312 CXLIII. CYPERACE®. [ Fimbristylis. 
o 228; F. communis, Kunth, Enum. ii. 234; F. Muell. d ix. 
qe polymorpha, Bockel. in Lin nna, XXXVI. 14; F. elongata an 
suis R. Br. Prod. 228; F. gracilis, F. Meter and F. hifi 
Nees in Sieb. Agrostoth. n. bs Bs 114, 117 (the two latter numbers West 
ndian). 
N. Australia. hem Land and Gulf of Foi n ey R. Brown ; Port Darwin, 
= bed mgt au er ee River, F. M 
Que a and Percy Taland, Jf livray ; Rockinghami be 
Tues: : To aus DA Wu neighbourhood, Thozet, jill and others; MO 
Bay, F. Mueller, Wigs and othe lls and 
Prem to ” the Blue Mountains, &. Brown, Woo 
: others ; New rand, e. Stu 
Var. gracilis. Leaves very narrow, glumes more membranous and paler et 
in the o form. Stamens "usually 8.—F. Pe ilis, R. Br. ede Brot n: 
Spawn Nees (partly) Hook. f. Fl. Tasm. Pref. 48.—Keppel Bay, he western 
Darlin Eves, Dallachy ; Central Australia, Giles. Some specimens from y e 
interior of N. S. Wales appear intermediate between this and the typical form. 
The species is comrnon in the warmer regions both of the New and the p y 
extending into North America. The So uth European F. annua A Rom 
united with it by Boeckeler, may however be specifically distin 
31. F. ferruginea, Vahl ; Kunth, Enum.ii.236.— Perennial, gabe 
aud smooth. Stems rigid, striate, often slightly compresse 1 horter 
high. Leaves few, the narrow-linear lamina often erect anne ges 
than the brown membranous sheath. Umbel simple or slighty htly 
pound. Involucral bracts few, either all very short or 1 or 2 gy” 
exceeding the inflorescence. 'Spikele elets few, rarely ind to d 
or -aipa to about 12, dark or light brown, ale jH gros AS long 
ing in size from 4 lines long and 1$ lines broad to ipta bs d 
ieg fully 2 ihe broad. Glumes numerous, fat n nati a 2 hok 
broadly ovate or almost orbieular, membranous with a rather less oF 
prominent keel often produced into a short point, the oa ai i Style 
tly striate, often minutely hoary-pubesce Stamen aves 
ciliate; branches 2. Nut obovate, much psi uar but bico be 
usually with a thickened margin, ing smooth or under a strong 16; 
ad reed striate "o cancellate —Becke l. in Linnea, xxxi i 
uell. Fragm. ix. . Prod. 228. 
N. Australia. Near Providence Hill F. M s: 
e% Bay, Dallachy ; oann. Thozet and 0 
Brisbane River, Moreton Bay, F. Mueller, Leichhardt. addi Ur 
So e ster A Bay, Banks and Solander; Richmond , 
w 
ar. foliatà. Leaves long though few and often only one, the Eo 
ubescent. Spikelets large. —F. arvensis Aio Kunth, e z 237 ; i ME its 
R Br . Prod. ; F. paucispieata, F. Muell. Fragm. i 197. Gulf of Springsure, 
R. Brown ; Upper Victoria River, F. e: Bowen Downs, js reh ; 
orld. 
- The species is dispersed over the warmer regions of the New and the old W 
