102 CYPERACEAE juss. (Cyperus.) 



bris; fructu elHptico, trlquetro, ruguloso. Prcsl. — Luzo- 

 uia. 7\" 



275. C. ALBUS Presl. in Rel. HaenJi. 1. 175, Culmo tri- 

 quctro; foliis angustis, culmo longioribus, versus apicem mar- 

 ginc scabris ; involucro 6-phyilo, umbellam 6-radiatam decompo- 

 sitam longe excedente; spiculis dense fasciculatis, oblongo-lan- 

 ceolatis, 6-iloris ; glumis ovatis, acutis, 3-nerviis; fructu oblon- 

 go, trigono, punctato. Presl, — Luzonia. 2|^ 



276. C. MINXJTIFLORUS Presl. In Rel. HaenJc. 1. 351. Cul- 

 mo triquetro, inferne folioso; foliis culmum aequantibus, mar- 

 gine scabriusculis ; involucro peutaphyllo, umbella multiradiata 

 supradecomposita quadruplo longiorc; umbellulis 3-4-stachyis ; 

 spiculis lanccolatis, 10-floris; glumis ovatis, obtusis, 3-nerviis; 

 fructu obovato-elliptico, triquetro. Presl. C. micranthus Presl. 

 in Rel. Haenh. 1. 178. C. breviflorus Dielr. Spec. 2. 316. — 

 Luzouia. 2|. 



3. Specics sandwicenses.* 



^' 277. C. TRACnYSANTHOS Hooh. et IV. Arnolt in BeecTieys 

 Voy. 3. 99. Spiculis oblongis, compressis, plurimis, glomerato- 

 umbellatis; umbellulis ultimis confertim umbcllatis, subtcrnis; 

 squamis ovatis, mucronatis, apice recurvis, dorso dcnticulis as- 

 peratis; iuvolucro triphyllo, elongato ; culmo trigono. Hook. et 

 IV. Arnott. — Insulac Saudwicenses. — Variat spiculis 30- vcl 

 (ovatis) 8-10-floris. (H. et W. A.) 



278. C. Prescottianus Hook. et IV.Amoit in BeecTiexfs 

 Voy. 3. 100. Spiculis lincaribus, elongatis, compressis, horizon- 

 talibus, altcrnis, spicatis; spicis corymboso-racemosis ; squamis 

 hiantibus, obtusiusculis, nervosis ; involucri vmiversalis polyphylli 

 foliolis tribus umbclla duplo longioribus, partialibus umbellula 

 brevioribus ; culmo acute triquetro. Hook. et IV. Arnoil. — In- 

 sulac Sandwiconses. 



n/ 279. C. CARICIFOLIUS Hook. et W. Arnoii in Beechey's Voy. 

 3. 99. Spiculis patulis, spicatis (racemosis?) , ovato-oblongis, 

 turgidis, congestis; squamis subrotundis, concavis, obtusis, ner- 

 vosis, albidis; involucro partiali uullo; lUiiversali 5-6-phyIIo, 

 elougato ; culmo obtusc trigono ; foliis carinatis, marginc carina- 

 quo scabris. Hook. et IV. Aruoit. — Insulae Sandwicenses. — 

 (^uilibet radius umbcllae in parte superiore ramis pluribus al- 

 tcrnis horizontalibus instructus, quorum infimus longissimus, 

 superiores gradatim brcviores. C. Monti parum affinis. (H. ct 

 W. A.) 



n/ 280. C. MULTICEPS Hook. ct JV. Arnoit in Beechexfs Voy. 

 3. 100. Spiculis subulatis, spicatis; spicis umbellatis, confcrtis} 

 umbclla et umbelluiis intcrmcdiis atquc ultimis multiradiatis ; 

 squamis oblongis, obtusis; involucri polyphylli foliolis tribus iu- 

 florcscentia quadruplo longioribus ; involucellis umbellulas pro- 

 prias aequautibus ; culuio triquetro. Hook. et IV. Arnolt. — In- 



