Ficinia.] CYPERACE® (Clarke), 253 
developed examples. FF, atrata, hesg tn Linncea, ix. 292; x. 167. 
F. pallida, Nees in Linnea, ix. 2921 FF. pallens, Nees in crea 
x. 169. FP. striata, Kunth, "Enum. 257; Boeck. in Linnea, xxxvii. 
69. Schenus striatus, Thunb. Prod. 16; Fl. Cap. ed Schult. 91; 
Schrad. Anal, Fl. 1. Cap. 25 in note. S. indicus, Lam. Ill. i. 135 ; 
Lncyc. i. 740, excluding the jigures cited. 8S. coronatus, Steud. in 
Flora, 1829, 136. S. atratus, Schrad. Anal. Fl. Cap. 24, t. 4 » Jig. 1. 
8. pallens, Satna. Anal. Fl. Cap. 25; Nees in Linnean, viii. 85. 
Chetospora striata, Dietr. Sp, Pl. ii. 27. Hypolepis atrata, Nees in 
Linnea, vii, 525 ¢ n note ; vill. 85, 98. 
P Ad AR. B, Pe Se llum (C. B. Clarke in Durand and Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. 
43) ; bra 2 vigid, much dilated at the base, oe Nyon. tightly the 
small head. : Capitellum, Nees in Linnea, ix. 292 ; x. Schenus Bi Shocrie sg 
hunb. Prod. 16; ri Cap. ed Schult. 91; Steud. 2 ine 1829, 137. &. 
Hera Steud n Flora, 1829, 126. hashes Capit, a Sp. Pi. 
pt Epis Coxtialhum, Nees in Linnea, v 
Sou AFRICA: without locality, Sieber. gy 104! Papp, bap 98! 100! 
Berges, “ST! de bet Boivin, 486! Rehmann, 1180T 1791! Var. B, Thunberg, 
r 
Cane Bacio : Mal mesbury Div. ; Hopefield, Bachmann ! r 
Cape Town, Tha inberg, Bur chell, 460! Harvey, 189! Bo lus, 4738! Cee F Flate, wae 
Rondebosch, Burchell, 187! _ near Wynbe re Drege! f Cape Sand-dunes, Zeyher! 
Table Moun abled. near Cape Town, below 1000 ft., Drege! 
Sea Poing, Pons 62 ! oan ca Div. ; oo ages ains by the lower part of the 
Zonder Kinde Rives, 500-2000 Mes das rae ido Rs By gor a near Cape 
16 
In one head of the oe marked by Drége, “ F. radiata, Kunth, a,” the 
Sait, bract is Lin, dis 
Town, torn, uppermost bearing a leaf; leaves 3—} the length of the 
stem, very ri id, ;1; in. wide at the base, channelled, but nearly solid, 
triquetrous for their whole length ; bracts 3-5 (head evidently com- 
ound), green or yellowish, lowest up to 22 in. long, dilated at the base 
with green rete above the base similar to the leaves, very rigid ; 
head $ in. in diam. ; glumes more than + in. long, ee fo aa 
Ecopically marked transversely with undulating lines ; gynophore 
Short, obpyramidal, F Bolusti, Boeck. in Engl. Jahrb. v. 506 
4B. 8, compacta (oR. Clarke) ; lead + in. broad, et tigi soo 
chestnut-coloured (as are the shining bracts) ; leafs aths n conspicu F. 
"ata? a, Drege, Pflanzengeogr. Documente 82, 
Sourm Arrica : without ape Sieber, 102! es appe, 93 : 
50 ast REGIon: Ca Diy. uizen Berg, 1800 ft., Soil 4233! sein 
Sir. Caledon Diy.; Nieuw iciook Houw Hoek Mountains, Bure 815: 
Dra echter, 7427! Var . B, Worcester Div. ; Dotoite Kl 3000—4000 ft, 
ge, 2459! 
