370 CYPERAGE iE Cyperus. 



15. C fuscus (L. Sp. 69) annuus, radice fibrosa. culmis fascicu- 

 lalis pumilis erectis vel diffusis Iriquetris inferne folialis, foliis linea- 

 ribus planis culmo subbrevioribus. anthela vel composila breviter et 

 inffiqualiter 3-7-radiata vei capituliformi, involucri phyllis 3-4 inae- 

 qualibus anthela longioribus, spiculis parvis oblongo-linearibus com- 

 presso-planis sessilibus ad radiorum apicem congestis, glumis 

 imbricalis praeter carinam virenlem fascis vel virescentibus oblongo- 

 ovatis navicularibus obtusiusculis mucronulatis, rachide non aiata. 

 staminibus binis, stigmatibus ternis, nucula acute triquetra ovata 

 mucronata albida gluma subbreviore ©. Ic. Fl. Dan. tab. 179. — 

 Rchb. Germ. fig. 667. — Fl. Grsec. tab. 48. — C. protractus Del. Eg. 

 tab. 5, fig. 3 (forma virescens I), 



Hab. in humidis totius ditionisa Graecia (Heldr! Orph. Fl. Gr. exs. 298!), 

 et Macedoni& ad Syriara ! Egyptum inferiorem !, Persiam australem et borea- 

 lem, regiones Caucasicas, AfFghaniam ! 



Ar. Geogr. Europa media et australis ab Anglia et Dania ad Rossiam me- 

 diam, Sibiria, Africa borealis. 



16. G. difformis (L, Sp. 67)annuus, radice fibrosa, cuimis soli- 

 tariis eiongatis triquetris parte inferiori foliatis, foiiis late linearibus 

 planis, umbclia simplici vel composita inaequaliter pluriradiata radio 

 centrali subnullo,spiculis in capitula globosa parva densissimeconges- 

 tis anguste linearibus compressis 10-25-tioris, involucri phyilis 

 3-5 valde inaequalibus majore umbellam longe superante, glumis 

 minimis orbiculato-reniformibus navicularibus muticis vel retusis 

 dorso viridi-rubellis subtrinerviis margine albo-membranaceis, rachide 

 non alata, staminibus tribus, stylo trifido, nucula ovata triquetra api- 

 culala glumam subaequante ©. Rottb. Descr. tab. 9, fig. 2. — Fl. 

 Grsec. tab. 46. — Rchb. Germ. lig. 674. 



Hab. in paludosis et oryzetis, Peloponnesus prope Patras (Sibth.), Thracia 

 ad Philippopolin (Pichl!), Egyptus inferior (Ehr ! Schimp ! Sieb. sub C. pro- 

 iracto!\ Oasis Dachel (Asch!), ad Syenem (Husson !), Bahylonia (Noel), 

 Transcaucasia ad Lenkoran (G. A. M ! Hoh !), Aflfghania (Gnu !). 



Statura muito majore, spiculis nuraerosis densissirae congt is et prsesertim 

 glamarum minutie et forraa ab affini C. fusco facile distinguendus. 



Ar. Geogr. Italia, Dalmatia, India, China, Japonia, Senegalia, P. B. Spei, 

 Nova Hollandia. 



17. G Iria (L Sp. 67) annuus, radice fibrosa, culmis fasciculatis 

 triquetris inferne foliosis, foliis linearibus flaccidulis culmos sub- 

 aequantibus, umbellse compositse radiis 6-8 inaequalibus apice fascicu- 

 lato-ramosis, involucri phyllis late linearibus longissimis, spiculis 

 laxe spicatis Jineari-oblongis compressis 6-i2-floris, glumis laxius- 

 cule imbricatis navicularibus orbiculari-obovatis obtusis praeter cari- 

 nam quiriquenerviam in mucronulum excurrentem viridem flavidis 

 latere enerviis, rachide non alata, staminibus tribus, stylo trifido^ 

 riLCuia ovato-oblonga triquetra mucronala glumam aequante O. C. 



