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ad apicem culmi pedunculorumque arete congestis, bracteola- 
tis. Squamae conformes. Stigmata brevia. Perigynium 1-V - 
I 1 "', J lin- longum, T fi (J lin. latum, pallide flavidum, demum fusco- 
ferrugineum. Achenium breve stipitatum, T y- lin. longum, 
lin. latum, ovale, acute triquetrum, basi styli apiculatum, 
castaneum vel fuscum, angulis pallidioribus. 
Yar. minor; spica lineari, simpliciori; spicis partialibus 
minoribus, inferioribus spiculis 3-5 singulis paucifloris alter- 
nis, infima radicali, longe exserte pedunculata; perigyniis 1^ 
lin. longis, utrinque acutis; acbenio lineam longo, elliptico; 
antheris 2 flavis, apice purpureis • culmo pedunculisque se- 
taceis. 
28. C. Wightiana (Nees); spica elongata decompo- 
sita, e spicis partialibus 4-5 pallidis ambitu ovato vel 
oblongo pinnatim vel basi subduplicato pinnatim com- 
positis, superioribus sessilibus contiguis, inferioribus 
longe exserte pedunculatis remotis longe bracteatis; spi¬ 
culis oblongis erectis androgynis, apice ssepe subdimidi- 
atim masculis, basi flosculis foemineis 4-10 inibricatis 
quorum infimis ssepe sterilibus; stigmatibus 3 ; perigy¬ 
niis ellipticis triquetris rostratis, ore membranaceo bifido 
oblique secto, superne inter nervos rostroque scabris mar- 
ginibus ciliatis rectis striato-nervosis imbricatis congestis 
pallide viridibus demum ferrugineo-flavidis, squama ovata 
acuta mucronata striato-nervosa pallida margine albida 
carina viridi scabra latioribus longioribusque.—C. Wigh¬ 
tiana, Nees, apucl Wight, Contr. 122; Kunth, Cyp. 512. 
(Tab. XXX.) 
Yar. spicis partialibus 8-9, inferioribus elongatis in¬ 
fima subradicali longe exserte pedunculatis longissime 
bracteatis, spiculis pluribus. 
Hab. In peninsula Indise orientalis, mont. Nilghiri, 
Wight, n. 1910, 1914, 1915, 1292, Wallich, Cat n. 
3400 c. Khasia, alt. 4000 ped., Hooker et Thomson, et 
in Himalaya orientali tropica ad Sikkim et Nipal, alt. 
3-5000 ped., J. D. Hooker. 
Culmus sub-2-ped., gracilis, rigidus, lgevis, basi foliosus; 
pars spicas gerens pedalis. Folia 3-5 lin. lata, culmo longiora, 
plana, glaucescentia, scaberrima. Bracteae inferiores vagi- 
nate, omnes nisi summa culmo longiores. Spica; partiales 
superiores ovatge (1 poll, longse), sessiles, contiguse, pin- 
nate : inferiores (2| poll, longge) oblongge, exserte peduncu¬ 
late, remote, basi subduplicato-pinnate. Spiculce 4-9 lin. 
longge, 2 lin. late, basi, e squamis vacuis appressis, quasi pedi¬ 
cellate, erecte. Rachis glabra. Squamae masculse obtusge vel 
subacute, mucronulate. Perigynium l-Jg-2 lin. longum, te lin. 
latum. Achenium lineam longum, fere -/),-■ lin. latum, ellipti- 
cum, triquetrum, punctulatum, basi styli incrassata. 
A C. leucantha differt inflorescentia magis composita; foliis 
latis, planis, glaucis; squamis foemineis ovatis, minus mucro- 
natis; perigyniis brevioribus, glabrioribus. 
The specimens n. 1296, Wight, both in iny own Herbarium 
and in Herb. Arnott, are too young for a positive decision about 
them. From the greater number and length of the partial spites 
upon them (the lower ones 34-4 inches long), their insertion from 
the base of the culm upwards, the rather longer spiculss, with 
more numerous male flowers, and the longer mucro to the lanceo¬ 
late female scales, I have regarded it as a variety, though it may 
prove merely a more luxuriant state of the species. In Herb. 
Arnott it is named “ O. Indica, var., Nees.” Nees quotes only 
“n. 1910, Wight,” for his O. Wiglvtiana; but I find in Herb. Ar¬ 
nott, and I have received also from Hr. Wight, specimens mini , 
bered 1914 and 1292, and from Hr. Wallich one (3400 c. Herb. 
Wight). Of these in Herb. Arnott, 1914 and 1292 are named “ G. 
