160 cypERAcEzx (Clarke). [ Pycreus. 
Some dark chestnut-brown Indian mountain forms of P. globosus, Reichb., re- 
semble a present plant very closely, but never show its slender stolons 
a ore (C. B. Clarke in Durand and Schinz, Sos 
Fl. Afr. v. 536); glabrous; stems tufted on a very short rhizome, 
as 
or lax, or with few or only 1 spike; bracts 3, lewest 2-8 in. long, 
similar to the leaves ; spikes of 4-8 elosely- spiked spikelets, ebracteate ; 
spikelets 1-1 by ~,—; in., much compressed, 6—10-nutted ; glumes 
marked by raised dots. Cyperus atronitens, Hochst. in Flora, 1841, 
Band 1, Intell. 20; err in Linnea, xxxv. 456. C. elegantulus, 
Steud. in Flora, 1842, 5 
Eastern REGION rget: A aes Flat, Buchanan, 50! and without precise 
naclity. Bodaasn, 101! 
Also in Tropical Africa, and from Mexico to Peru. 
11. P. Cooperi (C. B. Clarke in Durand and Schinz, Conspect. 
Fl. — v. Dealt glabrous, stout; roots fibrous, very thick (prob- 
ably water) ; stems sely packed, thickened at the base 
by ae leaf-sheaths 8-20 in. long.; leaves longer than the stem, 
trigonous- -terete, jy in. in diam., all very close to the base of the 
stem ; umbel 3-1 in. in diam., condensed nearly into 1 compound 
spike; bracts 3, lowest 3-6 in. lon ng, similar to the leaves ; spikelets 
glume, brown; superficial cells quadrate. Cyp s nilagiricus, 
Boeck. ex C. B. Clarke in Durand and Schinz, aaisee Fl. Afr. v- 
585. C. lanceus Thunb. ? Drege, Aasipeye onc 8 agi 177. 
Coast Reeion : Stockenstrom Div. ; Kat 
00-5000 f RE cle 
Katanart ReGion : Orange Free State, ones: sey Pravelear, Te cthoaky 
Reimann, 5652! 
/ 12. P. angulatus (Nees in Linnea, ix. 283); glabrous, or 
robust ; rhizome entering? ores a) in. wow leaves all near the 
base of the stem, } its length, 1-1 in. broad ; umbel 2-4 in. in = 
simple, or sap ag ee of 1 spike ; bracts 3, Sowest 3-10 in. long 
similar t = — ee 4-10 together, spicate, yellew or 
i 2 by 2 34-1 in., much com 20-nuttec ; 
: e 
. B. Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. vi. 593 
Jahrb. iii. 85 ; Boeck. in Linnea, xxxv. 463. C. ¢ 
