Mariseus.] CYPERACEX (Clarke). 193 
15, M. umbilensis (C. B. Clarke ex W. Watson in Gard. Chron. 
1891, x. 190); glabrous, robust; stem 2-3 ft. long, fe asta at 
the top, often seabrous ; leaves 2 the length of the stem, 1-1 in. broad, 
transversely lineolate, somewhat spongy ; midrib often scabrous 
liam. ; bracts 4—8, up to 
disarticulating below the lowest fertile flower ; wings ‘broad, scarious ; 
stamens 3 ; nut 2—} the length of the glume, oblong or ellipsoid, 
trigonous, black; style much ‘shorter than nut, branches 3 linear, long. 
M. Bolusi, C. B. Clarke in Durand and Selina, Conspect. HL AICY, 
585. OC) yperus umbilensis, Boeck. ea Watson in Gard. Chron. 1891, 
x. 190. Bolusi, ie ok. ex OC. B. Clarke in ra and Rohini 
Conspect, Fl. Afr. v. 585. 
Sourn Arrica ; without locality, Harvey, 90! 
CENTRAL ReGion: Somerset Div ; Bosch Berg, sg Fis Ma: Owan, 495b! 
spor REGION ; Sistas Free State , Buchanan, 141 
TERN REGION: Pondoland, Bachmann, 107! Natal, Buchanan, 334 ! 
Ricks: 298! 
Also 1 ™m Hereroland. 
i 4 16. M. riparius Aare, in Goett. Gel. Anz. iii. 1821, 2067) ; 
glabrous, r obust ; 11-3 ft. long, } in. in a , obtusely tri- 
eooans, smooth ; leaves often as long as the seabian | by x in. broad, 
Sptaden, suberect even in bat not much compressed ; rhachilla 
tating alow the lowest ae glume, wings elliptic ; 
Thunbergit, Schrad. Anal. Fl. Cap. 
= Nees in Linnea, viii. 79. gets Thunbergii, Vahl, Enum. ii. 
X11; Nees Linnea, vii. 520 in Obs. ; x. 137, excl. several syn. ; 
Kunth, mum. ii. 76; Bo = in poe xxxvi. 330. 
C4 a. 8, robustior (C. B. Clarke in scape and weg Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 
); larger in all its parts ; ahs often 1} by 4 in., very dense, i 
AR. y, trisumbel foes us (C, B. Clarke in eee d and Schins Conspect. Fl. Afr. 
F fin. | large ; gia _ of umbel up to 8 in. long; sec pee Ae fy 
: n. long, conspicuously de ed (even when young) ; tertiary rays up t L 
His oltpeoiccgnee Thunb. Prod. 18, and Fl. Cap. ed. Schult. fo 
8, Gili li (C. B. Ch: ve hinz, Conspect. FI. Afr. v. 592) ; 
sem ad umbel oo very thick ee oe sain cted; the innumerable spikelets 
tnd spikeg densely confluent ; young sp seen ans 2 in. long, -flowered, 
eee y. Anica’ Ys B, Debeat Bergius, 165! Thom, 909 ! Ecklon and Zeyher, 
BY Vary Thon 
CAST thea: set 6 bury Div. ; Laauws Kloof, near Groene Kloof, 1000 ft., 
Prige! Cape Div.; near Cape Towa, Burchell, 282! Paarl Div.; Berg River, 
oO 
VOL. Vit. 
