VoL l CYPERACEAE 139 



CAREX JAPONICA Thunb. var. CHLOROSTACHYS (D. Don) Kukenth. 

 in Engl. Pflanzenreich 38 (1909) 620. 

 Carex chlorostachys D. Don in Trans. Linn. Soc. 14 (1825) 330. 

 Carex doniana Spreng. Syst. 3 (1826) 825. 



Luzon (Benguet), B. S. 4-0359 Ramos & Edano. In openings in the mossy 

 forest on Mt. Simacoco, altitude about 1,900 m. India to Korea, Japan, 

 and Formosa. 



CAREX LIGATA Boott in Benth. Fl. Hongk. (1861) 402, var. NEXA 

 (Boott) Kukenth. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 38 (1909) 474, Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 6 (1911) Bot. 63. 

 Carex nexa Boott. 1. c. 



Luzon (Kalinga, Bontoc), Vanoverbergh 496, 1139, B. S. 374.91, 37516 

 Ramos & Edano, 40765 Ramos. In) forests, altitude about 1,600 m. Central 

 and southern China to the Riu Kiu Islands and Formosa. 



Var. FORM OS EN SIS (Lev. & Van.) Kukenth. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 38 

 (1909) 474. 

 Carex formosensis Lev. & Van. in Mem. Soc. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 25 

 (1906) 216. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Bontoc, Benguet), Merrill Phil. PI. 562, 1763 as C. 

 subtransversa Clarke, B. S. 31,958, 31684 Santos, 13987 Ramos. Along 

 streams and trails, on cliffs and steep banks, etc., in and near the mossy 

 forest, altitude 1,300 to 2,400 m. Formosa. 



Local names: Egegedan (Bon.); silak (Ig.). 



CAREX LOHERI C. B. Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 37 (1904) 14, 



Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 108; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 



5 (1910) Bot. 335; Kukenth. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 38 (1909) 



487, Philip. Journ. Sci. 6 (1911) Bot. 64. 



Luzon (Lepanto, Benguet, Zambales, Laguna, Tayabas), Merrill 4488, 



6506, 6607, 6605, Phil PI. 563, Elmer 8582, 8444, B. S. 5133, 19565 Ramos. 



In the mossy forest, altitude 1,300 to 2,400 m. Endemic. 



Forma GRAND1MASCULA Kukenth. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 6 (1911) Bot. 64. 



Luzon (Benguet), Merrill 4729. In clearings near the mossy forest, 

 altitude about 2,200 m. Endemic. Scarcely distinguishable from the 

 species. 



Local name: Silak (Ig.). 



CAREX MERRILLII Kukenth. in Fedde Repert. 8 (1910) 7, Philip. Journ. 

 Sci. 6 (1911) Bot. 63. 



Luzon (Ifugao, Benguet), Merrill 6623, 7806, Phil. PL 568, Yates. In 

 the mossy forest and in open places along trails, altitude about 2,250 m. 

 Endemic. 



CAREX MYOSURUS Nees in Wight . Contrib. Bot. Ind. (1834) 122; 

 Kukenth. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 38 (1909) 258, var. EM IN ENS 

 (Nees) Boeck. in Linnaea 39 (1875) 335; Kukenth. op. cit. 259. 

 Carex eminens Nees in Wight Contrib. Bot. Ind. (1834) 122. 



Luzon (Bontoc), Vanoverbergh 992. On slopes, altitude about 1,700 m. 

 India. 



