372 
- Palis. de Beauv. 
Spica composita. Glu- 
ore, flosculis anaves 
13. TORRESIA. 
Axis spicatus. 
tegra. Stigmata aaie. 
T. redolens ; glumis trifloris, flos- 
culis lateralibus masculis aristatis margine 
pilosis (valvula interiore calycis basi tri- 
marginali ibus . dorsalibusque 
em. et Sch. "Syst Veg. 2. p- 516.—Hol- 
cus MAS. Sol. MSS. Forst. Prodr. n. 
563. non katt 
New and.—1769, Banks and So- 
lander. (Middle Island). Marshy grounds 
inthe E of the Bay of Islands. 
— 1826, A. Cunningham 
Oss. a of strong growth, hav- 
ing the fragrance of Anthoranthum, b 
which it may be readily detected in swam 
hollows between the Bay of Islands and 
the Keri-Keri River. 
CYPERACEA. DC. 
1. CYPERUS L, 
270. tulatus ; culmo triquetro læ- 
vi, foliis iud aa culmo longioribus, mar- 
gue costaque denticulatis, umbella subti- 
apice mucronatis, involucro polyphyllo fo- 
liolis umbella uio ribus. A. Ri 
ic 
Nov. Zel. p. 101. £. 17. —Pouketanata of 
the natives. 
New Zealand (Northern Island). Shaded 
woods subject to inundation, Kana-Kana 
Rivers.—1826, A. Cunningham. (Middle 
Island). Very frequent near torrents.— 
1827, D'Urville. 
2. FUIRENA. Rottb. L. fil. Br. 
l. F. rubiginosa ; spiculis racemo- 
sis axillaribus, foliis subteretibus vaginan- 
tibus. Spreng. Mant. 1. p. 29. Rem. 
Sch. Syst. Veg. 2. p. 236.—Scheenus rubi- 
ginosus. Sol. MSS. Forst. Prodr. n. 
New Zealand.—1769, Banks and So- 
lander. 
Oss. Culmus cubitalis, teres, — 
basi vaginis foliorum vestitus, su upra 
sus. 
3. ISOLEPIS. R. Br. 
272. IL. nodosa. Br. Prodr. 1. p. 221, 
A. Rich. FL Nov. Zel. p. 104. t 
New Zealand (Middle Island A tro- 
late Harbour. aver D Urvi d) coi 
J SPECIMEN OF THE BOTANY OF NEW ZEALAND. 
273. Br. Prodr. 
I. setacea. 
- grounds, Bay of Islands.— : 
ningham. (Middle Island). Astrolabe 
Harbour.—1827, D’ Urville. 
274. l.spi iralis ; foliis radical 
gidis linearibus spinuloso-dentatis, culm 
angulato nudo superne foliffers, foliis 
basi dais in axilla marginibus patula 
floriferis, spiculis numerosissimis confertis, 
sessilibus multifloris fuscis et quasi in spi- 
cam ie Maes A. Rich. Fl. Nov. Zel. p. 
05. £. 19. 
1 
New Zealand (Northern Island). Root- 
ing in the sands of the sea-shore with Spi- 
nifer. — 1826, A. Cunningham.—1827, 
D’ Urville. 
2. SCIRPUS. 
yr ES S. lacustris. Br. 
L. 
Prodr. 1 
. t. 666. Koponpor nati 
New Zealand (Middle Island). On th 
banks of rivers, Astrolabe Harbour. -I8m, 
D’ Urville. 
3. vAUTHIERA. A. Rich. 
Gen. Cuar. “ Spicule uniflore, squa- 
mis imbricatis, exterioribus vacu dis dee 
acute ; ` ovarium in disco phe n 
Stigmata tria linearia. 
solete triquetra, apice tomentoso-sphace- 
lato acuminata, disco cincta.—Herbee rr 
gide, foliis teretibus acutis, basi membra- 
naceo-dilatatis, arcane congestis, squamis 
spatheformibus cinctis 
27 
is ic 
. stralis. A. Bick, Fl. Nov. 
Zel. n. 107. t. 20. 
New Pie —]1827, D’ Urville. 
R. Br. 
277. E. sphacelata. Br. Prodr. 1. 
224. Rem. et Sch. Syst. Veg. 2. p- "s 
New Zealand. In swamps near the Bay 
of Islands.—1834, R. Dr 
acicularis. 
.4. ELJEOCHARIS. 
æm. 
154.—Scirpus acicu- 
laris, : pum ngl. "Bot. t. 749. —Isole d 
i i ich. Fl. Aere 
Zealand (Middle Ds 
marshes on the si of abe 
bour.—1827, D'Urvi 
S * Du reste, s n'ai aperçu 
trace v res hypogynes, qui, se. 
gel, r et Schultes, 
cette umen et en feraient une es 
genre Eleocharis” A. Rich 
