^3 



2S' CyPERUS EXALTATUS, Relz, 



F. B. 1. vi. 617 ; B. P. 1 145 ; F. B. P. n, 8^2. 



Tall perennial glabrous sedge, up to 5 feet. Rhizome 

 short. Leaves few, variable. Stem trigonous. 

 Umbe large, compound. Bracts 3-5, leaf-like, 

 Spikeiets m elongated spikes, brown. Rachilla 

 winged. Glumes otten have a resinous exudation 

 on their margms. Nut yelldw, tapering both ends» 



26. Mariscus PANICEUS, VahL 



^'pnp'-%°'' ^- ^- "47; Cj^perus paniceus, 

 r . hJ. l^ 11. 874. 



Perennial Slender glabrois sed^e, up to 2 fee^ 

 Rhizome horizontal be-.ring stolons. Stem trH 

 gOnous. Leaves as long as stem, flaccid. Umbel 

 simp.e. Bracts 6, ur.equal, longest 8 inches, leaf- 

 like. Spikelets spicate, pale straw-coloured/ 

 bearing one nut. Nut black, trigonous, more 

 than Y glume. ' 



27. MaRISCUS MICROCEPHALUS, Presl 



^•r'p ^-^ c^^' ^' ^' ^^47;' Cyperus dilutus, F. 

 £>• r. 11. 075. ' 



Stdiit perennial glabrous sedge, uo to T feet 

 Rhizome short. Ste.n hardly trigonous, leaves 

 as long or longer than stea>, spongy, roughly 

 punctate. Umbei compound, bracts few of 

 many spongy like the leaves. Kays trigonous. 

 Sp.kelets in round star-like spikes, brown, subu: 

 late, bearing 4 or more nuts. 



28. CoURTOISIA CYPEROIDES, Nees. 



F. B. I vi. 625 ; B p. 1347 ; F. B. p. ;;. 877. 



Annual tufted glabrous sedge, up to I foot hiVh 



flaccid. Umbel simple or compound. Bracts V-^' 

 kaf-like, long, gpi.ele.s in round spikes, yellow 

 blown. Glumes w,th a g.istening'^kee .-^ Ct 

 Liown-black witn acute apex. 

 29. ElE0C!!AR1S plantaginea, R. Br. 



¥. B. I. vi. 625 ; B. p. , 148 ; F. B. p. ii. 888. 



Perennial hollow glabrous .edge, up to 3 feet 

 Stolons long. Leaves none. Stem hollow, cyfin.* 

 dncal, transversely septate when dry. Infior 

 escence a solitary elongated spike. ^ Glumes 



*cabnd. Nut smooth, vellow. recroseiy 



