10 Georg Kukenthal. — Cyperaceae-Caricoideae. 



8. C. Prainii Kukenth. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. 2. ser. IV. (1904) 50. — I 

 dense caespitosum. Culmus 12 — 20 cm alius strictus gracilis obsolete triquete: 

 ad basin vaginis brunneis valde dissolutis obtcctus. Folia culmo breviora setae 

 voluta. Inflorescentia dioica. Spicula j 1 aeque atque spicula L late linearis 10— 

 longa 2 mm lata utrinque attenuata densa. Squamae majusculae angusle Ian 

 -carinatae marginibus albo-byalinae. Prophvllum < 



(Dungboo n. 224!). 



9. C. vidua (Boott) Kukenth. — Carex vidua Boott apud C. B. Clarke in 

 f. Fl. Brit. India VI. ( 1 89 4) 713. — Bbizoma dense eaespilosum. Culmus 8— 

 altus rigidus teres lae\is ad basin vaginis spadin-is nitidis nbtectus. Folia culmo hi 

 setaceo-convoluta. Inflorcscenlia dioica. Spicula Q (spicula tf adhuc mm reperta) li 

 oblonga 1 — 2 cm longa 2 mm lata densiflora. Squamae majusculae oblongo- 

 obtusae castaneae dorso flavidae marginibus vix Inalinae. Propliyllum oblongum 

 longum marginibus supra medium connatis supra nucem sese legenlibus Mavo-brui 

 carinis scabridum enervium. Nux inclusa obovalu-oblonga :\ m m longa minute pa 

 in rostrum longum subulatum abrupte conlracta. 



Osthimalaya: Sikkim, Lacben 13 000' (Hooker r. !). 



10. C nepalensis (Nees) Kukenth. — C/rinia itrpufntsis \,vs in W'i-bl C. 

 Bot. India (1834) 129; Kunth, Enum. pi. II. (|837 bis. - Hnnin„r.r H,iruris 

 in Journ. Linn. Soc. XVIII. (188 1) 367. — II. trii/nris C. ]!. Clarke in .bairn 

 Soc. XX. (1883) 382 partim, non Nees. — Carex linearis Boott, [Hush. Carex I. ( 

 51 t. 136; Bocck. in Linnaea XXXIX. (1 875) 36; C. B. Clarke in Hook I'. Fl 

 India VI. (1894)712. — Carex Esenbeehii Bool! in I'm,-, Linn. S oe. I. (i*845) 1 

 in Trans. Linn. Soc. XX. (1846) 133 partim. — Rliizoma dense eaespifosum. < 

 15 — 30 cm altus strictus subfirmus obsolete Iriqueter laevis. ad basin va-inis br 

 valde dissolutis obtectus. Folia culmum aequantia filil'nnnia .-analieidala mai-dnilais s 

 Spicula androgyna linearis 4—6 cm longa 3 mm lata densa basin versus hvior S| 



i *ae, terminalis f multiflora, laterales Q. Squamae majusculae ..b 

 M""' liyalino obtusae vel mucronatae castaneae dorso late viridi J— 3-nerviae. 

 I'^lh.m squ..,,.,,,,, M.perans marginibus fere ad apicem usque connatum lineari-obh 



5— 6 mm longum I, um k ,,,,,„„ ,, liasi ad apicem dense serrulatum, in r< 



atum antice lissum ore hyalinum sensim attenuatum. Nux iiudusa oblonga sub- 



longerostrata. Rhachilla se, und.iii.i sHilnni.is ,,, inlerdun, miii.ui,,,,,. mmiiiim ■ 



— Fig. 9 IX 



Himalaya: Kashmir, Tragbol c. |;. Clarke n 29^66!) Fir l'uniul I 

 (Levinge apud Clarke n. 27344!,, Kedarkanta Maequemont'n. 865M, Mar-; 

 (Meebold n.2493!); Tibri-Gurwhal (Duthie n. 300 ! 376H- \ei.al flu vie 11 Ii7n 

 309!,;; Sikkim, Lachen 13000' (Hooker f.!). ' 



Var. p. elachista (C. B. Clarke) Kukenth. — Carex linearis var. rhtrhistn 



Fl. Brit. Indk 



(1894) 



uperantia. Spicula matura 1 cm longa paucifloi 

 West-Nepal (Duthie n. 6091!). 

 Var. y. vaginosa (C. B. Clarke) Kukenth. 



