562 
CXII. CYPtCBACEiE 
8. Fimbristylis eomplanata, Link ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 646. Peren- 
nial, glabrous ; rhizome very short, horizontal, without stolons ; 
stems tufted, 8-24 in., flattened near the top. Leaves about three 
fourths the length of the stem, sometimes nearly J in. broad. 
Umbels sometimes compound to the third degree, often 4 in. diarn. 
Lower bract nearly erect, flattened, the tip abruptly obtuse. Spike- 
lets usually numerous, J in., linear, dark brown. Glumes acute. 
Style glabrous ; branches 3, minutely hairy. Nut hardly one third 
the length of the glume, 3-sided, more or less tuberculate. 
Narkunda. — Throughout India, ascending to 8000 ft. — All warm regions. 
9. Fimbristylis junciformis, Kunth ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 647. Gla- 
brous ; rhizome woody, usually short ; stems tufted, 4-16 in., 
