^clei'ia.] cLvi. cyperace^ (clarke). 499 



Durand & Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 673, and in Dyer, Fl. Cap. vii. 

 294 ; Rendle in Cat. Afr. PL Welw. ii. 133. S. ccesjntosa, R-idley in 

 Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. ii. 167 



XiO^Eirer C^nlnea. Angola: Huilla ; in the woods of Monino, Welvjitsck, 7 IS7 

 p:irtly ! Pungo Andongo ; in marshy meadows between Condo and Quisonde, 

 Welwitsch, 7135 ! in the Preesidium on the higher slopes of Funda-Quilombo, 

 3300 ft., Welwitsch, 7131 partly ! 



Also in South Africa. 



13. S, Biichanani, Boeck. Cyp. Novce^i. SS, emending the character. 

 Sparsely hairy. Stems 12-20 in. long, the ba,sal sheaths forming ovoid 

 bulbs \-\ in. in diam., usually in a row on the horizontal rhizome. 

 Lea.ves 4-12 by I in. Spike (apparently simple) 3-6 in. long; lower 

 bracts often longer than the clusters. Spikelets i in. long, in clusters 

 of 4-10, suberect in fruit. Nut Jg- in. long, obovoid-ellipsoid, white, 

 smooth.— C. B.Clarke in Durand & Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v, 669, 

 and in Dyer, Fl. Cap. vii. 295 ; K. Schum. in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 

 128. 



KTile Xtand. Upper Sennar : Fazokl, Figari / British East Africa : Uganda ; 

 River Kalungu, ScofA-Mliot, 7221 ! 



IMCoziamb. Blst. Portuguese East Africa : Morambala Mountain, 2000 ft., 

 Kirk ! British Central Africa : Nyasaland ; Shire Highlands, Buchanan, 32 partly ! 

 1272! Plains of Zomba, 2500-3000 ft., Whyte ! Zomba and vicinity, Whyte and 

 -without precise locality, Buchanan, 1272 ! 



Also in South Africa and Madagascar. 



14. S. erythrorrhiza, Ridley in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. ii. 

 167. Hairy. Rhizome horizontal, J- J in. in diam., clothed by short ovate 

 striate scales. Stems 12 in. long, rather slender, scarcely thickened at 

 the base. Lower leaves short ; upper 4-6 by J in. Spike (in appear- 

 ance) simple, 1-2J in. long ; rhachis glabrous ; lower clusters distinct, 

 erect in fruit ; bracts J-f in. long. Spikelets \ in. long, the 3 lower 

 glum^es hairy. Style 3-fid. Nut (fide Wehoitsch) smooth. — C. B. Clarke 

 in Durand & Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 670 ; Rendle in Cat. Afr. PI. 

 Welw. n. 133. 



Iiower Guinea. Angola: Huilla; in wooded meadows near the base of 

 Morro de Ferrao da Sola, Welwitsch, 7136 ! 



Numerous species of Scleria, annuals as well as perennials, have red or dark-red 

 roots. 



15. S. dre^enna., Kunth, Enum. ii. 354. Very thinly hairy or 

 glabrate. Rhizome horizontal, J in. in diam. Stems 1-2 ft. long, 

 slender, not thickened at the base. Leaves 4-12 by yV-|^ in. Panicle 

 2-6 in. long, in the type apparently simple, but in Kirk's example has 

 lower branches \-^ in. long ; clusters distinct; bracts setaceous, the 

 lower often longer than the clusters. Spikelets J— J in. long, ellipsoid- 

 oblong, chestnut, in erect clusters of 4-8. Nut 2V ^^' lo^^g? globose- 

 ellipsoid, round-trigonous, white, with tubercles on the shoulders, and a 

 few transverse murications. — Boeck. in Linnaea, xxxviii. 443; Ridley 



