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CYPEREAE. Cypems, 



spiculisque divaricatis, Ms oblongis convexis 6 — 8-floris 

 Tigidis, squamis dense imbricatis ovatis mucronatis nervosis 

 glauco-fuscis ; caryopsi obovata trigona. Iterum C. pen- 

 natus Lam. sec. Kunth, de quo Neesius in Wight. Contrb. 

 omnino silet. Ind. or. 



473. C. PARVIFLORUS. Vahl. (ex recens. Nees in 

 Wight. Contr. 87.) Culmo triquetro ; foliis linearibus 

 elongatis margine serrulato-scabris , involucri sub-5-phylli 

 foliolis ternis culmeis similibus; umbella decomposita, radiis 

 universalibus apice cymosis aut abbreviatis fastigiatis ; 

 spiculis spicatis alternis ovalibus obtusis 3 — 5-floris; squa- 

 mis obovatis infra apicem obtusissimum vel retusum mu- 

 cronatis caryopsin triquetrara aequantibus. Iterum a 

 Kunthio cum C. pennato Lam. conjuncta species , quoad 

 descriptionem vero Cypero Iria Lin. multo propior , cum 

 quo etiam jungitur ab Hassharl Pl. Jav. rar. p. 83. Java. 

 Ind. or. 



Caeterum diagnosis et descriptio Vahlii est: viridi glaucus; culmo 

 obtusangulo ; iavolucri 7-phylli foliolis omnibus umbella longioribus 

 (usque pedalibus et ultra), margine carinaque serrulato scabris ; in- 

 volucellis nullis nisi squamis 2 ; umbella decomposita, radiis 4 ; spicis 

 pollicaribus erectis ; spiculis oblongis teretibus distantibus 4 — 6- 

 fioris fusco-virentibus ; squamis ovatis acutis convexis striatis. An 

 planta haec Javanica omnino eadam ac Ind. or. ? 



474. C. PILOSUS. Vahl. (En. 2. 354.) Culmo tri- 

 quetro basi foliato (iVz-pedali) glabro ; foliis carinato- 

 planis, superne extrorsum margine carinaque scabris, cul- 

 mum aequantibus ; involucro pentaphyllo longissimo ; um- 

 beDa composita6 — 10-radiata, radiis propriis 6 — 10 piloso- 

 hispidulis undique spicis oblongis compressis 10 — 12-floris 

 patentissimis obsitis spicasque referentibus fasciculato- 

 digitatas divergentes; rhacheola haud alata; squamis sub- 

 rotundo-ovatis carinato-navicularibus muticis, superioribus 

 mucronatis 7 — 9-nerviis dorso dense ferrugineo-Hneolatis 

 lateribus hyalino-albidis ; achenio subrotundo ovato tri- 

 quetro apicato pallide castaneo , squama dimidio breviore. 

 % Ind. or. 



475. C.BRIZAEUS. Rich. (Act. Par. L 106.) Culmo 

 triangulari glabro basi foliato ; foliis rigidis carinato-planis 

 margine scabris culmo longioribus ; involucro triphyllo 

 longissimo ; umbella subcomposita capitato-conferta ; spi- 

 culis spicato dispositis lanceolato-linearibus compressius- 

 cuUs 12 — 14-floris; rhacheolaflexuosa alternatim excavato- 

 alata; squamis elHpticis brevissime mucronatis concavis 

 apice carinatis subcoriaceis 9 — 11-nerviis purpurascentibus 

 dorso inter nervos ferrugineis , carina superne viridula ; 

 achenio obovato elliptico apicato hinc plano inde convexo 

 subangulato nigro squama dimidio breviore. % Cayenn. 

 Portor. 



476. C. PLANIFOLIUS. Rich. (1. c.) Culmo triangu- 

 lari exaltato apice fusco-ferrugineo ; foliis longissimis ser- 

 rulato-scabris (V2" latis); involucro longissimo octophyllo ; 

 umbella decomposita multi-(6 — 9-)radiata corymbiformi ; 

 radiis apice brachiato-ramosis ; spiculis spicato-dispositis 

 linearibus compressiusculis 18 — 20-floris patentissimis ; 

 rhacheola alata ; squamis ovatis obtusis sub apice obsoletis- 

 sime mucronatis 7-nerviis dorso ferrugineo-lineolatis, junio- 

 ribus carina viridibus ; achenio ovato-elliptico triangulari 

 apicato nigro-castaneo squama dimidio breviore. Ij. Cayenn. 

 Ins. Crucis. 



4-77. C. APPENDICULATUS. Brongn. {Duper. it. 

 t. 34. a.) Culmo triangulari superne scabriusculo basi 

 foliato ; foliis rigidis carinato-planis margine cariuaque 

 scabris culmum subaequantibus ; involucro 7 — 8-pliyllo 

 longissimo ; umbella multiradiata capitato-congesta ; radiis 

 polystachyis brevibus vel nullis ; spiculis arcte capitato- 

 confertis oblongo-lanceolatis compressis 5-floris ; squamis 

 ovatis mucronatis 11-nerviis dorso ferrugineo-Iineolatis, 

 carina viridi, margine hyalino-albidis ; rhacheola late alata ; 

 achenio obovato triquetro apicato castaneo punctulato- 

 scabriusculo squama dimidio breviore. Ij. Ins. Adscens. 



