62 C. B. Clarke: 



70. Eleocliaris mitrata C. B. Clarke, stolonibus longis; cnlmis 

 4 6 dm, longis, 2 3 mm. latis, subteretibus, non septatis; spicula 

 unica 2 3 cm. longa, 34 mm. lata, cylindrica; glumis 4 5 mm. 

 longis, ovatis, obtusis, fusce viridibus riibro-sphacelatis, ima viridiore, 

 culmum quasi continiiante; setis 7 cum Yo parte glumae aequilongis, 

 albis, fere levibus; stylo (saltem saepissime) 2-fido; nuce cum Y2 parte 

 glumae aequilonga, biconvexa, urceolata, apice vix angustata, fusce stra- 

 minea, cancellata inter strias 24 30 longitudinales trausversim trabe- 

 culata; stylobasi mitraeformi, cum nucis apice vix aequilata. 



Sciiyus 7nitraiiis Griseh.! Flor. (1864) p. 570. 

 Heleocharis JelksMana Boeck. in LinnaeaX.XKVIII (1874) p. 376 

 e descript. 



Hab. in Trinidad; Crueger n. 24. 



Distrib. in Brasilia prope Manos. Var.? africana ad Niger lecta est. 



71. Eleocliaris ccllulosa Torrey, stolonibus longis; culmis 4 7 dm. 

 longis, apice subteretibus, non septatis; spicula unica 3 cm. longa, 5 mm. 

 lata, cylindrica, pallida, e viridi luteo-fuscescente; glumis 4 5 mm. 

 longis, obovatis obtusis, fusce viridibus aut brunescentibus, ima virides- 

 cente, culmum quasi continuante; setis 7, tenuibus, nuce longioribus, 

 rubro-bruneis, levibus aut vix denticulatis; stylo 3-fido; nuce cum Y2 

 parte glumae aequilonga, compresso-trigona, obovoidea apice angustata, 

 stramineo-brunea, longitrorsum 30 36-striata, transversim trabeculata. 



Eleocliaris cellulosa Torrey in Ann. Lijceum Neiv York III (1836) 

 p. 298 et Mexic. Bouncl p. 228; Hitch. PI. Bah. (1893) p. 175. 



Scirpus dictyospermus C. Wright! in Sauv. Cub. (1871) n. 2623 

 p. 175. 



Heleocharis spiralis, forma tennis Boeck. ! nis. 



Hab. in ins. Bahama: Dale; Cuba: C. Wright. 



Distrib. Florida, Texas. 



72. Eleocliaris variegata Presl var. laxiflora Ridley, stolonibus 

 longis; culmis 2 4 dm. longis, 2 3 mm. latis, apice subtrigonis, non 

 septatis; spicula unica 25 mm. longa, 3 mm. lata, cylindrica; glumis 

 fusce viridescentibus, unicoloribus, vel anguste bruneo-marginatis; setis 7, 

 nucem saepe fere duplo superantibus, valide retrorsim scabris; stylo 

 3 2-fido; nuce minute reticulata, late ellipsoidca, compresso-trigona, 

 a 30 40 striis tenuibus longitudinaliter percursa, apice paullo angus- 

 tata; stylobasi ovoideo-triangulari. 



Eleocliaris variegata Presl var. laxiflora Ridley! in Journ. Singa- 

 pore Asiat. Soe. n. 23 (1891) p. 14; C. B. Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. 

 Ind. V p. 626. 



Scirpus laxiflorus Thwailes! Enum. PI. Zegl. (1864) p. 435. 



