Kyllingia. triandrta monogynia. 181 



Pee-Motteuga. RJieed. Mat. 12. p. 99. t. 53. 



Granien capitaUun. Humph. Amb. 6. p. 8. 7. 8.^ 2. 



Beng. Sweta gothoob?; Nirbishee, its fragrant aromatic 

 root being accounted an antidote to poisons. 



Common over India on low shady pasture ground, when 

 totally shaded the heads are generally more green, which is 

 rather uncommon. 



Root fibrous, and stoloniferous. Culms erect, from six to 

 eighteen inches high, generally about eight; three-sided, 

 smooth, naked except near the base ; angles sharp, and sides 

 hollowed. Leaves sheathing, as long as the culm, smooth, 

 sharp keeled. Head terminal, sessile oval, generally white. 

 Involucre three-leaved, unequal, the largest leaf as long as 

 the culm. Back of the glumes of the corol hispid. Stamens 

 three. Stigma three-cleft. Seed obliquely obcordate, much 

 compressed, smooth, light brown. 



2. K. triceps. Linn, sp.pl. ed. Wil/d. 1. 256. 



Culms from six to twelve inches high, three-cornered. 

 Heads terminal, sessile, from three to six ; involucres three 

 or four •.florets diandrous. Seed oblong, without angles. 



Mottenga. Rlteed. Hort. Mai. 12. p. 97. t. 52. 



A native of low shady pasture ground. 



Root somewhat tuberous, with capillary fibres. Culms 

 straight, from six to twelve inches high, smooth, naked, except 

 at the base, obtusely three-sided ; angles rounded. Leaves 

 sheathing, nearly as long- as the culm, smooth. Head termi- 

 nal, composed of from three to six sessile, oval, white spikes, 

 the largest one is in the centre, the rest in the circumference. 

 Involucre as in K. monocephala. Stamens seldom more than 

 two* Stigma two-cleft. Seed oblong, much compressed, 

 white, no angles. 



Obs. It differs from K. monocephala not only in having- a 

 compound head but in being diandrous, with a bifid style, 

 and oblong lanceolate seed. 1 have found luxuriant plants 

 with more than one flower in the calyx. 



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