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321. Cyanotis somaliensis, C. B. Clarke [Commelinace] ; sericeo- 
villosa, foliis oblongis apice breviter morie primes — spicis 
terminalibus ac pluribus axillaribus distantibus sessi 
Habitat.—Somali-land : Mrs. Lort Phillips, Mn hin Cole. 
Caules centrales steriles abbreviati, laterales 6-12 p ee pa 
axillaribus 5-10 distantibus. Folia 1} p oll. longa, 3 ELM lata, plana, 
apice parum acuminata. Capsula non vis 
Very near the South African C. nodi ter Kunth, but the leaves do 
not match any of this group—they resemble those of C. eri istata, Roem. 
et Schult. 
Kyllinga microstyla, C. B. Clarke [Cyperacee] ; user 
em 3, spiculis numerosis minimis l-floris, stylo vix ull 
nucis vix :quilongis, nuce lateraliter compressa ute. fere quib 
Habitat.—Somali-land : Mrs. Lort Phillips. 
Glabra. Culmi cæspitosi, 3-6 poll. longi, basi vaginis pluribus 
angustis incrassati. Folia plura, $ culmi æquilonga, 4 lin. lata. 
Bractee D patule, ima 2 poll. longa. Spica centralis 2 lin. longa, 
l lin. 1 2 laterales 1 lin. longa et late. Spicula } lin. long 
scorer e compressa, 3-gluma, deci ida, viridis. Stamina 2 1, antheræ 
breviter oblonge. Naz obov oideo-ellipsoidea, obtusa, levi 
Resembles exceedingly small examples of K. triceps, td. 
323. Cyperus somaliensis, C. B. Clarke ({Cyperacee | ; culmo 
tenuiore monocephalo, foliis 1—2 culmi aquilongis setaceis vaginis 
minute dense pubescentibus, spieulis parvis ovoideis compressis albo- 
luteis 4-8-floris in unicum caput dense compositis, stylo 3—fido, nuce 
triquetra obovoidea 2. glume sequilonga. 
Habitat.—Somali-land : Mrs. Lort Phillips, Miss Edith Cole. 
Culmi 4-6 poll. longi, basi vaginis indurati, in rhizomate perbrevi 
[pete rati. Folia ib fere glabra, modo dense plex Caput 
l 1 poll. in diam.; bra ex 2, aor 2 poll. longa. Spicule 1—1 poll. 
long. Glime ficos gies Frnt tenues. Anthere nen oblong 
lutem, exserte, sa cus. St lus nuci Meier ums rami 
sequilongi. ux inzequalis, “curvata, brunescen 
Near C, E EA Retz. 
. Mariscus somaliensis, C. B. Clarke [C mel: ; radicibus 
(foros culmis caespitosis tenuibus basi e pen dr is cylindrice incras- 
satis monocephalis, spica brevi densa -] chya,spieulis linearibus 
12-16-floris castaneis, glumis valide altaris apice lanceolatis 
arer paullo recurvatis 
at.—Somali-land : Mrs. Lort iem 
Tu oe, 4-8 poll. longi. Folia 4-3} culmi æquilonga, setacea, 
debilissima. put LER pr in diam. Spicule 4 poll. longa, 1-13 lin, 
late. Nua non aaa 
Near M. leptoph jfi c. B. Clarke, but glumes subaristate. 
i nti densis - linearibus firm s Alioa nigris is, 
stipitibus elongatis castaneis eaceis, frondibus oblongis 
subeoriaceeis elasticis bipinn facie viridibus glabris, rachibus 
paleaceis, pinnis lanceolatis sessilibus basalibus exceptis simpliciter 
