608 OLxxii, oYPERAOEiE. (0. B. Clarke.) [Gyperus. 



94 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. iii. 286 ; Boech. in Linnxa, xxxv. 597. C. B. Olarhe 

 in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxi. 143 (ercl. syn. and Madag.). C. exaltatus, 

 Stracliey Gat. PI. Kumaon, 74; Buthie in E. T. Atkinson Oaz. x. 620 {not of 

 Betz). C. distans, $ major, Thw. Enum. 432. — Oyperus, n. 54, Herh. 

 Ind. Or. S.f. et T. T. 



From the Punjab to Caohar and Ceylon. 



TJsually 2-3J ft. Umiel primary rays often 8-12 in. ; spikes bowing on the 



ultimate rays. Spikelets in ripe fruit collapsing in a tassel (not spreading at right 



angles as in 0. distans), rather broader than in 0. distans with less remote 



glumes. — It is difficult to draw a line between this species and fine examples of C. 



■ distans. 



34. C. eleusinoides; Kunth JEnum. ii. 39; nmbel large com- 

 pound, spikelets densely spicate linear 20-40-fld., glumes not very remote 

 often mucronulate, nut narrowly ellipsoid often curved 4-} length of 

 glume. Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. iii. 270 ; Boeok. in Linnxa, xxxv. 596 ; C. B. 

 Clarke in Jowm. lAnn. Soc. xxi. 142 and xxv. 81 ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, v. 

 371. 0. xanthopns, Steud. in Flora, xxv. 595 and Syn. Gyp. 36 ; Thw. 

 Enum,. 344. C. infra-apicalis, JSTees mss. ; Aitch. Cat. Punjab PL 155, and 

 in Journ. Linn. Soc. xix. 189. 0. racemosus, fastigiatus and mysurensis. 

 Herb. Seyne ; Wall. Cat. 3346. C. complanatus, Herb. Wight ; Wall. Gat. 

 3347. 



From the Punjab to Cetlon, frequent; the Naga Hills, C. B. Ola/rke. — Disteib. 

 Asia, Africa, Austral. 



Glabrous. Stems 15-40 in., with short lateral shoots at base ; no elongate stolons 

 seen. Spikelets |— f by J in., pale or testaceous, scarcely becoming red or chestnut- 

 brown as in C. distans and nutans, to which species it is closely allied. 



35. C> Thomsoni, Boeck. in Linnsea, xxxvi. 295 ; rhizome very short 

 woody, umbel dense large compound or contracted nearly simple, spikelets 

 somewhat large spicate linear 16-24-fld. pale, glumes loosely imbricate ellip- 

 tic subacute, nut oblong or ellipsoid ^— | length of glume, G. B. Clarke in 

 Jowrn. Linn. Soc. xxi. 177. — Cyperus sp. n. 55, Herb. Ind. Or. H.f. et 

 T.T. 



SixKiM Terai, Assam, Cachab and Bengai. — Disteib. Tonkin. 



Glabrous. Stems 12-20 in., robust. Leaves often as long as stem, A-J in. 

 broad, strong. Vmlel (in Hooker u. 263 {" type " of Boeckler) 4^ in. in diam., 

 but often much larger (primary rays up to 7 in.) ; bracts exceeding umbel. Spikes 

 dense, rhachis i-| in. ; glabrous. Spikelets 20-40 nearly 1 by i- in., moderately 

 compressed; wings of rhacheola very narrow, persistent. Olumes with 7-9 very 

 close dorsal nerves, sides nerveless. Stamens 3 ; anthers linear-oblong narrow, 

 minutely tipped by red obtuse connective. Nut trigonous, black, top acutely 

 pyramidal ; style shorter than nut ; branches linear, shortly exsert. 



36. C. xnalaccensis. Lam. III. i. 146; rhizome creeping, culms 

 robust almost 3-winged at top, spikelets spicate linear 6-12-fid., glumes 

 obtuse when dry with margins incurved all round, nut very narrowly 

 oblong J length of glume. Kunth Enum. ii. 74 ; Boeok. in Linnsea, xxxv. 

 603 ; G. B. Glarhe in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxi. 147 ; Boiss. Fl.. Orient, v. 373 

 {excl. syn. G. enodis). C. odoratus, Linn. Sp. PI. 46 (pa/rtly). 0. gangeticns, 

 Boxb. ms.; Wall. Cat. 3351 A (partly). 0. incui-vatua, Boxb. Fl. Ind. i. 

 196. 0. Pangorei, Boxb. I. c. 202. C. procerus, Boxb. I. c. 203 (pa/rtly, i.e. 

 at least tab. cited). 0. scoparius, Lecne. in Nouv. Ann. Mus. iii. 359 • 

 Bddley in Forbes East. Archip. 520 [not Pair.). C. Wallichii, Nees in 



