302 BOTANY OF SOCOTRA. 



3. C. amabilis, Vabl Enum. ii. 318; Kuntli Enum. ii. 108. 



C. aureus, H. B. K. Nov. Gen. i. 205; Kunth Enum. ii. 21; Bcklr. in Linnaea xxxv. 494. 

 C. lejridiis, Hoclist. in herb. Kotsch. Nub. n. 139. 



Socotra. Near Adona on the Haghier hills at a high altitude. B.C.S. 

 n. 4.33. 



Distrib. Tropics of both the old and new worlds. 



4. C. aristatus, Rottb. Descr. et Ic. 23, t. 6, f. 1 ; Kunth Enum. ii. 23 ; 

 Ach. Rich. Tent. Flor. Abyss, ii. 478 ; Bcklr. in Linnaea xxxv. 500. 



Socotra. Near Tamarida. B.C.S. n. 362. 



Distrib. Tropical and subtropical regions of the old and new worlds. 



5. C. rubicundus, Vahl Enum. ii. 308; Kunth Enum. ii. 49; Bcklr. in 

 Linnaea xxxv. 507. 



C. serra, Ach. Eich. Tent. Flor. Abyss, ii. 479 (fid. spec. n. 603, in Schimp. herb. Abyss, ed. herb. 

 Mus. Par.). 



Socotra. Near Galonsir. B.C.S. n. 106. 

 Distrib. South and tropical Africa and India. 



Our specimens of this species are interesting as they possess very narrow 

 flagelliform leaves which are commonly coiled at the extremity. 



6. C compressus, Linn. Sp. 68; Kunth Enum. ii. 23; Bcklr. in Linnaea 

 xxxv. 517; Boiss. Flor. Orient, v. 372; Rottb. Descr. et Ic. PI. 27, t. 9, f. 3. 



Nom. Vern. Korzha (B.C.S.). 



Socotra. On the Haghier hills south from Tamarida. B.C.S. n. 375. 

 Distrib. Tropics and subtropical regions of both old and new worlds. 

 Not reported from many localities in tropical Africa. 



7. C. proteinolepis, Bcklr. in Linnaea xxxv. 522, pro parte (non Steud.). 



G proteinolepis, Steud. var. pro parte. 



C. conglomeratus, Hoehst. in herb. Schimp. Arab. sect. i. nn. 301, 733 (non Both). 



Socotra. Near Galonsir. B.C.S. n. 105. 



Distrib. Arabia, Jeddah (Zohrab n. 22 ; Fischer n. 55 ; Schimper n. 810, 

 partim), Aden (Thomson, Perry), El Hami (Schweinf. n. 210). 



var. major, Balf. fil. : omnino majora. 

 C. conglomeratm, var. major, Bcklr. in Linnaea xxxv. 544. 



Socotra. Nimmo. 



Distrib. Arabia (Ehrenb., Schimp. nn. 301, 733), Aden (Thomson, 

 Hooker), Upper Egypt (Parlatore). 



Nimmo's plant in Kew Herbarium is the large and strong form of the 

 species with long spikes. 



