214 cyperace® (Clarke). [ Scirpus. 
This species, in its narrowly- Desire form, is doubtless frequent in South 
Africa; many special localities are not given, a rom the difficulty of Ruciugihivine 
young specimens vis a the 3 sanninl: specie 
see 2. S. capillifolins (Parl. FI, Ital. ii. 83); as S. fluitans, but the 
nut much larger, se gig very little narrowed at the base, appearing 
under a pig eon s to have 45 longitudinal striolations on eac 
face. S. fluitans, var. y robustus, Boeck, in Linnwa, Xxxv i, 486. 
Eleogiton striatus, Nees in Linnea, ix. 291; x. 165. Isolepis i 
Kunth, Enum. ii. 189. * robust, “Steud. Syn. Pl. Glum. ii. 90. 
Coast Region: Cape 3; Cape wn, Harvey, 185! Table Mo aici 
ar Sobers, 2200 ft. Bolas, 4731! gee Div. ; Dutoits Kloof, 1000- 
All the examples of this ok, of 8. fluitans vA me exactly similar nuts, 
which differ considerably from the Le ut of S. fluita It must he observed, 
however, that the exterior cells in the latter are fall exactly similar to and 
ia in longitudinal rows like those "of S. capillifoliwus ; thereis no real structural 
3. ie genet (C. B, Clarke in Durand and Schinz, Lao 
Fl. Afr. v. 622); as S. jfluitans, but the spikelets are 1 in. broad, 
siglo 
Coa GIon: Swellendam Diy. ; mountains —, the lower part of the 
eae Finds River, 500-2000 ft., Zeyher, 4390! 4390b 
The nuts are rather longer and browner than ae of 8. fluitans ; the — 
are very red. ‘This plant is considered by Boissier to be Hleogiton rubicundus 
ie. J, 
nea, 
described the 
spikelet,”’ which ance a has not; and Bost betel the " Eleogiton 
rubicundus to Scirpus Ludwigi 
4. §. Ludwigii (Boeck. in Linnea, xxxvi. 486); as S. fluitans but 
leaves and peduncles in clusters at in more or less proliferous nodes. 
Fimbr istylis Ludwigit, Steud. in Flora, 1829, i. 9; Nees in 
mare vii. 491. Tri chelostylis Lud dwigit, ae in Linnea, ix. 290; 
. 146. Isolepis Ludwigit, Kunth, Enum. ii. 189 
AR. 8, tenuior (Kunth, Enum. ii, ae ; Regios less rigid, ert in less 
numerous clusters, S. lenticularis, Linnea, xxxvi. 453 par tly. 
UT scieeee gA “egg Boeck, in Linnea, ie yey Isolepis leauhid Steud. Syn. 
coi! porn Without locality, 2. Brown; Harvey, 263! 374! Bolus, 
oO EGION: Cape Div. ; Claremont, Schinz, 29! Table Mountain, Reh- 
mann, iy ! Cupe Flats, near Aondetose, be low 100 ft., Burchell, 736! Bo lus, 
4898 ! and at Doorn Hoogte, Zeyher, 1 78! aimoos ee Wright! Paarl Div.; 
French Hoek Kloof, 1000-2000 ft., Dae 1593 ! Sictienboscia Diy., Zeyher ! 
Caledon Div. ; between Houw Hoek Mountains and the Palmiet River, Burchell, 
8163! Swellendam Div. near Swellendam, 1000 ft., Kuntze, 251! Knysna 
ae ehmann, 373! Ge eorge Div. ; Wolf are Malgat River, Burchell. 6122! 
Div.; near Grahamstown, 2200 MacOwan, 1330! Var. B, 
Alesana Div. ; Enon, below 500 ft., Deis oa , Uitenhage Div. . Ecklon and 
KALAHARI REGION: Var. 8, Orange Free State ; Caledon River, Burke! 
