FLORA OF THE SUNDRIBUNS. 
351 
Stolons o ; leaves and bracts long ; rachilla distinctly 
winged . . . exaltatus dives, 
272. Cyperus inundatus Roxb. ; F. I. i. 301. Juncellus inundatus 
F. B. 1 . vi. 595 E. D. C 2601. 
River-banks, not uncommon. 
Vernac. Pati* 
273. Cyperus malaccensis Lamk, ; F. B. I, vi. 608. C, Pangorei 
F. I. i. 202. E. D. c 2609. 
Banks of Cheila Bogi river, Heinig & Gammiel 
Vernac. Chumati Pati. 
A large glabrous sedge; useful for binding and protecting muddy river- 
banks. 
DiSTRiB. — S.-E Asia; Australia; Polynesia. 
A stout sedge ; an excellent mud-binding species. 
Distrib. — Silhet ; E. Bengal; C. Bengal. 
274. Cyperus tegetiformis Roxb. ; F. B. I. vi. 612. C. nudus 
F. I. i. 209. 
Sea-face at Tiger Point, Heinig ! 
Vernac. Halaizu; Goola-methi, 
A large glabrous sedge; properties unimportant, 
Distrib. — India; Indo-China ; China ; Japan. 
This sedge is plentiful in swampy places in C. Bengal, but has not hitherto 
been reported from the coasts of I ndia ; doubtless its seeds have been washed 
down by the great rivers and cast up at Tiger Point. 
275. Cyperus scariosus R. Br.; F. B. Lvi. 612. C. pertenuis F. I. i. 
198. E. D. C 2617 partly only. 
Northern settlements and partial clearings, plentiful, Clarke ! 
Vernac. Nagar Modhi. 
Distrib. — Indo-China; Australia. 
Very like the preceding species but more slender in all its parts ; in India 
this plant is confined to the northern Sundribuns and the immediately adjacent 
portion of Lower Bengal. 
276. Cyperus exaltatus Retz var. dives Clarke; F. B. I. vi. 617. 
C. umbellatus F. I. i. 205. 
Northern clearings, in ponds and jhils, Kurz 1 Calcutta Garden 
Collectors ! Clarke ! 
A tall sedge ; used for making matting. 
Distrib. — Northern India. 
310 . Mariscus Vahl. 
277. Mariscus albescens Gaud.; F. B. I. vi. 623. 
Chandpie, Prain ! Sea-face, very abundant, Heinig ! Pram ! 
