CLIII. CYPERACE.E. 591 



Cyperus — contd. 



sporobolus, R. Br. 



angustatus, R. Br. 



novae-hollandise, Bceckcl. 



Gunnii, Hook. 



lucidus, R. Br. 



pennatus, Lam. 



exaltatus, Retz. 



digitatus, Ro.rb. = C. auricomus, Benth. 



Section V. — Diclidium. 



ferax, Rich. 



esculentus, Linn. — " Mangaru" of Boulia, " Makora" of 

 Cloncurry, " Ari-ira" of Musgrave, " Panje-a" of 

 Batavia River, " Bulkuru" of Tully River, and " Kaya" 

 of Rockhampton natives. A somewhat common weed on 

 downs country, resembling the Nut-grass, but not diffi- 

 cult to eradicate. 



Bowmanni, F . v. M. 



trichostachys, Bcnth. 



leiocaulon, Benth. 



scaber, Benth. 



Section VI. — Mariscus. 



decompositus, F. v. M. 

 Armstrongii, Bcnth. 

 umbellatus, Benth. 



var. laxiflora, Bcnth. 

 conicus, Bceckel. (Fig. 572.) 



var. ramosus, Benth. 

 Kyllinga, Rottb. — Kyllingia of some authors, 

 intermedia, R. Br. 

 monocephala, Rottb. 



var. lati folia, Bcnth. 

 cylindrica, Nees. (Fig. 573.) 

 triceps, Rottb. 

 Heleocharis (Eleocharis), R.Br. — Spike Rush. 



Section I. — Liuinocharis. 



sphacelata, R. Br. — " Ma-bil " of Cooktown and " Kaya" of 



Rockhampton natives. Tubers used for food. 

 spiralis, R. Br. 

 variegata, Kunth. 

 fistulosa, Schidt. (Fig. 574.) 



