Scirpus.] CYPERACER (Clarke). 229 
oo ReGion: Transvaal; Boshveld, towards M‘Cabes Viey, Rehmann, 
Also in Tropical Africa, the Mascarene Islands, India, Malaya, and North 
Australia, 
The Cape specimen is the form senegalensis, Steud., in which the glumes and 
spikelets are very obtuse; in the abundant Indian “type” form the glumes ar 
somewhat acute. 
39. 8. varius (C. B. Clarke in Durand and Schinz, Conspect, FI. 
Afr. v. 634) ; glabrous ; rhizome becoming woody ; stem 20 in. Jong, 
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retoria, at Apies Poort, Rehmann, 4036! Houtbosch, Reh nann, 5635! 
Peis is remarkable by the heads being densely echinate from the long points 
of the glumes, It does not appear allied to any other Scirpus, except S. 
Mexicanus, Britton. 
40. §. corymbosus (Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 28); glabrous; rhizome 
short; stems 2-3 ft. long 
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ently a continuation of stem, 1-6 in. ong; spikelets clustered, } by 
rown ; glumes boat-shaped, ovate, acute, entire; hypo- 
sYnous bristles 0; stamens 3; anthers linear-oblong, crested ; nut 
*ss than 2 the length of the glume, ovoid, trigonous, pyramidal- 
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Also in Tropical Africa, the Mascarene Islands, and India. 
J 41. §. ficinioides (Kunth, Enum. ii. 172); glabrous; roots fibrous 
de Kunth; stems 6-10 in. long, slender, tough ; leaves all basal, 
*pparently lateral head, 1 by 3; in., black-red ; lower bract as though 
4 Continuation of stem, 2-4 in. long; g te 
obtuse, black-red, with yellowish keel, and pale-red longitudinal 
Aa Sc hypogynous bristles 6 or 5, much longer than the young 
abla” slender, white, retrorsely scabrous ; stamens 3; anthers linear- 
3 ng apiculate ; style linear, longer than the young ovary, branches 
2s ns than the style. S. Kunthii, Boeck. in Linnea, 
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