— 84 — 



Cyp. cuadriflorus, Llanos Fragm. Filip. p. 18. 



Cyp. microcephalics, Naves in Blanco Fl. Filip. Append, p. 304, non R.Br. 

 Cyp. Grabowskianus, Boeck, in Engl. Jahrb. v. 5 [1884], p. 502. 



This is essentially a maritime or archipelago plant; but is found 

 (not abundantly) in the central parts of India. 



Klong Munsé, in plains near the sea. 



Additional Geography: 

 Mas care ni a — Rara, Commerson. 

 China — Canton; Sampson n. 1612, Hance n. 1367. 



Malaya — Sumatra; Martens. Java; Zollinger, Jagor n. 594, Ploem n. 432; &c. 

 Borneo; Barber n. 330, Motley n. 443; &c. 



Tonkin; Balansa n. 2764; Saigon, Lebœuf. 



Ins. Philippine; Cuming nn. 538, 1656, Vidal n. 3983, Wichura n. 2000, 

 Jagor n. 869; &c. 



Eleocharis R. Br. 



7. E. capitata R. Br. 



Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v. 6, p. 527; C.B.Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. v. 34 

 [1898], p. 50. 



Additional synonymy: 

 Eleoch. capitata, Kunth Enum. v. 2. p. 150, syn. quibusdam excl.; Ridley 



in Journ. Singapore Asiat. Soc. n. 23 [1891] p. 14. 

 Eleoch. setacea, R. Br. Prod. Fl. Austral, p. 225 ne que homonyma p. 224; 



Kunth Enum. v. 2, p. 156. 

 Scirmis capitatus, Linn. Herb, propr. partim; Benth. ! Fl. Hongk. p. 394. 

 Sc. Caribaeus, Rottb. Descr. et Ic. p. 46, t. 15, fig. 3. 

 Heleocharis capitata, Benth. Fl. Austral, v. 7, p. 296. 

 Heleoch. setacea, Benth. Fl. Austral, v. 7, p. 296. 

 Lem Dan, in rice-fields. 



Additional Geograph y-i 

 Trop. Africa - Senegal; Heudelot n. 549, Perrottet nn. 198, 820, 830. Caput 

 Palmas; Vogel n. 7. Congo Flumen; Christ. Smith. Somali Terra; Revoie 

 n. 137. 



Ins. Socotra; Balfour n. 730, Schweinfurth n. 693. 

 Ins. Bourbon; Bory. 

 Arabia — Sinai; Ehrenberg n. 372; Yemen; Botta, Bent. 



China — Hongkong; Wright n. 593. Formosa; Playfair n. 134, Henry nn. 704, 

 1042. 



Malaya — Java; Leschenault. Tonkin; Balansa n. 217. 



Ins. Philippine; Blanco. Manila; Barthe. 

 Australia; R. Brown n. 5930, Cunningham n. 354; &c. 

 Polynesia; late sparsa. 



America; vulgatissima; ab Alabama usque ad Argentinarn. 



8. E. Chaetaria Roem. et Sch. 



Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v. 6, p. 629; C.B.Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. v. 34 

 [1898], p. 51. 



