44 DH. H. -p. hajtce's stjppiemestt to 



*Pimbrlstylis complanata, Link. 



The fibrous roots of this exhale, when fresh, an extremely pow- 

 erful odour perceptible at a foot or two distance, like a mixture of 

 resin, camphor, and pepper. This is not noticeable when they are 

 dried ; but they then possess a bitter subcamphoraceous taste, and 

 might, I should think, be advantageously employed in medicine 

 as a stomachic and stimulant tonic. 



47. Finibristylis cylindrocarpa, 'Wall ; Kunth, Enum. Plant, ii. 222 ; 



Kwrz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xxxix. 85. (=F. Amottii, Thw. Enum. 



PI. Zeyl. 348.) 



In wet spongy ground in the Happy Valley ; first detected by 



me in August 1861. Also in various parts of continental India, 



Ceylon, Burma, and tie Malayan isles. To this Mr. Kurz refers, 



besides, F. sehosnoides /3. monostachya, Nees, and J! dbjidens, Steud. 



48. Fimbristylis insignis, Thw. Enum. PI. Zeyl. 349. 



On hill-sides near Pok fu lum ; also near Canton. Occurs in 

 Ceylon, and also in Khasia ; for the plant from thence distributed 

 by Drs. Hooker and Thomson under the ticket " Triehelostylis 

 n. 20" is evidently the same. 



♦Fimbristylis monostachya, Thw. Enum. PI. Zeyl. 434. (=Abilcl- 

 gaardia monostachya, Vahl ; Benth. Fl. Hongh. 389.) 



*FimbristyUs Eragrostis, mihi. (= Abildgaardia Eragrostis, Vahl; 

 Benth. Fl. Hongh. 390.) 



♦Fimbristylis ciimamometonim, Kth. ; Thw. Enum. PI. Zeyl. 434. 

 (= Abildgaardia fusca, Nees; Benth. Fl. Songk. 390.) 

 It is impossible to retain Abildgaardia distinct as a genus from 

 Mmhristylis, the only character by which it was known being the 

 distichous scales, and A. javanica, Steud., and F. connectem, Thw., 

 having an equal claim to rank in either group. 



*Cladium chinense, Nees in PI. Meyen. 116. ( = C. Mariscus, Benth. Fl. 

 Hongk. 39?.) 

 This appears to differ from the European species by the smaller 

 spikelets, constantly trifid style, rugulose furrowed achene (the 

 furrows are readily noticed when looked at from below), more 

 slender habit, and narrower leaves. I do not think Oladium has 

 any claim to be kept apart from Shynohospora as a genus : B. awrea 

 Vahl and O. ehmeme Nees, and JR. laxa E. Br. and O. maris- 

 coides Torr. are exceedingly like one another. Dr. Hooker again 

 (Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 304) unites Baumea, Chapelliera, and Vin- 



