— 82 — 



3. P. sulcinux G. B. Clarke. 



Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v. 6, p. 593; G. B. Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. v. 34 

 [1898], p. 16. 



This „species" is only a split-off from Pycreus polystachyus ; it is I 

 think a little better separated than the numerous split-off species in North 

 America — admitted as species there. 



Lem Dan, in dry sandy soil. 



Additional Geography: 



Africa Trop. — Nyasa-land; L. Scott. Zomba Mt., Why te. 



Malaya — Borneo Borealis; Burbidge. Ins. Philippine; Moseley. 



Cyperus Linn. 



4. C. Ha span. Linn, partim nec Linn. Herb. 



Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v. 6, p. 600; C.B. Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. v. 34 

 [1898], p. 22. 



Additional synonymy: 

 C. Haspan, Moritzi Verz. Zoll. Pfl. p. 96; Hook, et Arn. Beechey Voy. p. 22U 

 Benth. Fl. Hongk. p. 386 et Fl. Austral, v. 7, p. 27 ; Steud. in Zoll. Verz. Ind. 

 Archip. heft 2, p. 63; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. v. 3, p. 267 et Suppl. p. 260; Bidley 

 in Journ. Singapore Asiat. Soc. n. 23 [1891], p. 6. 

 C. platyculmis, B. Br. Prod. Fl. Austral, p. 214. 

 C. laticulmis, Spreng. Syst.. v. 1, p. 228. 



This is a pest in rice-fields, in warm countries nearly throughout the 

 World. — I do not know that is it more prevalent near the sea than else- 

 where. 



Throughout the island, in rice-fields. 

 Additional Geography: 

 Trop. Africa; vulgaris — Senegambia; Heudelot n. 833. Djur; Schweinfurth 

 n. 2054. Angola; Welwitsch nn. 7097, 6908, 6932, 7086, 7035b. Mombasa; 

 Hildebrandt n. 2045; Nyasaland, Lugard n. 10. 

 Mas c a renia; frequens. 



China; vulgaris — Hongkong; Wright n. 557, Wilford n. 48, Schottmueller n. 499. 



Canton ; Sampson n. 260. Pakhoi ; Playfair n. 108. 

 Japan; frequens. 



Malaya — Sumatra; herb. Miquel. Java; Horsfield nn. 268, 269, Ploem nn. 121,. 



258. Tonkin; Balansa n. 2850. Cochinchina; Lebceuf, Germain nn. 93, 94. 



Borneo ; Barber n. 194, Mottley n. 98. Ins. Philippine ; Wichura n. 1999. 

 Australia; sat communis — Carpentaria Sinus, B. Brown n 5911. 

 America Borealis — North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana,.. 



Texas. 



America Centralis — Mexico, Guatemala, West Indies. 



America Australis Trop.; vulgaris. 



Argentina — Entre-rios; Niederlein nn. 212, 2130, 2155. 



Mariscus Vahl. 



5. albescens Gaud. 



