Cyperus sanguinolentus Vahl, Enum. PI. II. (1806) p. 3.51, var. 

 spectabilis Makino. 



Cyperus Et^agrostis var. spectabilis Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, VI. 

 (1892) p. 47. 



Umbel simple or snbcompound ; spikelets rather numerous, tufted, 

 radiate, elongate, linear, very complanate, many-flowered, attaining 3 cm. 

 long, 4 mm. broad. 



Norn. Jap. Shide-gayatsuri (T. Makino). 



Hah. Prov. Tosa : Osaki (T. Makino \ Nov. 1884), Asakura {T. 

 Makino !). 



Probably a lusus form. 



Cyperus Pseudo-Haspan Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, VI. (1892) p. 

 47. = Cyperus flavidus Retz. Observ. Bot. V. (1789) p. 13. 



Cyperus Haspan Rottb. Descr, et Ic. PI. p. 36, tab. 6, fig. 2, non Linn. 



Attaining about 38 cm. in height. Umbel attaining 24 cm. across. 



Nora. Jap. 3Iidzu-hanabi (in Nagoya), Hime-gayatsuri. 



Hah. Prov. Tosa: Takaoka-gori {T. Makino \ 1885), Sakawa {T. 

 3Iakino\ 1884, Sept. 12, 1887), Kasutani in Sakawa {T. Makino \ Sept. 

 7, 1887), Kamo-mura (T. Makino \ Sept. 21. 1887), Kambara {T. 3Iakino\ 

 Oct. 17, 1892); Prov. Iwashiuo : F ukushimsi {K. Nemoto \ Sept. 23, 1898); 

 Prov. EoHiZEN (Herb.! Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, 1881); Prov. Hitachi : 

 Atsuhata {J. Blatsumura ! herb. ibid. Aug. 1885) ; Prov. Bitchu : Hara- 

 kosai in Takamatsu-mura {!). Nikail herb. ibid. Oct. 10, 1902); Prov. 

 Kai: Sashide {S. Gotd\ herb. ibid. Sept. 11, 1904); Prov. Owaui : Near 

 Ryusenji-yama {C. FtmabasJii ! 1905). 



There are two forms of C. Haspan Linn, (Nom. Jaj). Ko-azegayatsuri) 

 in Japan. One {var. micro-Haspan m.) of the them, the estoloniferous 

 and smaller-spiculose (achenes also smaller) form, very much resembles the 

 present species, but the forms of glumes and achenes distinguish them both. 



Fimbristylis fusca Clarke in Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. p. 649 

 et in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXXIV. p. 71, XXXVI. p. 236. 



Ahildgaardia fusca Nees ' in Wight, Contrib. Bot. Ind. p. 95 ' ; 

 Boeck. in Linnjea, XXXVII. p. 54 ; Kunth, Enum. PI. IL p. 249 ; Steud. 

 Syn. Cyp. ]^. 72 ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. p. 390. 



