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CYPERACEJE. 
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1. C. Wahlenbergiana, Boott , III. Gen. Car. ii. 101, t. 301-5. Stems 
slender, triquetrous, 2-4 feet long, bearing usually two leaves below the 
inflorescence. Leaves 1-3 feet long, scabrous, flaccid, f in. broad. 
Panicles lax, rhomboid, 2-3 in. long, the side ones distinctly pedun- 
cled and bracteafed by long leaves ; spikelets sessile, cylindrical, about 
\ inch long, crowded, all male at the top and female below, the side 
ones ascending. Female glumes \ iu. long, ovate with a distinct 
cusp, all green, or brown with a green keel. Perigyne green, narrow, 
elliptical, strongly ribbed, with a distinctly bifid beak, both together 
as long as the glume. Stigmas 3. C. indica. SchJc.Car.Jig . 206 ; Kunth , 
Enum. ii. 509, in part ; Bojer , Hort. Maur . 387, not Linn. 
Mauritius, frequent in woods, ascending to the top of the Pouce. Also Bourbon, 
Madagascar, Natal, and Tropical Africa. 
2. C. ramosa, SchJc. Car. tab. 204. Stems about 2 feet long, 
slender, triquetrous, with 2-3 leaves below the inflorescence. Leaves 
in. broad. Panicles lax, deltoid, 1-3 in. long, the side ones dis- 
tinctly peduncled and bracteated by long leaves ; spikelets about \ in. 
long, all sessile, male at the top, female below, the side ones spreading 
from the rachis at a right angle. Female glumes ovate, acute, pale brown, 
| in. long. Perigyne curved, narrow elliptical, rostrate, with a bifid 
beak in. long, which is protruded beyond the glume. Stigmas 3. 
Kunth , Enum. ii. 507 ; Boott, III. Gen. Car. iii. 106, tab. 322. 
Mauritius, in woods, Bojer ! Also East Indies. 
3. C. brunnea, Thunb. FI. Jap. 58. Densely tufted. Stems 
slender, triquetrous, 1-2 feet long, with a single leaf below the in- 
florescence. Leaves about a foot long, firm, very narrow, rigid, striated. 
Spikelets 6-20 on the upper | foot of the stem, all stiff, erect, \-l in. 
long, the uppermost often all male, the rest male at the tip and female 
below, the peduncles all simple, or the lowest compound. Female 
glumes in. long, ovate, acute, with brown sides and green keel, 
with several distinct ribs, and green edge. Perigyne elliptical-lenticular, 
with a short bifid beak and many distinct ribs. Stigmas 2. C. 
gracilis, B. Br. ; Kunth, Enum. ii. 513. Boott , III. Gen. Car. i. 59, 
t. 154-156. C. Commersoniana, Kunth, Enum. ii. 391. C. lenta, 
JD. Don ; Kunth , Enum . ii. 418. C. lachnosperma, Wall. ; Kunth, 
Enum. ii. 505, in part. 
Mauritius and Rodriguez, in woods. Also Tropical Asia and Australia. 
4. C. borbonica, Lam. ; Kunth, Enum. ii. 522. Stems trique- 
trous, slender, 1-1| foot long, with usually two leaves below the in- 
florescence. Basal leaves firm, hi in- broad, shorter than the stem. 
Spikelets about 4, cylindrical, 1-2 in. long , crowded near the top of the 
stem, the end one all male, the others cernuous on short peduncles, all 
female, or male at the very tip. Female glumes nearly i in. long, 
ovate-lanceolate, with a long cusp, brown on the sides, green and 3- 
ribbed on the keel. Perigyne elliptic, scabrous, with a distinctly bifid 
