1148 BENGAL PLANTS. [Eleocharis. 
1038. Eleocharis R. Br. 
Glabrous erbs; stems tufted, a: erect, embraced below by 
one or more cylindric, membranous, truncate sheaths; leaves 
obsolete, or rarely a herbaceous or mbranous limb on t 
sheath. Spikelets solar, terminal, cee or cylindric, many- 
flowered. ‘umes imbricate around the rachilla, membranous or 
coriaceous, lowest sista empty, bract-like, but not longer than 
sane oie re st empty, the remainder 2-sexual; hypo- 
s bristles r fewer, rarely absent, retrorsely scabrous or 
oe pe 8-1; anthers linear or linear-oblong, un- 
op eae muticous or with an acicular tip. Ovary orbicular-ovoid ; 
style a swollen base; stigmas 2-3, filiform or flatten 
Fruit a age convex or trigonous nut, crowned by the meron 
much-swollen, pyriform, conical or depressed style-base. 
Glumes subrigid, smooth or striate but not keeled, concolorous; stems - 
pec fe stout ; style 2-3-fid :— 
ut smooth; glumes oblong, obtuse; stems terete, ie hes trans- 
weeadete sep ntagined. 
Nut ee striate; stems subtriquetrous under ae spikelet, 
not sep 
Spikelet sates glumes ovate, subac . jistulosa, 
Spikelet obtuse; glumes obovate, siesta ape okwcnons spiralis. 
Glumes membranous, usually 1-3-nerved, with a green keel ; stems 
usually slender :-— 
tyle 2-fid ; nut compressed :— 
Roots fibrous ; rhizome short or 0:— 
Bristles glistening white mage 
Bristles brown or rusty itata. 
Rhizome creeping ; bristles brown-rusty eee gh 
Style 3-fid; nut trigonous or obovoid; roots fibrous :— 
Nut smooth ; spikelets dense ; bristles 6, or 5 or 4, brown; rhizome 0 
congesta. 
Nut coarsely, prominently ocean spikelets small, few-flowered 5 
bristles 6, pale ; rhizome 0, or distinct Chetaria 
2443. ELE PLANTAGINEA R, Br.; F. B. I. vi. 625. Sewrpus 
sienbagneis B.I. i. 2125:! 8. jetnidvie,F I. i, 215. 
In most of the provinces. 
A slender or stout, rush-like sedge, 1-3 feet high. 
2444, ELEocwaris FISTULOSA Schult.; F. B. I. vi. 626. Scirpus 
acutangulus F. 1. i. 213. S. medius F. I. i. 213. 
