118 XXVII. CYPERACE/E. [Cyjjerus 



but here and there only ; end of Jan. 1855. No. 7098. Meadows 

 and pastures round Sange springing up after the rains ; Nov. 1853. 

 Very plentiful in the herb-grown pastures throughout Sobato Bumba 

 after the rains ; Oct. to Dec. 1855. No. 7102 (in part). 



PuNGO A>D<iNG(». — Near the proesidium ; Feb. 1857. No. 6907 (in 

 part). 



38. C. bulbosus Vahl Enum. ii. p. 342 (1806); Pddl., I.e., 

 p. 140; C. B. CLarke, I.e., p. 550. 



Loan DA. — Sandy shores of the Atlantic near the mouth of the river 

 Cuanza ; May 1854. No. 7073- Culm triangular, with one angle 

 acute, two obtuse, leaves channelled and, like the culm, striate and 

 shining. Near the sea at Zamba Grande and Cabo Lombo ; April 

 1854. No. 7074. Rather damp sandy places at Zamba Grande ; May 

 1854. Coll. Carp. 1071. 



Mos-SAMEDES. — A bulbiferous plant. Plentiful and widely ciespitose 

 in once cultivated places near Cavalheiros ; August 1859. No. 6852. 



39. C. apricus Ridl., I.e., p. 141 ; C. B. Clarke, I.e., p. 548. 

 PuNGO Andoxgo. — Sunny places on the rocks of the prassidium 



growing with Actiiiopteris flahellata ; Dec. 1856. Between Muta 

 Lucala and Quibonda ; March 1857. No. 6915. Nos. 7163, 7164 (no 

 information). 



40. C. atractocarpus Ridl., I.e. ; C. B. Clarke, I.e., p. 549. 

 HuiLLA. — Plentiful in the loftier pastures of Empalanca ; Feb. and 



April 1860. No. 6863. 



41. C. Papyrus L., I.e., p. 47; Pvidl., I.e.; C. B. Clarke, I.e., p. 571. 

 LoANDA.— Here and there at the ponds (Represa) of Maghellao 



near Boa Vista. Not yet in flower ; 10 August 1854. No. 7085. 



Golungo Alto. — The prince of Cyperaceje, the largest and most 

 beautiful of the whole family, and of great economic use. It supplies 

 the natives with paper, roofing, beds, etc. On the banks of the river 

 Delamboa, growing with Calad'nim, and a species of Costus (probably 

 C. afer), at Borda Grande, etc. Small specimens. May 1855. No. 7104. 



42. C. soeialis C. B. Clarke, I.e., p. 577. 

 G. latifolius Ridl., I.e., p. 138 (non Poir.). 



Cazengo. — -At the lake of Moembege, growing with C. Papyrxhs, 

 and ferns, but not plentiful ; June 1865. No. 7068. 



43. C. auricomus Sieb. ex Spreng. Syst. i. p. 230 (1825) ; 

 Ridl., I.e., p. 142 ; C. B. Clarke, I.e., p. 549. 



Barra do Dande. — Widely cajspitose, ?>\ to 5 or even 7 ft. high,, 

 culms and leaves shining green, flower-panicles yellowish gold. Very 

 plentiful round the lake on the banks of the river Dande near Bombo ; 

 in fl. Sept. 1858. No. 7042. 



Barra no Bengo. — Plentiful in marshy places by the lake of 

 Quifandongo ; Dec. 185:5. No. 7080. A beautiful plant, with tawny- 

 gold flowers. Lake Quifandongo ; Feb., Dec, and May. Coll. Carp. 

 1068. 



LoAXDA. — Culm acutely triangular ; leaves with a long broad 

 sheath, shorter than the culm, deeply channelled, acutely carinate. 

 Plentiful in marshes and by artificial ponds near Boa Vista, growing 

 more than 3 metres high ; August 1854. No. 7043. 



HuiLLi.— Forest swamps in the Mupanda river; Feb. 1860. No. 6870. 



