88 CYPERACEAE juss. (Cyperus.) 



lO-pliyllo, longissimo; squamis rcmoiis, oWongis, carinaio-navi- 

 cularibus, sub apice obiuso insiruciis dcniiculo mucronulifonni, 

 obsolcie nervosis, carina viridi, laioribus ilavesceniibus ; rhache- 

 ola alaia ; aclienio oblongo, triangulari, apicato, punciulaio-sca- 

 brato, squama vix dimidio breviore. C. Micbauxianus Schulf. 

 Mant. 2. 123. Mariscus elatus IVUld. Enum. 70. (e.rc/. synon.} 

 C. incompletus Link. Hort. 1. 319. {excl. syn. Jacq. et laJil) 

 C. ferax (Bicli. in Act. Soc. h. n. raris. 1. 106? Vahl. Enum. 

 2. 357?) IVUld. herh. n. 1385. C. polvstacliyus Willd. herl. n. 

 1321. /o/. 6. 7. 



p) robustior; spicis majoribus, 10-12-floris. C. ferax LinJc. 

 Ilort. 1. 319. C. chrysiiis ferax Link. llort. 2. 321. 



— America borealis et ? merid. (Insulae Sandvvicenses, Beocbey.) 

 — - Cubnus basi foliatus. Stamina 3. Filamcnia persistcntia, 

 elongata, Jjyalino-albida. Antberae lineares, obtusae, ilavae. Ova- 

 rium lanccolatnm. Siylus triruhis, longissimus, byalino-albidus. 

 Khacbcola alata; alis hyalino-albidis. Sprengel (in herb. reg. 

 Berol.) C. strigosum pro C. flavicomo sumsit, qui disiylus. 



228. C. SPECIOSUS Vahl. Enum. 2. 364. Pursh. Flor. 1. 53. 

 Culmo triangulari, glabro, basi foliato ; foliis culmum aequanii- 

 bus, planis, margine scabris ; umbella subcomposiia, subociora- 

 diata; radiis valde inaequalibus, apice polystachyis, longioi'ibus 

 trifidis; involucro peniaphyllo, umbcllam supei'anie; spicis arcie 

 spicato-congestis, pateniissimis, linearibus, compressis, 10-11-flo- 

 ris ; squamis remoiis, oblongis, sub apice mucronaiis, carinaio- 

 uavicularibus, dorso obsolete ucrvosis, lutescentibus, carina vi- 

 ridi; achenio lineari-oblongo, iriangulari, apicaio, punctulaio- 

 scabriusculo, pallide fusco, niiidulo, squama fcre triplo breviore. 



— Virginia, Georgia. 2\. — Culmus brevis, vix scmipedalis. Rba- 

 cbeola alata; alis hyalino-albidis. Siamina 3. Filamenia persi- 

 stentia, hyaliiia. Aniherae oblougo-Iinearcs, obiusae, flavidae. 

 Slylus trifidus, fusccscens, longissimus. Plania iu herbario Vah- 

 liano haud suppeiit; nostra a Beyrichio sub hoc nominc missa 

 iiii nisi varieias robustior C. strigosi Linti., Torr. vidciur. 



229. C. Meyemanus. Culmo iriangulari, glabro, infcrne 

 folioso; foliis culmum subaequantibus, planis, laiiusculis, inom- 

 branaccis, margine scabris; umbella composita, 10-11-radiaia, 

 j^aieniissima; umbollulh 3-5-radiaiis; radiis paKiialibus undiquo 

 spicis linearibus comprossis trifloris paiulis dense obsiiis spi- 

 casque reforcniibus composiias cylindraceo-oblongas sessilcs vel 

 pedunculaias; involucro 10-11-phyIIo, umboUam suporantc; in- 

 volucoUis 2-;)-pbyIIis, umboUuIas vix aoquaniibus ; squamis ob- 

 longis, sub apice obiuso brcviicr mucronaiis, carinaio-navicula- 

 ribus, 11-norviis, pallidis , fcrruginco-lineolatis, carina viridi; 

 achenio (immaturo) oblongo, triangulari , iuterne curvaio, api- 

 caio, ])unciulato, siraminco, squama dimidio broviore. C. subu- 

 hiius Nces uh Esenl. et Mey. in Linnaca 9. 285. Meyen, It. 1. 108. 

 C. clegans Schrad. in herh. Ilornem, — Brasilia. 2^ — Culmus 



