264 Georg Kükenthal. — Cyperaceae-Scirpoideae-Cypereae. 



Negro (Spruce n. 2041!, Ule n. 6062!) und Rio Branco. Prov. Parä (C. F. Baker 

 n. 318!, Hoff manns egg!). Nordbrasilien: In den Staaten Piauhy und Parahyba 

 (Lützelburg). 



f. 1. exiguus (Nees) Kükenth. comb. nova. — C. exiguus Nees in Mart. Fl. brasil. 

 II. 1. (1842) 22; Steudel, I. c. 15. — Culmus brevissimus foliis longe superatus. Spiculae 

 breves. 



Ostbrasilien: Bahia (Salzmann!). 



f. 2. angustifolius (Nees) Kükenth. comb. nova. — C. angustifolius Nees in 

 Wight, Contrib. Bot. India (1834) 79; Kunth, 1. c. 21. — Spiculae abbreviatae saepe 

 pallidae. Bracteae anthelam longe superantes. Nux late obovata. 



Trop. Afrika: Nigeria: Nupe (Barter n. 1569!). Belg. Kongo: Stanley Pool 

 (Schlechter n. 12517!); Msuata (Büttner n. 12!). Nyassaland: Kyimbila 1350m 

 (A. Stolz n. 433!). Mozambique : Quilimane (Stuhlmann n. 661). — Vorderindien: 

 Himalaya: Nepal (Wallich n. 3312 C. p. p.j; Sikkim (G. King). Bengalen (Wallich 

 n. 3376 B. partim!). Assam (Griff ith n. 6203/1!). Madras (Wight n. 2337!). Ceylon.— 

 Monsungebiet: Java, Tempel von Mendoet (Hochreutiner n. 2328!). 



var. (?) ^. Burchellii C. B. Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXI. (1884) 90. — Culmus 

 nanus. Spiculae numerosae 25 mm longae 3 — 4 mm latae 50 — 60-florae pallidae. 

 Brasilien (Burchell n. 9642 in Herb. Kew.). 



Nota. Plantam Burchellii a me non visam non sine dubio hie insero. Nam spiculae 

 adeo latae male ad C. cuapidatua quadrant. 



218. C. castaneus Willd. Spec. pl. I. (1797) 278; Roxb. Fl. Ind. I. (1832) 195; Nees 

 in Wight, Contrib. Bot. of India (1834) 79; Kunth, 1. c. 21; Steudel, 1. c. 13; Boeck. 1. c. 

 496 pro maxima parte; Benth. Fl. austral. VII. (1878) 267 ; C. B. Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. 

 XXI. (1884) 87 et in Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. India VI. (1893) 598; E. G. Camus in Lecomte, 

 Fl. gener. Indo-Chine VII. (1912) 46; Domin in Bibl. bot. Heft 85. (1915) 421; Ridl. Fl. 

 Malay Penins. V. (1925) 141; C. E. C. Fischer in Gamble, Fl. Madras IX. (1931) 1639. — 

 C squarrosus Trimen, Syst. Cat. pl. Ceyl. (1885) 100. — C. squarrosus var. stenocarpus 

 F. Muell. Fragm. VIII. (1874) 262. — Annuus. Culmi plures caespitosi 2 — 8 cm alti 

 graciles obsolete trigoni sulcati laeves inferne 1 — 2-foliati. Folia culmo breviora peran- 

 gusta canaliculata, vaginae rubentes multinervosae. Bracteae 3 — 5 inflorescentiam sub- 

 superantes. Anthela simplex pauciradiata laxa, radii graciles ad 3 cm longi, vel ad Caput 

 unicum reducta. Spiculae 6 — 20-nim stellulatim confertae anguste lineares 5 — 20 mm 

 longae ^4 mm latae compressae subacutae multiflorae. Rhachilla tenuis exalata. Squamae 

 sublaxe imbricatae apice patulae spathulatae apice truncato emarginatae e carina viridi 

 arguta trinervi in mucronem conspicuum subulatum recurvum excurrentes lateribus 

 castaneae vel spadiceo-sanguineae nitidae. Stamina 2 — 1. Nux ^/^ squamae aequans 

 oblonga trigona apice rotundato brevissime apiculata brunnea dense punctulata. Stylus 

 brevis, Stigmata 3 brevia tenuia. 



In Sümpfen und Reisfeldern des Vorderindischen Gebietes zerstreut : Malabar, 

 Laddapore (Cooke); Madras (Wight n. 15! 1821!, Wallich n. 3323!); Gangesebene, 

 Mymensingh (C. B. Clarke n. 17294). Ceylon (Thwaites n. 803 partim!). — Mon- 

 sungebiet: trop. Himalaya, Ostnepal (Hooker fil.); Sikkim Terai (C. B. Clarke). 

 Westmalayische Provinz: Pegu; Mergui (Griffith n. 43); Tenasserim (Helfer 

 n. 6202!|; Malakka, Perak (King n. 10805!, Ridley n. 14038!). Hinterindisch- 

 ostasiatische Provinz: Cochinchina. Tonkin (Balansa n. 2859! 2860!, Petelot!). 

 Südl. chines. Küstenland (Vachell n. 296??). Trop. Australien: Queensland, 

 Possession Island (Harris!); Dry-Beef-Creek (Leichhardt!). Nordaustralien, Port 

 Darwin (Bleeser n. 249!). 



var. ß. brevimucronatus Kükenth. var. nova. — Squamae atro-castaneae in mucronem 

 brevissimum rectum excurrentes. 



Nördliches Queensland: Trinity Bay, Cairns (!). Nordaustralien: Cox's 

 Halbinsel (!). 