478. C. CRUENTUS. (Gram. t. 5. f. 1.) Culmo 

 triquetro glabro folioso basi reliquiis vaginarum aridis 

 fuscescentibus vestito (7 — 10-poIlicari ; foliis angustis 

 carinato-conduplicatis margine carinaque scabris culmum 

 subaequantibus , involucri 6-phyIli foholis inaequalibus, 

 unico culmi longitudine ; umbella 4 — 5-radiata, radiis 5 — ■ 

 poly-stachyis abbreviatis interdum subnullis umbellaque 

 capitato-conglomerata ; spiculis capitato-congestis lanceo- 

 latis compressis 12 — 14-floris (interdum abbreviatis 3 — 4- 

 floris) ; squamis ovatis breviter acuto-mucronatis multi- 

 nerviis testaceis inter nervos cruento vel ferrugineo punctu- 

 latis ; achenio obovato-elliptico triquetro apicato castaneo 

 punctulato squama dimidio breviore. C. globosus Forsk. 

 T]- Arabia. 



479. C. HAEMATODES. Endl. (Prodr. FI. Norf. 22.) 

 Cuhno triangulari glabro, foliis margine. carinaque denticu- 

 lato-scaberrimis culmum aequantibus ; involucri sub-9- 

 phylli foliolis planis rigidis longissimis uti folia scabris ; 

 umbella composita ampla ; radiis apice corymboso-ramosis, 

 ramis polystachis capitato-congestis ; spiculis spicato- 

 fasciculatis oblongo-lanceolatis compressis 12 — 16-floris ; 

 squamis ovato-oblongis obtusis sub-9-nerviis sanguineo- 

 ferrugineis ; achenio (immaturo) oblique oblongo trigono 

 fusco squama 3-pIo breviore ; rhacheola anguste hyalino- 

 albida alata. Ins. Norf. Philipp. 



480. C. CRASSIPES. Vahl. (En. 2. 299.) Rhizomate 

 perpendiculari longissimo squamato; culmo trigono glabro; 

 foliis rigidis margine scabris siccis convolutis culmum 

 superantibus ; involucro sub-lO-phyllo longissimo ; umbella 

 multiradiata capitato-congesta ; radiis polystachyis abbre- 

 viatis spiculis capitato-aggregatis lineari-lanceolatis com- 

 pressiusculis 12 — 16-floris; squamis valde approximatis 

 ovato-oblongis acutato-mucronatis multinerviis fuscescenti- 

 stramineis stylo longissimo ; rhacheolae articulis abbreviatis 

 excavatis apteris. 1|_ Senegamb. Ovpar. 



481. C. NATALENSIS. Hochst. (Flora 1845. 755.) 

 Culmo triangulari glabro (2^2 — 3-pedaIi) basi aphyllo vagi- 

 nis aliquot striatis vestito, supra basin vagina una alterave 

 foliifera, foliorum lamina planiuscula vel complicata cras- 

 siuscula glaberrima culmo multo breviore , involucro 2 — 3- 

 phyllo brevi umbellae radiis plerumque superato ; capitulis 

 pluribus (7-pIerumque) polystachyis umbellato-congestis in- 

 aequaliter pedunculatis , rarius pau is in unum subsessile 

 congestis ; spicuHs copiosis lineari-lanceolatis acuminatis 

 compressis dilute fuscostramineis 10 — 12-floris rhacheola 

 alata; squamis obovato-oblongis obtusiusculis navicularibus 

 8 — 11-nerviis, nervo carinali viridi crasso, lateribus pallidis 

 versus marginem luteolis vel rubicundo-afllatis ; achenio 

 triangulari. Praecedenti dicitur afiinis. 1}. Afr. austr. 



482. C. AURICULATUS. Nees. (ex Kunth Cyper. 83.) 

 Culmo triangulari glabro ; foliis planis rigidulis supra mar- 

 gine carinaque scabris ; involucro 6 — 7-phyIIo longiore 

 umbella ampla decomposita difi^usa umbellulisque multi- 

 radiatis ; radiis partialibus brachiato-ramosis , ramis poly- 

 stachyis ; spiculis spicato-dispositis patentissimis linearibus 

 teretiusculis 8 — 12-floris ; squamis ovato-ellipticis acuto- 

 submucronatis subcoriaceis concavis 7-nerviis fuscescenti- 

 testaceis; rhacheola articulata articulis interne excavato 

 alatis, alis rotundatis subcoriaceis amplectentibus acheniura 

 oblongum apicatura squamae parallele compressiusculum 

 subobtusangulum stramineo-flavidum punctulatum squama 

 dimidio breviorem. Ins. Sandw. Timor. 



483. C. LOMENTACEUS. Nees. (1. c.) Culmo tri- 

 quetro glabro ; foliis planis supra margine- carinaque 

 scabris ; involucro sub-7-phyIlo longissimo , umbella com- 

 posita multiradiata , radiis polystachyis , longioribus apice 

 brachiato-trifidis ; spiculis spicato-approximatis patentis- 

 simis linearibus teretiusculis 12 — 14-floris; squamis re- 

 motis ellipticis sub apice rotundato brevissime mucronatis 

 convexis sub-9-nerviis lutescentibus dorso inter nervos 



