68 C. B. Clarke: 



Elcocharis acicularis E. Br. Procl. (1810) p. 224 in noia; Kunth 

 Enum. II p. 141; C. B. Clarke in Journ. Bot Lond, XXV (1887) 

 p. 270 et in Hook f Fl. Brit Ind. VI p. 628. 



Eleocharis trichoides Kunth! Enum. II (1837) p. 141. 



Scirpus acicularis Linn. Sj). Pl. ecl, II p. 71 partim, nec Linn. 

 herb. propr. 



Heleocharis acicularis Koch Syn. Fl. Gcrm. ed. II (1844) p. 853; 

 Boeck. in Linnaca XXXVI (18 6 9 70) p. 431; Hemslf Biol. Ceu/r. 

 Amer. Bot. III p. 454. 



Scirpidium aciculare Nees in Linnaea IX (1834) p. 293. 



Hab. in Hispaniola in paludosis ad fluraen Bahuati 600 m. alt. 

 et in Valle nuevo ad ripas 2270 ra. alt. : Eggers n. 2051, 2245. 



Distrib. in orbe utroque terrarum, in tropicis et temperatis calidioribus 

 vulgaris. 



80. Eleockaris Chaetaria Roem. et Sch. rhizomate filiformi albo 

 aut nullo; culmis 2 20 cm. longis, modo setaceis modo rigidioribus; 

 spicula 3 4 mm. longa, ovoidea, 1 4-nucigera, basi 2 3-spira, 

 pallida, interdum purpureo-variegata; glumis navicularibus, vix acutis, 

 ima vacua proventu decidua; setis 6, cum nuce aequilongis, retrorsim 

 scabris, pallidis, vel minoribus vel obsoletis; stylo 3-fido; nuce ob- 

 ovoidea, triquetra, apice truncata, alba, grosse cancellata vix costata; 

 stylobasi pyramidali, nigro-fusca. 



Eleocharis Chaetaria Roem. et Sch, Syst II (1817) p. 154; Kunth 

 Enum, II p. 140; C. B. Clarke in Hook. f. 11. Brit Ind. VI p. 629. 



Eleocharis depauperata K/ui/J/.' Knmn, II (1837) [>. 140. 



Eleocharis polymorpha Xees in Linnaea IX (1834) p.294; Kuuth 

 Enum, II p. 157. 



Cijperus depauperatus Vahl Eclog. fasc. III (1807) p. 2. 



Scirp/is retroflexus Poir.f in Lam. Encijcl, VI (1804) p. 753; 

 Qriseh.! Flor. p. 569. 



Scirpus exiguus var. prolifera Griseb. ms. fidc C. Wright in 

 Sauv. Cub. (1871) p. 174. 



Chaetocyperus polymorphus a depaupcruf/is Xecs iu Mart. Fl, Bras. 

 II pars I (1843) />. 94. 



Chaetocyperus depauperatus Steud. Cyp. (1*55/ p. 73. 



Heleochuris Chaetaria Boeck.! in Linnaea XXXVI (18'6 9 70) 

 p. 428. 



Heleocharis triflora Boeck.! in Flora LXIIl (1880) />. 437; 

 Hemsl. Biol, Ceu/r. Aii/cr. Bot. III p. 157. 



Hab. in Antillis: Sieber Agrost. n. 24; Cuba: C. Wright n. 3764; 

 Jamaica: Wilson u. 304; Hispaniola: Eggers u. 1509, Swartz u.SOl: 



