58 C. B. Clarke: 



Cyperus ornithopus Pers. Syn. I (1805) p. 61. 



Cyperus Havanensis Kunth Enum. II (1837) p. 84; Griseb.! 

 Pl. Cub. p. 237; Boeck. in Linnaea XXXVI (186970) p. 370; 

 Sauv. Ct/b. n. 2595 p. 172; Willd. ms. ex Kunth. 



Cyperus unifolius Boech! in Linnaea XXXVI (1869 70) 

 p. 374. 



Epiphystis ophiuroides Trin. Fund. (1820) p. 98 t. 1. 



Mariscus filiformis Roem. et Sch. Syst. II (1817) p. 242 partirn 

 et Mant. p. 140. 



Mariscus Havanensis H. B. K. Xov. Oen. et Sp. I (1815) p. 212. 



Hab. in ins. Bahama, New Providence: Eggers n. 4412; Cuba: 

 Liebmann, Linden (Santiago) n. 2068, (Cobre) n. 2069, Rugel n. 879, 

 C. Wright n. 3362, n. 702 (foliis longis, umbella 2 3-radiata); Jamaica: 

 Hart n. 1502, March, Purdie; Hispaniola: Picarda n. 359, 585, Poiteau 

 n. 45; Portorico: Sintenis n. 841, 3353, 3471, 3817 1j ; St. Thomas: 

 Eggers n. 36; St. Croix: Raven. 



VII. Eleocliaris R. Br. 



Glumae plurimae aut numerosae, 3- aut multi-spirae, obtusae 

 aut vix acutae; ima obtusa saepissime vacua caeteris non aut vix longior. 

 Elos imus 2-sexualis, nucem maturans. Setae hypogynae 3 8, cum 

 nuce saepe aequilongae retrorsim scabridae, vel raro nullae. Stamina 

 3 1, antica. Stylus glaber; rami 3 aut 2, lineares; styli basis dila- 

 tata, pyramidalis, bulbosa aut conica, a nucis apice facile (praeter E. 

 rostettatam) distinguenda. Nux trigona aut plano-convexa, sessilis, an- 

 guste vel late obovoidea; stylus in nuce persistens. Culmus glaber, 

 aphyllus, monostachyus. 



Species 120, per orbem terrarum sparsae, in America copiosae. 



Clavis specierum antillanarum. 



Subgenus I. Limnoehloa (gonus) Nees in Wiglni <'<>ufril>. (1834) p. 114, non 

 Lestib. Stoloniferae. Culmi robustiores. Spicula l< iii;ius cylindrica. 

 Glumae rigidiores, plano-coneavae, vix carinatae, stramineae, virides 

 aut fuscae, fere unicolores. 

 Culmi (in sicco) conspicue transversim (pseudo-)septati 



68. E. interstincta E. V>r. 

 Culmi non (aut admodum obscure) septati 



Culmi apice triquetri aut aoutius trigoni 



69. E. mutata R. Br. 

 Culmi apico teretes aut obscuro subtrigoni 



Sctae leves vel vix denticulatae 



Nux apice truncata; setae breves 70. E. mitrata C. B. Clarke. 



Nux apice angustata ; setaelongae 71. E. cellulosa Torrey. 



Setae valide retrorsim scabrae . 72. E. variegata Presl var. 



