696 CLXXii. CTPEHACE^. (C. B. Clarke.) [Kohresia. 



cinnamon colour, style 3-fid. C. trinerviB, Nees in Wight Gonirib. 120 {not 

 of Deglani). C. Bsenbeckii, Eunth Enum. ii. 522; Strachey Cat. PI. 

 Kumaon, 73 ; E. T. AtUns. Oae. i. 618 (mo< of Boott). 0. linearis, Boott 

 Carea; i. 51 (partly). Hemicarex trinervis, C. B. Clarke in Journ. Linn, 

 Hoc. XX. 382 in small part (wcw chiefly 0. linearis, Boott). 



Westebn Nbpal; Rogle n. 138. GimwHAii j alt. 10,000 ft., Strachey S/" 

 Winterbottom n. 19. 



Leaf-sbeaths testaceous or somewhat chestnnt-coloar, lacerate. Sammer leaves 

 12-16 by J-j in. flat. Male spiles |-1 by ^ in. Fern, spikes with occasionally a 

 few male spikelets at top. — This does not greatly differ from K. Hooieri ; in which 

 the summer leaves are shorter, long-caudate. It hardly differs from C arem linearis, 

 Boott, but by the " utricle " being split f the way down to base. 



6. K. foliosaf C. B. Clarke ; dicecions, stems 20 in. somewhat robnst, 

 summer leaves 20 by ^ in. not caudate-setaceous, female spikes IJ in. 

 linear, male braoteoles elliptic-lanceolate acute yellow-brown keel green, 

 style 3-fid. 



Gttewhai; alt. 11-13,000 ft., Duthie (nn. 57, 4494). 



Rhizome oblique, stout, thick with lacerate leaf-sheaths. — Closely allied to K. 

 trinervis, but larger. 



7. K. fisslg'lumis, 0. B. Clarke; female stems 4-5 in, summer leaves 

 4r-5 by j'o I in. not caudate-setaceous, fem. spikes 1 in. linear black-purple, 

 fern, glume split down to base margins quite free, style 3-fid. 



Westeen Nepai. ; alt. 12,500 ft., DutUe (n. 6092). 



Stems slender, not thickened at base; leaf -sheaths tight, brown, not lacerate. 

 Few,, spilies lax, somewhat interrupted at base ; upper bracteoles elliptic-oblong, 

 obtuse, black with green back. Pistil distinctly stalked. — Specimens all female; a 

 male plant sent by Duthie under the same number appears not to belong to this 

 species (possibly K. foliosa), 



8. K. pyg'msea, C. B. Clarke ; stems |-1|^ in., leaves J-l^ in. setaceous, 

 spikes ^-^ in. oblong, style 3-fid, beak of nut very short, hardly exsert 

 from glume. Hemicarex pygmsea, C. B. Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. xx. 383. 

 — Blyna sp. n. 7, Eerh. Ind. Or. S.f. et T. T. 



Westeen Tibet; Ladak, alt. 12-15,000 ft., JTioTTison. Kunawur; Jaoque- 

 mont, n. 1783. SiKKiM ; Momay and Kangra Lama, 13-15,000 ft., J. D. S. ; Phari ; 

 G. King. 



Stems in dense tufts; leaf-sheaths testaceons, little torn. Leaves numerous, 

 channelled. iSpiS;e5 unisexual. Cracteoies ovate-oblong, scarcely acute, fem. brown, 

 male paler. Fem. spikelets i-6 in each spike. J'em. jteme having margins united 

 toward base. Nut -^ in., oblong-ellipsoid, pale, apiculate, hardly beaked. 



Sect. 2. Eltna (Gen.) Schrad. Fl. Germ. i. 155. Stem with 1 appa- 

 rently simple linear or oblong spike. Fem. spikelets (at least several of 

 lower ones) with rhachilla (within fem. glume) bearing l-4i male fl. Style 

 2-fid. [Glume (i.e. homologue of utricle in Carex) split down to base.] 



9. K. fiUclna, C. B. Clarke ; slender, fem. spikes 1-li in. narrow 

 linear neither rigid nor dense, style 3-fid, nut small narrow oblong, beak 

 exsert often ultimately recurved. K. seticulmis, Boeck. in Linnxa, xxxix. 

 3 (partly). Hemicarex filicina, C. B. Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. xx. 384. 

 — Elyna sp. n. 1, Herh. Ind. Or. S.f. & T. T. 



N.W. Himalaya, alt. 10,000 ft. ; Simla, Thomson ; Kumaon, DutUe. 

 Stems 2-10 in. Leaves 4-6 by ^l. in.^ tip caudate. Spike very slender, -}^ in. 

 broad, green ultimately brown. Upper brxcteoles ^ in., elliptic -lanceolate, acute. 



