168 cypuraces (Clarke). | Cyperus. 
, C. compactus (Lam. Ill. i. 144, on ne pein (aan: stout ; 
rhizome short, oblique, often 1 in. in clothe ab ack, hard, 
broad, gid, tough, convalite aa cylin pea 
arg 
incurved in dry ripe heat ; stamens 3; anthers linear, not crested ; 
ut medium-sized, but scarcely 1 the length of the glume, triquetrous, 
shoxaid, dull- black, reticulated by the white superficial layer of cells; 
style shorter than the nut; branches 3, “gee long, but not much 
exserted. C. obtusiflorus, Vahl, Enum. i 308 ; Boeck, in Lannea, 
xxxv. 528. . sph ‘ocephalus var. B, Wasokeihisles Kunth, Enum. 
li. Krauss in Flora, 1845, 754. 
R. B, flavissimus (C. B. Clarke in Durand and Schinz, Shes pm Fl. Afr. v- 
552) eos fine golden-yellow, or y tin Line or islet < n or full brow». 
aT. Ss 
obtusijlorus, var — oeck 529, C. bags 
Schrad. Anal. Fl. Cap. 5, t. 2 2; in esis nea, x. 131. pharo- 
Syst Vahl, Enum. e 310; aut i in ; Flore, 1845, 7545 ie in Trams. 
. Soc. xxix. 164, 4. 108. A. 
ee OUTH AFRICA: without Io oeality, Zeyher, 1749! Burke! Var. B, Men 
Coast eee rhe heart Div.; between Windvogel Mountain and Zs ‘Ke 
River, 3000-4000 ft., Drége ! Vor. B, Clanwilliam Div,, Zeyher ! Uitenhage Div. 
Ecklon and peeks 651! Alexandria Div. ; urb ge, Drege, 2 
thurst Div. ; between Blu cid antz a i urchell. 3691! near 
sh) 
3384! MacOwan, 1205! Atherston, 58! Fort Beaufort Div., Cooper, 459! 
Drége,! Kom sha Div, 5 Kei River, Flanagan, 996; Cathcart Div.; near Cath- 
HARI ceeds Orange Free State, Buchanan, 132! Transvaal ; Maka- 
sia: Hig, at Streydpoort, Rehmann, 5389! Pr eto oria, at EG derboom Poort, 
Rehmann, 4476! Maquasi Spruit, Nelson, 7*! var. £, Orange Free State, 
Buchanan, 131! Cooper, 918! Transvaal ; Macali ter erg, Burke! Pretoria, 2 
Wonderboom Poort, Rehmann, 4477! Wit Waters Rand, Nelson, 63*! banks of 
tages Mooi are Zeyh er, 17: 441 and without precise locality, MacLea in Her. 
OULU: 
pe ch Waser, Ragen between Bashee River and Morley 3000 Sat 
ft., Drége, 3955; Indw 
ft., Baur, 1170! Po doland, 4388: 
Bachmann, 78 1803 Natel; Coast-land, Sutherland ! Dur’ lat, Buchanat, 
! anda, d, 28! around Durban Bay, Krauss. ! without pr : 
locality, Gueinzius! G r ! Bucha OL! ay, 
J ! Var. 8, Transkei; between Kei River and 1000-2000 ft.» 
ége. Tembuland; Bazei t., Baur, 280! Pondoland, Bachman”, 85! 
Griqualand East ; ne: oks' ft., MacOwan an erb Lag 
ust.-Afr., 1236! Natal; summit of Houtbosch Rand Mountain between Umge? 
River an Ngo Pete Krauss, 16! Durban Flat, Buchanan, 47! Howick, 
1000 ft., 310. Klip River Div » 3500 ft., Sut herland ! and without 
precise cane, Gerrard, 484! thicusan: 54! 88! 
Distributed throughout Tropical Africa and the Mascarene 
abundant African 
Islands. 
species varies greatly in size ou wellas in colour; medium 
digenions are given above ; in Buchanan, 131, the spikelets are 4 in. broad, 
