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Geogr. Verbreitung: Tropen der alten Welt. 



Queensland: Tambourine Mountains (Domin, III. 1910); Brisbane River (F. v. Muelleb, 1848); 

 Rockhampton (A. Dietrich No. 1780. Bowman); Port Mackay (A. Dietrich No. 544); bei Harveys Greek 

 (Domin, XII. 1909): bei Yarraba (Domin, I. 1910). - - Herberts Greek (Bowman, von Bentham Fl. Austr. 

 Yll. '289 (.1878) als C. umbellatus var. laxiflora beschrieben). 



X. S.Wales: Clarence River (Beckler). 



Australien: ohne nähere Standortsangabe (Verreaux 1846 No. 173). 



b) var. capitatus v. n. 



Exeellit spieis numerosis, brevibus, sessilibus, in fasciculum condensatis; bracteis involucrantibus 

 numerosis, latis, rigidis. longissimis. 



Nordost- Queensland: bei Harveys Greek, am Bache (Domin, I. 1910). 



Habitu M. pictum Nees revocat, sed spiculae nuces 2 exhibent. 



Eine Varietät, die der var. bengalensis G. B. Clarke vom M. cijperinus Vahl analog ist. 



687. M. laevis R. Br. Prodr. 218 (1810). 



Cyperus leiocaulon Benth. Fl. Austr. VII. 287 (,1878), F. M. Bail. Syn. Queensl. Fl. 592 (1883), Catal. Plants Queensl. 

 52 (1890), Queensl. Fl. VI. 1749 (1902), Compreh. Catal. 591 (1913), F. v. Muell. First Census 125 (1882), See. Census 211 

 (.1889) („leiocaulis"), Moore Handb. Fl. N. S.Wales 450 (1893). 



Geogr. Verbreitung: Queensland, N.S.Wales. 

 Queensland: Rockhampton (O'Shanest). 



N.S.Wales: Port Jackson (R. Brown, Iter australiense 1802 — 05 No. 5925 M. laevis!); Richmond 

 (WooiiLs). 



688. M. seaber R. Br, Prodr. 218 (1810). 



Cyperus seaber Benth. Fl. Austr. VII. 228 (1878), F. M. Bail. Syn. Queensl. Fl. 592 (1883), Catal. Plants Queensl. 52 

 t.l890\ Queensl. Fl. VI. 1750 (1902), Compreh. Catal. 591 (1913), F. v. Muell. First Census 125 (1882), See. Census 211 (1889). 



Geogr. Verbreitung: Nord-Australien, Queensland. 



Nord- Australien: R. Brown, Iter australiense 1802 — 05 No. 5926 M. seaber! 

 Queensland: am Russell River, in der Nähe seiner Mündung, mit M. decompositus (Domin, I. 

 1910); bei Gairns, auf Sand (Domin, XII. 1909); Percy Island (Walter); Rockingham Bay (Dallachy). 



689. M. laevigatus Hook. u. Arn. Bot. Beech Voy. 72 (1841). 

 Cyperus Seemannianus Boeck. in Linnaea XXXVI. 390 (1869 — 70). 

 Cyperus tetracarpus Boeck. in Flora LVIII. 88 (1875). 



Geogr. Verbreitung: Polynesien, Queensland. 



Queensland: Port Mackay (Am. Dietrich n. No. 649, Original von C. tetracarpus Boeck.). 



690. M. xerophilus n. sp. 



Perennis, densissime caespitosus, basi dura vaginis rigidiusculis, brunneis dense involucrata; eulmi 

 graciles, stricti, trigoni, laeves, circa 3 dm alti vel humiliores, tantum basi foliati; folia numerosissima, 

 pallide virescentia, ereeta, longissima, eulmos longe superantia, perangusta, arete conduplicata raro cana- 

 liculato-subaperta, subjuncea, rigidiuscula, glabra et tantum marginibus scaberula; inflorescentia lateralis, 

 e spieis circa 4 — 7, parvis et sape 2 longius peduneulatis (peduneulis longissimis circa 15 mm longis) 

 caeteris breviter peduneulatis vel subsessilibus constans, interdum omnino conglobata; bracteae involucrantes 

 2 foliis simillimae, longissimae (usque 30 cm longae), infra ereetae insuper curvatae; spicae pallidae, flavescenti- 

 virides, fere ad umbellas redaetae, circa 12 — 15 mm longae et longitudine breviores, densiusculae, multi- 

 spiculatae; spiculae sessiles, divaricatae, 5—7.5 mm longae, anguste lineares, glabrae, 5- vel pluriflorae; 

 glumae tenues, margine angusto scariosae, imbricatae, infimis vaeuis brevibus neglectis circa 2.75 mm vel 

 paulo plus longae, subacutae vel obtusiusculae, interdum sub apice obtuso, scarioso minute apiculatae, 

 vetustae haud raro insuper eroso-denticulatae, conspicue nervoso-striatae; stamina 2; antherae perangustae, 



