CYPERACEAE jus.s. (Cypeiiis.) 21 



IFeigelt. (tesle speciin.') — Guiana, Brasilla. O — Squaniac ova- 

 tae, apice roiundatae, cniarginatae et brevissinie nmcronalae, 

 trinerviae, ari^ute carinalae, forrugiiieae, carina virides, giabrae. 



49. C. AUREUS Ilumh. cl Knulh. Nov. Gen. 1. 205. Prest. 

 in liel. IlaenJc, 1. 168. IVilld. herh. n. 1326. Culmis trigonis, 

 glabris, monophyllis ; folio plano, cuhnum subaequante, glabro; 

 iimbella subdecemradiata; radiis poh siachyis ; involucro subhe- 

 xapbyllo, umbellam supcrantc; squamis emai-ginatis, mucronatis; 

 achenio obovato, triangulari, apicato, subtilissime tuberculato- 

 punctulato, fusco, subopaco, squama dimidio breviore. C qui- 

 tensis Spreng. Syst. 1. 22i. — Quito, Mexico, California. Q — 

 Squamae argute carinatac, trinerviae, mucronatae, ferrugincae, 

 carina mucroneque Airides, glabrae. 



50. C. UXCINATUS Poir. IJncycl. 7. 247. Willd. Jierh. n. 

 1297. Culmis triangularibus foliisque glabris , angustc li- 

 nearibusj cxsiccatis convolutis; spicis compluribus, in apice 

 culmi fasciculato-congestis, involucro tripliyllo brcvioribus ; 

 squaiiiis subrecurvaio-mucronatis, ferrugineis; achenio obovato, 

 trianguhiri, apicato, subtilissime tuberculato-punctulato, fusco, 

 opaco, squama dimidio brcviore. — Madagascaria. — Squa- 

 mae late ovaiae, argute carinatae, iriiierviae, mucronalae, mu- 

 crone crasso, parum recurvato, fcrrugiaeae, carina viridi, glabrae. 

 Stamina tria. Stylus trifidus. Sprengel (Syst. 1. 219.^ una 

 cum C. uiicinato PursJi. ad C. capitatum Retz. ducit. 



51. C. CASTANEUS WiUd. Sp. 1.278 et herh. «.1328. Vahl. 

 Emmi. 2. 317 et herh. (Roxh. Flor. Ind. 1. 199 ?; JVees ah 

 Esenh. in Wight. Rot. of Ind. 79. JVall. Cal. n. 3323. Culmis 

 triangularibus foliisque glabris, convoluto-setaceis ; umbclhi plu- 

 riradiata; radiis polystachyis ; involucro polypbyllo, umbellam 

 acquante; squamis argute carinatis, recurvato-mucronatis, late- 

 ribus sanguineo-spadiceis; floribus monandris; acheuio oblongo, 

 triangulari, apicato, subtilissime iuberculato-punclulato, fusco, 

 squama dimidio brevidre. C.jemenicus Rernhardi in Willd. herh. 

 — India orientalis. — Squamae ellipticae, sub apice rotun- 

 dato mucronato-subaristatae, nnicronc parum recurvato,^ triner- 

 viae, argute carinatae, glabrae, carina viridi, lateribus sanguineo- 

 spadiceis, deciduae. Anthera elliptica, flavida. Siylus trifidus 

 (bifidus ex Roxb.). Descr. juxta specim. Willd. W. Arnott (m 

 Wight.Rot.lS.) infauste qiiaerit an C. nitens Willd. {el? Retz.) 

 huc forsan spectare. 



52. C. ANGUSTIFOLHJS Nees ah Esenh. in Wight Rot. of 

 Ind. 79. (Wall. Cat. n. 3376 h.) Culmis sulcatis foliisque gla- 

 bris, angustis, convolutis ; umbellis pauciradiatis, involucro sub- 

 pentaphyllo brevioribus; radiis polystachyis; spicis linearibus, 

 compressis, 14-20-floris; squamis aigute carinatis , recurvaio- 

 mucronato-arisiatis, lateribus pallide spadiceis; floribus diamlris ; 

 achenio obovato, triangulari, apicato, subiilissimc tuberculato- 

 punctulato, fusco, squama dimidio brcviorc — Bengalia intcrior. 



