608 OLXXII. CYPERACE.E. (C. B. Clarke.) [Cyperus. 



94 ; Miq. FL Ind. Bat. iii. 286 ; Boeck. in Linnsea, xxxv. 597. C. B. Clarice 

 in Journ. 'Linn. Soc. xxi. 143 (excl. syn. and Madag.). C. exaltatus, 

 Strackey Cat. PI. Kumaon, 74 ; Duthie in E. T. Atkinson Gaz. x. 620 (not of 

 Retz). C. distans, ft major, Thw. Enum. 432. Cyperus, n. 54, Herb. 

 Ind. Or.H.f.etT. T. 



From the PUNJAB to CACHAR and CEYLON. 



Usually 2-3| ft. Umbel primary rays often 8-12 in. ; spikes bowing on the 

 ultimate rays. Spikelets in ripe fruit collapsing in a tassel (not spreading at right 

 angles as in C. distans), rather broader than in 0. distans with less remote 

 glumes. It is "difficult to draw a line between this species and fine examples of C. 

 distans. 



34. C. eleusinoidesj Kuntli Enum. ii. 39; umbel large com- 

 pound, spikelets densely spicate linear 20--40-fld., glumes not very remote 

 often mucronulate, nut narrowly ellipsoid often curved !-f length of 

 glume. Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. iii. 270 ; Boeck. in Linnsea, xxxv. 596 ; C. B. 

 Clarice in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxi. 142 and xxv. 81 ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, v. 

 371. C. xanthopus, Steud. in Flora, xxv. 595 and Syn. Cyp. 36 ; Thw. 

 Enum. 344. C. infra-apicalis, Nees mss. ; AitcTi. Cat. Piyijab PI. 155, and 

 in Journ. Linn. Soc. xix. 189. C. racemosus, fastigiatus and mysurensis, 

 Herb. Heyne ; Wall. Cat. 3346. C. complanatus, Herb. Wight ; Wall. Cat. 

 3347. 



From the PUNJAB to CEYLON, frequent; the Naga Hills, C. B. Clarke. DISTEIB. 

 Asia, Africa, Austral. 



Glabrous. Stems 15-40 in., with short lateral shoots at base j no elongate stolons 

 seen. Spikelets f-f by in., pale or testaceous, scarcely becoming red or chestnut- 

 brown as in C. distans and nutans, to which species it is closely allied. 



35. C. Thomsoni, BoecTc. in Linnsea, xxxvi. 295 ; rhizome very short 

 woody, umbel dense large compound or contracted nearly simple, spikelets 

 somewhat large spicate linear 16-24-fld. pale, glumes loosely imbricate ellip- 

 tic subacute, nut oblong or ellipsoid |-| length of glume, C. B. Clarice in 

 Journ. Linn. Soc. xxi. 177. Cyperus sp. n. 55, Herb. Ind. Or. H.f. et 

 T. T. 



SIKKIM TERAI, ASSAM, CACHAB and BENGAL. DISTRIB. Tonkin. 



Glabrous. Stems 12-20 in., robust. Leaves often as long as stem, |-| in. 

 broad, strong. Umbel (in Hooker n. 263 ("type" of Boeckler) 4^ in. in diam., 

 but often much larger (primary rays up to 7 in.) ; bracts exceeding umbel. Spikes 

 dense, rhachis ^-f in. ; glabrous. Spikelets 20-40 nearly 1 by in., moderately 

 compressed; wings of rhacheola very narrow, persistent. Glumes with 7-9 very 

 close dorsal nerves, sides nerveless. Stamens 3j anthers linear-oblong narrow, 

 minutely tipped by red obtuse connective. Nut trigonous, black, top acutely 

 pyramidal ; style shorter than nut ; branches linear, shortly exsert. 



36. C. inalaccensis. Lam. III. i. 146; rhizome creeping, culms 

 robust almost ' 3-winged at top, spikelets spicate linear 6-12-fld., glumes 

 obtuse when dry with margins incurved all round, nut very narrowly 

 oblong f length of glume. Kunth Enum. ii. 74 ; Boeck. in Linnsea, xxxv. 

 603 ; C. B. Clarke in Journ. Linn. Roc. xxi. 147 ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, v. 373 

 (excl. syn. C. enodis). C. odoratus, Linn. Sp. PL 46 (partly). C. gangeticus, 

 Roxb. ms. ; Wall. Cat. 3351 A (partly). C. incurvatus, Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 

 196. C. Pangorei, Roxb. 1. c. 202. C. procerus, Roxb. I. c. 203 (partly, i.e. 

 at least tab. cited). C. scoparius, Decne. in Nouv. Ann. Mus. iii. 359; 

 Ridley in Forbes East. Archip. 520 (not Poir.). C. Wallichii, Nees in 



