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A rather compact plant, with broadly linear acuminate leaves, 6 inches long ; culms 
about 10 inches in height; involucral bracts long and spreading; spikes half an 
inch long, on peduncles of varying length, the longest 14 inch; spikelets numerous, 
crowded together but not compactly, the rhachis being angled and not cylindrical as in 
most Marisci. The ocrez are rather long and obliquely truncate. It is related to 
C. flavus, Boeckeler. 
KYLLINGA CÆSPITOSA, Nees, Сур. Bras. p. 12. 
Pungo Andongo, frequens in rupium pascuis breviter graminosis humidis editioribus 
cum Cleome, sp., prope rupem Cabonde, 7153, 7158; in humidis pratis sylvaticis inter 
Bumba et Conde, frequens ast non evoluta, Mart. 1857, no. 6798; in udis spongiosis 
rupium editiorum cum Drimia, Melanthio etc. Nov. 1856, по. 7160; (also nos. 7005, 
7176, 6790; no localities.) 
Golungo Alto, in declivibus ad Queta orientem juxta rivi ripas, Dec. 1855, no. 70124. 
Var. ANGUSTIFOLIA ; rhizomate brevi; culmis 3-4-uncialibus setaceis ; foliis angustissimis 
gracilibus, 23—2-uncialibus ; involucralibus 3, uno erecto; capitulo singulo minimo 
paucifloro. Pungo Andongo, no. 6781. 
The typical form of А. cespitosa, Nees, has no creeping rhizome, but several of 
these plants have a short stout rhizome covered with the remains of the leaves of the 
previous years. The variety angustifolia is distinguished by its narrow leaves and very 
small single capitulum ; the lowest involucral leaf is 1 inch long and егесі, so that it 
appears to continue the stem. 
The species is abundant in North and South America, but does not seem to have been 
hitherto recorded from the Old World, except in the form of the variety robusta, Boeckeler, 
а native of the Philippines. Dr. Welwitsch adds the following побе:--“ Culmi juniores 
erecti, fructiferi nutantes vel decumbentes.” 
К. TRICEPS, Rottb., Descr. et. Ic. p. 4, t. 4. f. 6. 
Loanda, in breviter graminosis inter Penedo et Conceiao, no. 6999 0; frequens in pascuis 
breviter herbidis inter Loanda et Penedo, non procul ab oceano, no. 6995 ; in humidiusculis 
littoralibus de Samba Grande, czespitosa ast rarius obvia, est ex Cyperaceis elegantissima, 
no. 6793. 
Benguella, frequens, sed unico loco visa in humidiusculis breviter herbidis ad austrum 
urbis Benguella, juxta margines stagni nune fere sicci. Init. Jun. 1859, no. 6792. 
Pungo Andongo, Catete, cum Polygala microdendron ; et in spongiosis paludosis rupium 
editiorum versus austrum Presidii, no. 6791, ad paludes pluviales locis spongiosis inter 
Preesidium et Quilanga, Feb. 1857, no. 6780, in uliginosis ad Mutollo, ad finem Feb. 1857, 
no. 6787. 
Var. OBTUSIFLORA, Boeck., Сур. Berl. Herb. p. 18. 
Pungo Andongo, in pascuis humidis rupestribus ad rivum Casalale, no. 6789. 
Huilla, in uliginosis decliviis juxta rivulos in Morro de Lopollo, versus Empalanea. 
jam fere defloratus, medio Maii 1860, no. 6795. 
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