Indica , Nees I and a specimen, n. 1915, in my own Herbarium 
(from Herb. Ward), and in Herb. Bentham, both equally from 
Hr. Wight, are named “ G. meiogyna, Nees.” I have no hesitation 
in referring all to G. Wightiana. 
29. C. hirtella (Drejer); spicis 5 oblongis vel cylin- 
draceis erectis, masculis 3 contiguis sessilibus pallidis, 
foemineis 2 purpureis, suprema sessili, infima subremota 
exserte pedunculata basi attenuata laxiflora, bracteis 
culmo brevioribus; stigmatibus 3; perigyniis lanceolatis 
longe rostratis, ore hyalino obliquo acute bifido, plano- 
subtriquetris scabris marginibus e basi ciliato-serratis 
nervatis purpureis basi pallidis glabris, squama lanceo- 
lata acuta purpurea margine albo-hyalina longioribus.— 
C. hirtella, Drejer, Sgmb. 21. C. tenuis, Nees! Wight, 
Contr. 128. (Tab. XXXI.) 
Hab. In Himalaya et Tibetia occidentali alpina, alt. 
12-16,000 ped.: Kunawur, Doyle, n. 120, 122 ! (ex 
parte), Jacquemont, n. 482 ! Kishtwar, Zanskar, Ladak, 
Thomson ! 
Csespitosa. Culmus sesquipedalis, gracilis, obtusangulus, 
lsevis, inter spicas scaber, nudus, basi foliosus vaginisque pal¬ 
lidis fibrillosis tectus; pars spicas gerens 4-g poll, longa. Folia 
f-l lin. lata, culmum subeequantia, graminea, plana, carinata. 
Vaginae scabriusculse. Bracteae vaginate: infima vix culmum 
sequans. Vaginae 3-6 lin. longge, scabriusculse. Pedunculus 
infimus 1| poll, longus, lsevis. Spicae masculae 3: suprema 
6-10 lin. longa, 1-11 lin. lata : reliquge arete contiguse, brevi- 
ores. Spicoe feemineae 6-12 lin. longge, 1^-2 lin. late, 2-21 
poll, remote: infima exserte pedunculata. Squamae confor¬ 
mes, ovato-lanceolatse, acute, purpurese, margine albo-hyalinse: 
masculae demum pallidge. Perigynium 3 T 3 -g- lin. longum, sublin. 
latum, antice nervis mediis magis prominentibus. Achenium 
l-rV lin. longum, T 7 - (J fin. latum, oblongo-ellipticum, stipitatum, 
apice piloso-scabridum, stylo basi dilatato piloso apiculatum. 
Affinis C. macrogynae, Turcz. Differt spicis masculis 3; 
perigyniis majoribus, longe rostratis, ore acute bifido; ache- 
nio apice piloso ; culmo gracili; foliis augustioribus ; squamis 
lanceolatis, acutis. 
Brejer having seen only the specimens sent to Nees from 
Royle’s collection, which were young, judged erroneously of the 
affinity of his G. hirtella , associating it with C. glauca. It evidently 
belongs to the Ferruginece. The right-hand specimen figured 
is from Royle, the other from Hr. Thomson. A perigynium and 
achenium of C. macrogyna, Turcz. (which at the time of the print¬ 
ing of the Plate I had named G. obtusa ), are figured to contrast 
with those of G. hirtella. 
30. C. Horsfieldii (Boott); spica longissima pallida 
concolori supradecomposita, e spicis partialibus 6-8 
(ambitu oblongo-ovato) solitariis, inferioribus triplicato- 
racemosis remotis longe exserte pedunculatis stricte erec¬ 
tis longissime bracteatis, radii superne scaberrima; spi¬ 
culis androgynis apice masculis basi flosculis foemineis plu¬ 
ribus contiguis instructis squarrosis alternatim approxi- 
matis patentibus bracteolatis ; stigmatibus 3; perigyniis 
ellipticis triquetris sensim rostratis, ore albo-membranaceo 
antice oblique secto integro vel emarginato demum bi¬ 
fido, glabris, rostro apice ad margines parce denticulato, 
arcuatim recurvis crebre nervatis pallidis, squama emar- 
ginata obtusa vel ovata acuta longe hispido-aristata albo- 
membranacea nervo viridi scabro longioribus.—C. Hors¬ 
fieldii, Boott, Lin. Trans, xx. 131. (Tab. XXXII.) 
Hab. In Java, ITorsfield. 
Culmus subbipedalis, validus, obtusangulus, Levis, basi fo- 
