— 85-— 
Additional synonymy: 
Eleoch. Chaetaria, Moritzi Verz. Zoll. Pfl. p.96; Steud. in Zoll. Verz. Ind. Archip. 
heft 2, p. 62; Ridley in Journ. Singapore Asiat. Soc. n.23 [1891], p. 14. 
E. depauperata, Kunth Enum v. 2. p. 140. 
Scirpus Chaetarius, Spreng. Syst. v. 1, p. 203. 
Heleocharis setacea, Palla in Engler Jahrb. 10 [1888], p. 299. 
Throughout the island, usually in rice-fields. 
Additional Geography: 
Africa Tropica; Rara — Angola; Huilla, Welwitsch n. 6964. Djur; Schwein- 
furth n, 2583, 
Malaya — Java; Zollinger nn. 339, 636; Buitenzorg, Kurz n. 1845. Tonkin; Ba- 
lansa n. 182. Cambodia; Lebceuf n. 362. 
Ins. Philippine; Loher. 
America Galidior: vulgaris — a Mexico et Cuba usque ad Paraguay. 
9. E. equisetina Pres. 
Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v. 6, p. 629; C. B. Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. v. 34 
[1898], p. 48. 
Additional synonymy: 
E. equisetina, Ridley in Journ. Singapore Asiat. Soc. n. 93 [1891] p. 14. 
E. esculenta, Vieillard! in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 4, v. 16 [1832] p. 37; Paill. et Boiss. 
in Bull. Soc. Acclimat. ser. 4, v. L [1884] p. 905. 
Heleocharis equisetina, Naves in Append. Blanco Philipp. 1880, p. 306. 
H. plantaginea, Vidal Pl. Vase. Filip. p. 284. 
Lem Dan, in rice-fields. 
Additional Geography: 
Madagascar — Nossibé; Hildebrandt n. 2949 b. 
Philippines — Luzon; Cuming n. 1255. 
New-Caledonia; Vieillard n. 1496. 
Fimbristylis Vahl. 
10. BF. diphylla Vahl. 
Hook. f, Fl. Brit. Ind. v. 6, p. 636; C.B. Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soe. v. 34 
[1898], p. 57. 
Additional Synonymy: 
F. diphylla, Nees iu Nov. Acta Nat. Cur. v. 19, Suppl. 1 [1843], p. 81; Benth. 
Fl. Hongk. p. 392, et Fl. Austral. v. 7. p.311 partim; Miquel in Ann. Mus. 
Lugd. Bat. v. 2 [1865—6], pp. 144, 211; Vidal Pl. Vase. Filip. p. 984; Drake 
Fl. Ins. Pacifici p. 332; Ridley in Journ. Singapore Asiat. Soc. n. 23 [1891], 
p. 10. 
F. laxa, Kunth Enum, v. 2, p. 232. 
F. gracilis, R. Br. Prod. Fl. Austral. p. 227. 
F. paviflora R. Br. Prod. Fl. Austral. p. 227. 
F. stricta, R. Br. Prod. Fl. Austral. p. 298. 
F. variabilis, R. Br. Prod. Fl. Austral. p. 298. 
F. elongata, R. Br. Prod. FI. Austral. p. 228. 
F. Marianna, Gaud. in Freycinet Voy. p.413 (Var. & excl). 
