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Paspalum L. 



P. conjugatum Berg. Act. Helv. VII. 129, t. 8 (1772) : com- 

 mon in cultivated ground around Wafer Bay, (No. 263). 

 Further distr. Mex., W. Ind., S. Am., Old World. 



Setaria Beauv. 



S. setosa (Sw.) Beauv. Agrost. 51 (1812). Panicum seto- 

 sum Sw. Prod. 22 (1788) : common in cultivated ground near 

 Wafer Bay, (No. 264). Further distribution, tropical regions. 



CYPERACEAE 



Calyptocarya Nees. 



C. longifolia (Rudg.) Kunth, Enum. II. 365 (1837). 

 Schoenus longifolius Rudg. PI. Gui. 14, t. 16 (1805). Calyp- 

 tocarya palmetto Nees, Cyp. Bras. 195 (1842) : abundant on 

 the banks of the stream near Wafer Bay, (No. 265). Further 

 distr. Panama, W. Ind., N. S. Am. 



Cyperus L. 



C. prolixusHBK. Nov. Gen. & Sp. I. 206 (1815) : abundant 

 in the low flat area near Wafer Bay. The specimen is imma- 

 ture and somewhat doubtful as to species, (No. 266). Fur- 

 ther distr. Mex., N. S. Am. 



C. sphactelatus Rottb. Descr. 26 (1786): in low ground 

 near Wafer Bay, (Nos. 267-69). Further distr. W. Ind., N. 

 S. Am. 



Hypolytrum Rich. 



H. nicaraguensesLiebm. in Vedinsk. Selsk. Skr. V. ii. 235 

 (1851) : common in large bunches in woodland and on the 

 banks of the stream leading into Wafer Bay. Also found 

 around the top of the island at 2788 ft. according to Capt. 

 Gissler, (Nos. 270-71). Further distr. Nicaragua. 



Kyllinga Rottb. 

 K. nudiceps C. B. Clark, in Rob. Fl. Gal. Isl. Proc. Am. 

 Acad. XXXVIII. 262 (1902) : fairly common in crevices of 

 the rocks on sides of cliffs, (No. 272). Endemic. 



