524 CLVi. CYPERACE^ (clarke). [Curex. 



23. C cyrtosaccus, C. B. Clarke. Glabrous. Stems 2 ft. long, 

 with 6-10 scattered spikes. Leaves 14 by J in., somewhat 3-nerved. 

 Spikes up to 3J by J in., uppermost 1-3 wholly male, or (even the 

 terminal) sometimes female at the base ; lov/er spikes female with 

 usually a few males at the top. Glumes a fine brown or chestnut, 

 green or yellow on the back ; female glumes oblong, truncate at the 

 top, often minutely torn or subciliate, with a very short mucro. 

 Utricles (beak included) J in. long, oblong-obovoid, strongly curved, 

 inflated upwards, suddenly narrowed into the beak, glabrous, yellow- 

 green, with about 3 nerves on the plane and 5 on the convex face ; 

 beak hardly \ the length ol the utricle, linear, hardly at all scabrid, 

 with 2 lanceolate teeth. Nut narrowly ellipsoid, trigonous, brown- 

 black. 



Mozamb. Sist. British Central Africa ; Nyasaland; Mount Mlanji, Whyte ! 

 Mount Malosa, 4000-6000 ft., Whyte ! Mount Zomba, 4000-6000 ft., Whyte / 



Very closely allied to C. horyana. 



