CXII. CYPERACEiE 
567 
Mid-rib of glume not prolonged . . .10. C. hamatostoma. 
Margins of female glumes white, transparent . 12. C. breviculmis. 
Leaves ^ in. broad. 
Flowering stems naked 13- C. Wallichiana. 
Flowering stems leafy . . • • . 14. C. ligulata. 
1. Carex nubigena, D. Don; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 702. Stems 
6-30 in., slender. Leaves long, £ in. broad or less. Spikes 5 in., 
ovoid, sessile, male at the top, pale coloured, forming an inter- 
rupted spike 1-5 in. long or sometimes contracted into an ovoid 
head. Glumes containing female flowers ovate ; midrib prominent, 
hardly prolonged ; margins white, transparent. Utricle ovoid, 
glabrous ; nerves many, prominent ; beak oblong, linear, usually 
smooth. Style 2-branched. Nut hardly half the length of the 
utricle, flattened. (Fig. 184.) 
Simla, Naldera, Matiana. — Hilly districts throughout India, 5000-12,000 ft. 
—Malaya, China, Japan. 
2. Carex foliosa, D. Don ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 703, under C. muri- 
cata, Linn. Stems 12-24 in., slender, rough towards the top. 
