— 438 — 
Geogr. Verbreitung: Tropen der alten Welt. 
Queensland: Tambourine Mountains (Domin, III. 1910); Brisbane River (F. v. Mueller, 1848); 
Rockhampton (A. Dietrich No. 1786, Bowman); Port Mackay (A. Dietrich No. 544): bei Harveys Greek 
(Domin, XII. 1909); bei Yarraba (Domin, I. 1910). — Herberts Greek (Bowman, von Bentham FI. Austr. 
VII. 289 (1878) als C. umhellatus var. laxi flora beschrieben). 
N, S.Wales: Glarence River (Beckleb). 
Australien: ohne nähere Standortsangabe (Verreaux 1846 No. 173). 
b) var. capitatus v. n. 
Excellit spicis numerosis, brevibus, sessilibus, in fasciculura condensatis; bracteis involucrantibus 
numerosis, latis, rigidis, longissimis. 
Nordost-Queensland: bei Harveys Greek, am Bache (Domin, I. 1910). 
Habitu 31. pictiim Nees revocat, sed spiculae nuces 2 exhibent. 
Eine Varietät, die der var. hengaJenm G. B. Glarke vom M. cijperinus Vahl analog ist. 
687. M. laevis R. Br. Prodr. 218 (1810). 
Cyperus leiocaulon Benth. Fl. Austr. VII. 287 (1878), F. M. Bail. Syn. Queens!. Fl. 592 (1883), Catal. Plants Queensl. 
52 (1890), Queensl. Fl. VI. 1749 (1902), Compreh. Catal. 591 1,1913), F. v. Muell. First Census 125 (1882), Sec. Census 211 
(1889) („leiocaulis"), Moore Handb. Fl. N. S. Wales 450 (1893). 
Geogr. Verbreitung: Queensland, N.S.Wales. 
Queensland: Rockhampton (O'Shanesy). 
N.S.Wales: Port Jackson (R. Brown, Iter australiense 1802—05 No. 5925 M. laevis!); Richmond 
(Woolls). 
688. M. seabep R. Br. Prodr. 218 (1810). 
Cyperus scaber Benth. Fl. Austr. VII. 228 (1878), F. M. Bail. Syn. Queensl. Fl. 592 (1883), Catal. Plants Queensl. 52 
(1890) , Queensl. Fl. VI. 1750 U902), Compreh. Catal. 591 (1913), F. v. Muell. First Census 125 {1882), Sec. Census 211 (1889). 
Geogr. Verbreitung: Nord- Australien, Queensland. 
Nord-Australien: R. Brown, Iter australiense 1802 — ^05 No. 5926 M. scaber! 
Queensland: am Russell River, in der Nähe seiner Mündung, mit M. decompositus (Domin, I. 
1910); bei Gairns, auf Sand (Domin, XII. 1909); Percy Island (W^alter); Rockingham Bay (Dallachy). 
689. M. laevlgratus Hook. u. Arn. Bot. Beech Voy. 72 (1841). 
Cyperus Seemannianus Boeck. in Linnaea XXXVI. 390 (^1869 — 70). 
Cyperus tetracarpus Boeck. in Flora LVIII. 88 (1875). 
Geogr. Verbreitung: Polynesien, Queensland. 
Queensland: Port Mackay (Am. Dietrich n. No. 649, Original von C. tetracarpus Boeck.). 
690. M. xerophilus n. sp. 
Perennis, densissime caespitosus, basi dura vaginis rigidiusculis, brunneis dense involucrata; culmi 
graciles, stricti, trigoni, laeves, circa 3 dm aiti vel humiliores, tantum basi foliati; folia numerosissima, 
pallide virescentia, erecta, longissima, culmos longe superantia, perangusta, arete conduplicata raro cana- 
liculato-subaperta, subjuncea, rigidiuscula, glabra et tantum marginibus scaberula; inflorescentia lateralis, 
e spicis circa 4—7, parvis et sape 2 longius pedunculatis (peduncuhs longissimis circa 15 mm longis) 
caeteris breviter pedunculatis vel subsessilibus constans, interdura omnino conglobata; bracteae involucrantes 
2 foliis simillimae, longissimae (usque 30 cm longae), infra erectae insuper curvatae; spicae pallidae, flavescenti- 
virides, fere ad umbellas redactae, circa 12 — 15 mm longae et longitudine breviores, densiusculae, multi- 
spiculatae; spimlae sessiles, divaricatae, 5—7.5 mm longae, anguste lineares, glabrae, 5- vel pluriflorae; 
glumae tenues, margine angusto scariosae, imbricatae, iufimis vacuis brevibus neglectis circa 2.75 mm vel 
paulo plus longae, subacutae vel obtusiusculae, interdum sub apice obtuso, scarioso minute apiculatae, 
vetustae haud raro insuper eroso-denticulatae, conspicue nervoso-striatae; stamina 2; antherae perangustae, 
