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CYPERACILE. 



rather aristate) scales of the female spikelets. 



Carex ligata Boott. in Benth. M. Hongk. p. 402 ; Kukenth. in Engl. 

 Pfl-reicli, Cyper.-Caric. p. 473 ; var. formosensis (Ltv. et Van.) Kukenth. 

 l.c. p. 474. Garex furmosensis Liiv. et Van. in Mem. Soc. sc. nat. Cherbonrg 

 XXXV. p. 216. 



Hab. Kehmg, leg. U. Faurie (ex Kukenth.) 



Carex Morii Hayata Ic. PL Formos. VI. p. 135. Foha fasciculata 

 vahdissima 100-120 cm. longa 14-15 mm. lata apice acuminata coriacea facie 

 margineque glabra. CauHs spicifer 3-4-fohatus 100-200 cm. longus 2-3-fohatus 

 triquetrus. 



Hab. Rankanzan, ad 4000 ped. alt., leg. B. Hayata, Mai, 1916 ; Buizan, 

 leg. Y. Matsuda, Juli. 1918. 



Somewhat comparable to Carex Reinii Fr. et. Sav. 

 Carex raukanensis Hayata sp. nov. (Fig. 41). Foha fasciculata hnearia 

 60-100 cm. longa 7-8 mm. lata margine scabriuscula basi squamis purpureis in- 

 sferucta. Cauhs spicifer tenuissimus gracilhmus 50 cm. longus fohis valde minoribus 



2-3 instractus. Spica J terminalis longis- 



sima tenuissima sohtaria 5-7 cm, longa 



1-2 mm. lata longe pedunculata ; spicis 



? laterahbus tenuissimis 3-4 cm. longis 



2 mm. latis pedunculatis prope apicem 



caulis 2-3-dispositis. Fl. %: squamis oblan- 



ceolatis 6 mm. longis 2|^ mm. latis apice 



obtusis basi rhacheolam amplectantibus, 



antheris 3 hnearibus 2|^mm. longis |^mm. 



latis. n. ? : squamis ovatis 3 mm. longis 



l^ mm. latis acutis 1-costatis glabris. 



Utriculus fusiformis 3 mm. longus | mm. latus apice obtusus 2-dentatus basi 



attenuatus dense hirsutus. Nucula triquetra longe stipitata matura ignota. 



Hab. Rankanzan, leg. B. Hayata, ad 4000 ped. alt., Mai. 1916. 



Near Carex fdiosissiraa Franch. ; but dLBfers from it in the much slenderer 



female spikelets. 



Fig. 41, Garex rankanensis Hayata ; 

 1, a scale; 2, section of the same; 3, an 

 utride ; i, a mitlet ; 5, section of the same. 



