58 C. B. Clarke: 



Cyperus orjiithojnf.s Fer.s. Syn. I (ISO) p. 61. 



Cyperns Havanensis Kunth E?i?(m. II (1837) p. 84; Griseh.! 

 PI. C/t'b. p. 237; Boeck. in Linnaea XXXVI (186970) p. 370; 

 Sauv. Cid), n. 2595 p. 172; Willcl. ms. ex Kunth. 



Cyperus unifoUus Boeck.! in Linnaea XXXVI (1869 70) 

 p. 374. 



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



Mariscns fiUformis Roem. et Seh. Syst. II (1817) p. 242 parthn 

 et Munt. p. 140. 



Mariscns Havanensis H. B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. I (1815) p. 212. 



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

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

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

 Hart n. 1502, March, Purdie; Hispaniola: Picarda n. 859, 585, Poiteau 

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

 Eggers n. 36; St. Croix: Eaven. 



VII. Eleocliaris R. Br. . * 



Glumae pluriraae aut numerosae, 3- aut multi-spirae, obtiisae 

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

 Flos 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 nocis apice facile (praeter E. 

 rostellatam) distinguenda. Nux trigona aut piano -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. 



Subgeinis I. Liniuocliloa (genus) Nees in Wight Contrib. (1834) p. 114, non 

 Lestih. Stolouiferae. Culmi robustiores. Spicia longius cylindrica, 

 Grlumae rigidiores, piano -concavae, vix carinatae, stramineae, virides 

 aut fuscae, fere unicolores. 

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



68. E. interstincta K. Br. 

 Cimi non (aut admodum obseure) septati 



Culmi apice triquetri aut acutius trigoni 



69. E. mutata R. Br. 

 Culmi apice teretes aut obseure subtrigoni 



Setae leves vel vix denticiatae 



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



Nux apice angustata; setae longae 71. E. celhdosa Torrey. 



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



