CXLT. CTPETIACE^. HQ 



and equal or a few of the lower omptv and Rinaller. Periantli 

 0. btamens 3, rarely 2-1 Style 8-fid, rarely 2-tid, deciduous. 

 Achene trian-ular or rarely coinpres.sed, often mueronate bv 

 the per.sistent base of style— Kunth, Enum. ii. p. 2. 



bpikelets tufted, capitate or in simple or dccompouud u.ubei;.-:^ran;- Oiue 

 species, m damp or wet soil. Jian> ^apt 



2. MARISCUS, Yahl. 

 Spikelets 1-2-, rarely 3-5-flowered. Glumes distielmns • the 

 lower empty. Perianth 0. Stamens 3. Ovarv Irian^ndar ; 

 style 3-fid, deciduous. Achene trian-ular, sunk in a hollow of 

 the raehis, often mucronulate.— A'z^w^/^, I.e. p. 115. 



sikoW^lrT'^^'fi' ^'•^'^/^^^^'^ ^^'^' '^l^'^' by tlie few-flowered spikelets. 

 Ca e sDecies^^ ^ aggregated in heads, tufts or umbels.-S or 4 



3. KYLLINGIA, Eottb. 

 Spikelets compressed, 1-2-flowered, the upper flowers male, 

 rarely 3-flowered. ^ Glumes distichous, the fertile keeled, the 

 sterile small. Periantli 0. Stamens 1-3. Ovary compressed ; 

 style 2-hd, deciduous. Achene compressed, mueronate.— 

 Kunth, I.e. p. 127. 



Culms leafy at base, rarely leafless. Leaves grassy. Heads of spikelets 

 solitary, rarely 2-3, compact, generally hivolucred by 2-3 long, leafy bracts 

 —Several Cape species. =» j una. 



Tribe 2. Sciepe^. (Gen. 4-11.) 

 4. ELEOCHARIS, E. Br. 



Spikelets many-, rarely few-flowered. Glumes imbricated 

 on all sides, similar, a few of the lower empty. Perianth of 

 0, rarely more or fewer bristles, mostly reversedly hairy • 

 very rarely 0. Stamens 3, rarely fewer. Style 3-fld, rarely 

 ^-hd, dilated at base. Achene trianrrular or lenticular, crowned 

 with the persistent style-base.— A'm^i//^, I.e. p. 139. 



Marsh plants, with leafless culms, frequently creeping roots, and terminal 

 solitary spikes.— About 2 Cape species. 



5. SCIRPUS, Linn. 

 Spikelets many., rarely few-flowered. Glumes imbricalcd on 

 all sides. Perianth of G, rarely fewer, hispid, smooth or ])lu- 

 mose bristles. Stamens 3, rarely fewer. Style 3-fld, rarely 

 2-fid, not swollen at base. Achene triangular or compressed 

 obtuse or tipped with the base of stylo.— Kunth, I.e. p. 157. ' 



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