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rum Rolth. clucit C. elon^atuui Sieh., C. spcctabilcm Schreh.f 

 C. Parauiattam Marl. et C. raceniosum Refz. 



189. C. Retzh JVecs uh Escnb. in IVighl. Roi. of Tnd. 82 

 el in Linnaea 1). 285. Umbella tlecouiposita supradecomposiia- 

 que, patula; radiis majoribus apice trifiilis; spiculis spicatis, ap- 

 proximatis, altcrnis, pateutibus, lanceolato-linearibus, sub20-flo- 

 ris, compressis ; squamis ovatis, apicc attenuatis, acutis, muticis, 

 ferrugineis, dorso nervosis, carina viridi ; bracteis loco involu- 

 cellorum alternis, e l)asi latiuscula sctaceis, ochreolas excedeu- 

 tibus; stylo trilido; caryopsi ovali-tri^ona; involucri tripbylli fo- 

 lio uno altcrove umbella longioribus foliisque linearibus, planius- 

 culis, lacvibus ; culmo triquetro, laevi, basi folioso. Nees. C 

 Pangorei Koenig in Retz. Obs. 4. 10. IViUd. Spec. 2. 28 i. (excl. 

 syn. Rottb.) — Peniusula India orientalis. — C. procerus Rotth., 

 proxima species, differt, alia nt taceam, culmo laevi. (Nees.) 



190. C. SPECTAfJILIS Ilort. Erfurt., Linlc. Hort. 1.318. 2.321. 

 Culmo trian^ulari, glabro; foliisculmumsubaequantibus, planis,api- 

 cem versus margine scabris; umbella composita, i-l^-radiata ; radiis 

 valde inaeqxialibus , apicem versus bracbiato-ramosis, polysla- 

 cbyis; involucro 5-6-pbyllo, longissimo, scabro; spicis spicato- 

 confcrtis, patentissimis, lanceolato-linearibus, compressis, 12-10- 

 iloris; squamis subrotundis, cariuato-navicularibus , sub apice 

 rotundato mucronatis, novemnerviis, dorso viridibus, lateribus 

 purpurascenti-brunneis ; acbenio obovato-oblongo, apicato, trique- 

 tro, punctulato, castanco, nitido, squama -^ vel \ brcviorc. C. 

 Monli Ilort. Rerol. 1806-1812. IVilld. lierh. 1831. fol 3 {ncc 

 Linn.) et ? Link. Ilort. 1. 319. 2. 321. C scaber Lagasca 

 in Ilort. Rerol. (dijfert nonnisi spicis majoribtis, densius jiositis, 

 fde Link. l. c.) C Paramatta Mart. Cat. Ilorf. Erlang. 21. 



Roem. et Schult. Syst. 2. 208. ifide specim. in herb. Lncae.) 

 C paramattcnsis Link. Enum. Ad. EJnsd. Ilort. 1. 313. 2. 319. 

 — Nova Hollandia. 2| — Rhacbeola flexuosa, anguste hyalino- 

 alata. Filamenta 3, persistentia, clongata, hyalino-albida. An- 

 therae lineares , obtusae, flavac. Stylus trifidus, fuscescens. 

 Liukius Mariscum elatum Vahl. (rectius IVilld. ?) C spectabili 

 affniem dicit. Sprcngel (Syst. 1. 229.) C. Paramattam cum C 

 procero conjungit. 



191. C Wallichii Nees ah Esenb. in IVight. Rot. of Ind. 

 83. (IVall. Cat. n. 3342 c.) Calmo triquetro, superne augulis 

 scabro, aphyllo, basi vaginato?; umbella composita (decompo- 

 sita ex Nees), pluriradiata ; radiis apice brachiato- 3-7-fidis ; in- 

 volucro subtetrapbyllo, umbellam supcrante; spicis 5-15, spi- 

 cato-dispositis, distichis, linearibus, compressis, 11-15-floris (14- 

 20-floris exNees); squamis ovato-subrotundis, convexo-navicula- 

 ribus, dorso 5-7-nerviis, castaneo-sanguineis, nervis viridibus, 

 apice margineque hyalino-albidis ; staminibus3; achenio obovalo- 

 elliptico, triquetro, mucronato, castaneo-fusco, squama fere dinii- 

 dio breviorc. — Bengalia inferior. — Rhacheola spicae flexuosa. 



