Mariscus] XXVII, CYPERACEA, 121 
No. 7059. Among herbage in the clearer mixed woods of Monino. 
Scarcely cespitose ; April 1860. No. 7060. 
10, M. umbellatus Vahl] Enum. ii. p. 376 (1806); C. B, Clarke, 
dc. p. 595. 
Cyperus umbellatus OC. B, Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. xx. p. 296 
(1883) ; Ridl., Zc. (non Benth.). 
SrerRa LEONE.—Mountain woods above Freetown; Sept. 1853. 
No. 7062. 
Prince’s Isuanp.—Heads green spiciformalmost sessile orunequally 
stalked. Plentiful in sparsely grassed woods near Porto San Antonio ; 
Sept. 1853. No. 7063. An erect perennial, spikes green, stalked, 
leaves grass-like, rigidulous, shining, tough. Plentiful in rather dry 
woods in the lower regions. Porto Sax Antonio; Sept. 1853. No.7064. 
GoLunGco ALTO.—Primitive forest of Quibanga; Dec. 1855. No. 7006. 
Punco ANnponco.—A yellowish-green herb, shining, rigidulous. 
Bracts with palm-like arrangement, heads greenish. Shady places at 
the Cataract of Calunda on the presidium; Nov. 1856, No. 7009. 
Nos. 7159, 7165 (no information). 
In palm-groves ; Oct. Nos. 7008, 70082 (without locality). 
Material insufficient for determination. 
AMBRIZ.—Gravelly places near Ambriz. Part flowering ; Nov. 1853. 
No. 7040. 
Trise u. SCLRPELZ. 
6. ELEOCHARIS R. Br.; Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. Pl. iii. p.1047. 
1. E. chetaria Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg. ii. p. 154 (1817); 
Ridl. in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2. ii, p. 148 (Heleocharis); C. B. 
Clarke in Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. v. p. 597. 
Houriia.—Lofty pastures of Morro do Monino, in sandy places 
grown with short herbage and flooded in the rainy season ; growing 
intermingled with other glumaceous plants; April 1860. No. 6964. 
2. E. anceps Ridl., J.c. (Heleocharis); C. B. Clarke, .c., p. 596. 
Puneo AnpoNnGo.—A densely czspitose herb, with erect two-edgerl 
flattened culms, and linear many-furrowed glaucescent leaves. Damp 
sandy places near Condo on the wooded banks of the river Cuanza ; 
beginning of March 1857. No. 6817. A small annual laxly cespitose 
plant, with spreading culms and leaves. Damp grassy woods between 
Mopopo and Sansamanda ; in fr. 1 May 1857. No. 7170. 
3. E. fistulosa Link Jahrb. Gewiichsk. i. Heft 3. p. 78 (1820); 
C. B. Clarke, d.c., p. 598. 
Heleocharis plantaginea Ridl., l.c.; p. 149 pro parte (non R. Br.). 
AmBaca.—Fairly plentiful at lake Canguéle-Canganga, not far from 
the river Caringa ; June 1855. No. 6842. 
4. E, palustris R. Br. Prodr. Fl. N. Holl. p. 224 (1810); Ridl., 
1c. (Heleocharis) ; C. B. Clarke, Zc., p. 600. 
Hvitia.—Style said by Welwitsch to be trifid but this is not borne 
out by examination of the specimens. Damp sandy places on the 
river in the Lopollo district growing with many other Scirpoides ; in 
fl. and fr. Apr. 1860. No. 6969. 
5. E. plantaginea R. Br., /.c.; Ridl., i.c., pro parte (Heleocharis) ; 
Cc. B. Clarke, dc. 
CazENGO.—Rhizome tuberous, aromatic, highly esteemed by the 
