Subgen. IV. Mariscus. 435 



globosae discretae. Spiculae divergentes, inferiores reflexae oblongo-lanceolatae acutae 

 5 — 6 mm longae 1 14 mm latae subcompressae 4 — 6-florae. Rhachilla late alata. Squamae 

 laxe imbricatae oblongo-ellipticae obtusae e carina viridi saepe breviter mucronatae fusco- 

 sanguineae 7 — 9-nervosae marginibus anguste albo-hyalinae. Stamina 3, antherae longae 

 lineares. Stylus longus profunde trifidus. Nux »/s squamae aequans anguste oblonga 

 trigona atro-brunnea dense punctulata apiculata. 



An Flußufern und feuchten Stellen, in Sümpfen. Südafrika: Kapland: ohne 

 Ortsangabe (Eckion und Zeyher n. 131!); Distr. Swellendam (Mundt!); Albany- 

 Distr., am Kowie-River (M a c O w a n n. 669 p. p.!); Komgha-Distr. (Flanagan n. 921!). 

 östl. Küstenzone: Transkei (Drege n. 4411!). Natal, bei Sydenham (Wood 

 n. 4004!). 



var. ß. elatior (Kunth) Kükenth. in Bot. Notis. (1934) 70. — C. congestus var. y. 

 Nees in Linnaea X. (1835) 137. — C. solidus a.. elatior Kunth, Enum. pl. II. (1837) 76. — 

 C. elatior Boeck. in Linnaea XXXVI. (1870) 327; non in Flora LXII. (1879) 553. — 

 Mariscus elatior C. B. Clarke in Durand et Schinz, 1. c. 587 et in Thiselt.-Dyer, Fl. capens. 

 VII. (1897) 194. — Culmus 90 cm altus robustus. Folia 5—7 mm lata. Bracteae 4 — 5. 

 Radii anthelae ad 7 cm longi. Spicae majores fere aequales ad 2 cm diam. perdensae 

 subsessiles. Squamae evidentius mucronatae. — Fig. 49^ — C. 



Südafrika: Kapland: Paarl-Distrikt, Paarl-Mts., 600— 900 m (Drege n. 4410!); 

 Uitenhage, am Krakakamma (in Herb. mus. berol.!). Küstenzone: Natal, Durban 

 Fiat (Buchanan n. 44! 69! 140!, Rob. E. und Th. C. E. Fries n. 3250!); Amanzim- 

 toti (Meebold n. 14400!). Kalahari: Transvaal, Woodbush (II. Wager in Herb. 

 Transv. Mus. n. 23 134!). Südrhodesia : Inyanga, am Ufer des Flusses Pungwe, 1700 m 

 (Exped. suec. in Afr. austr. et Rhod. austr. 1930—31. n. 3846!). 



var. y. Gueinzü (C. B. Clarke) Kükenth. in Bot. Notis. (1934) 70. — Mariscus 

 Gueinzii C. B. Clarke in Durand et Schinz, 1. c. 588 et in Thiselt.-Dyer, Fl. capens. VII. 

 (1897) 195. — Elatior. Bracteae 4 — 5. Anthela evidentius composita 8 — 12-radiata, radii 

 ad 20 cm longi. Spicae majores, laterales 3 — 6 magis secretae ± pedunculatae. Spiculae 

 usque ad 10 mm longae 5 — lO-llorae. 



Südafrika: Kapland: ohne Ortsangabe (Poeppig n. 2!). Küstenregion: 

 Uitenhage, am Zwartkops-Rivier (Burchell n. 4431!, Zeyher n. 15!); Komgha- 

 Distr. (Flanagan n. 977). Östl. Küstenzone : Natal, bei Durban (Wood n. 4098!, 

 Buchanan n. 130! Gueinzius!, Meebold n. 14399!); Mshlali (Meebold 

 n. 14 406!). Zululand: Distr. Mtunzini,.llamewith (Mogg n. 5901 !). — Süd-Rhodesia : 

 Makoni-Distr., an einem Flüßohen beim Dorfs Rusapi, 1400 m (Exped. suec. 1930 — 31. 

 n. 4182!). 



var. ö. involutus (C. B. Clarke) K. Schum. in Just, bot. Jahre.sber. XXVI. (1900) 

 328. — Mariscus involutus C. B. Clarke in Durand et Schinz, Gonsp. Fl. Africae V. (1895) 

 589 et in Thiselt.-Dyer, Fl. capens. VII. (1897) 194. — Mariscus toisensisO. Kuntze, Rev. 

 gen. III. 2. (1898) 334. — Culmus apice obtuse trigonus. Folia involuta semiteretia 

 ecarinata. Caeterum sicut var. ß. 



Kapland: Uitenhage, am Van Stadens-Rivier (Eckion und Zeyher n. 174!, 

 MacOwan n. 2084!); King Williamstown-Distr., Toise-River, 1050 m (O. Kuntze 

 n. 276). Natal: sandige Plätze bei Bashee (Schlechter n. 6296!). 



398. C. pseudo-brunneus (C. B. Clarke) Kükenth. comb. nova. — Mariscus pseudo- 

 brunneus C. B. Clarke in Durand et Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. V. (1895) 591 (nomen). — 

 Rhizoma breve lignosum. Culmus 80 cm altus validus acutangulus laevis inferne pluri- 

 foliatus basi incrassatus. Folia culmum subaequantia coriacea 8 — 10 mm lata plana ob- 

 scure nodulosa longe angustato-acuminata marginibus denticulato-scabra, vaginae imae 

 durae fuscae. Bracteae 5 suberectae anthelam longe superantes. Anthela composita 9- 

 radiata, radii oblique patentes rigidi ad 8 cm longi apice brachiato-ramosi. Spicae 3 — 6- 

 nim approximatae fere sessiles multi- et densi-spiculosae, laterales divergentes vel reflexae 

 globoso-ovatae, terminalis caeteris paullo major 1 14 cm diam. Spiculae mediae patentes 



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