178 Catalogue of plants found in the Banda district. [No. 2. 



spathis falcatis acutis turbinate- cumellatis uni-rarius bi-pedicelliferis, 

 ambobus floriferis capsula 3-loculari 3 sperma striata. 

 Rocks at Banda. — 



Caules ramosi geniculati diffusi sub-ascendentes vaginae breves 

 striatae scabriusculae margine ciliatae ore barbatae, folia oblongo-linearia 

 4-5 pollicaria. Spathae terminales sub-corymbosae pedunculatae brac- 

 teis hyalinis ovatis pedunculum intra vaginam amplectentibus, falcatae 

 acutae turbinato-cucullatae striatse parce pilosae succo gelatinoso plenae. 

 Pedicelli singuli inclusi ramis gemini (altero exserto) 3-4 flori quorum 

 plerumque unum tantum fructifer ; sepala 3 hyalina, superum ovatum 

 acutum erectum, 2 concava, obtuso deflexa prope apicem in unum coa- 

 lita, cyathum emarginatum formantia. Petala 2 longeunguiculata limbo 

 orbiculato pallide caerulea, tertium minimum byalinum ellipticum 

 acutum, stamina 3, duorum antberis ovatis caeruleis, tertii flava, (valvis 

 nigrescentibus) late sagittata basi deformata dorso glandulosa. Paraen- 

 therae cruciatae glanduliferae. Stylus in alabastro circinnatim, deflora- 

 tione spiraliter tortus. Capsula 3 lori, 3 spermis tenuiter striata in 

 spatha nidulans semina majuscula nigra non lucida. 



This comes nearest to C. Donii, striata and angustifolia, but is 

 immediately distinguishable from them by the scabrous upper surface 

 of the leaves, as well as other points. The spathes are generally filled 

 with a clear gelatinous substance. 



665. — Paspalum bifarium — culmis decumbentibus glabris vaginis 

 acute carinatis internodiis multo longioribus, foliis plerumque approxi- 

 matis bifaris lin-lanceolatis acutis glaberrimis glaucescentibus anguste 

 marginatis apicem versus tantum semilatis, ligula membranacea in 

 margine vaginae decurrente, culmis floriferis terminalibus lateralibusve 

 paulo elongatis, racemis conjugatis secundis divergentibus, rachi plana 

 herbaceo-marginata locustis ternis pedicellis inaequalibus decorum fl. 

 superiorum plus minus rachi adnatis apice tumidis (locusta cadente) 

 cupuliformibus glabris laevibusque, glumis 2 pubescentibus inaequali- 

 bus vix florum excedentibus vertices, Paleis in fructu induratis lucidis 

 ovatis. 



Found in ground that had been overflowed under trees at Rewai, 

 a low grass, but as other species commonly larger were growing near 

 it in a reduced form it may sometimes grow larger. As far as the 

 description Kunth, p. 48 of P. brevifolium Hugg goes it answers this 



