia tam in nostra quam in Sieberiana (a fluviis Nil et 

 Senegal visa) inflorescentiam longe superant, omnium quoque 

 harum stirpium bractece ad latera enerves. A C. venusto jam 

 tenuitate spicularum separatur. 



Cf/periis pennatus (Lam. IUustr. i. 144 \ Kunth. Enum. 11. 80, 

 <5. syn. ; C. canescens, Vahl Enum. ii. 355 ; J. Hook. in Prsefat. ad 

 Fl. Tasman. xlvii.) ad promontorium Cape York a cl. D^mel 

 detectus est, me Ipso prius ad flumen Fitzmaurice's River. Species 

 inter plures atfiues gkucedine facile recognoscenda. Caulis fere 

 obtusangulus. Spiculae interdum ad flosculos quatuor depauperatie. 

 Exemplaria ex Hong Kong (Hance), Tenasserim (Helfer), Java 

 (Werner) et Cejlon (Tlnvaites) comparavi. Hjcc species fortasse 

 includit C. ventricosum (R. Br. Pr. 217); icon enim Rheedei 

 (Hort. Alalabarlc, xii. t. 5o) ab illustri Brown huc ducta speciem 



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