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222 YPERACEAE. [Seirpus. 
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4. §. eernuus Vahl. Enum. ii (1806) 245.—Stems densely tufted, very ~ 
slender, quite glabrous, 2-6in. high, rarely more, Leaves setaceous, 
1-3 near the base of the stem and shorter than it. Spikelets solitary or 
2-3 together, ovoid or oblong-ovoid, 7y-$in. long; bract variable in 
length, usually exceeding the spikelets, continuous with the stem so that 
the spikelets appear to be lateral. Glumes 6-15, broadly ovate, concave 
or obscurely keeled, obtuse or with a short point, green or chestnut-brown, 
Stamens 3, rarely 2 or 1. Style-branches 3, long, linear. Nut about 
i the length of the glume, trigonous, obovoid, obtuse, minutely apiculate, 
not longitudinally ribbed, the surface appearing to be minutely reticulate 
from the numerous subquadrate cells —Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl, (1906) 
773. §. Savii Sebast. and Mauri Prodr. Fl. Rom. (1818) 22. 8. riparius 
Poir. Encycl. Suppl. v, 103; Benth. Fl. Austral, vi (1878) 327. Isolepis 
riparia R. Br. Prodr, (1810) 222; Hook. f. Fl. Tasm. ii (1860) 89, t. 145c; 
Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 302. I. setacea Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 
271 (in part, not of RK. Br.). I. setosa Haoul Chow (1846) 40. 
Norte anp Sovran Isnanps, Srewart Istanp, CHaTHAam ISLANDS, AUCKLAND 
AND CAMPBELL IsLANDS : Abundant throughout. Sea-level to 2000 ft. November- 
February. Cin . Rete. ot - ais -I¢. So, 
Nearly 
south-easte1 
usually litt 
chestnut-br: 
are paler, a 
bE aa 
oN +amnerate and tropical countries except 
I. 
5. S. 
variable i 
other time, 
several at the 
and coriaceous a: v.. —_ 
ones. Heads solitary, terminal, of 1-4 spikelets in the sma svuv...—., 
of 3-9 in the larger ones; bracts }-lin. long, usually far exceeding the 
head. Spikelets rather stout, ovoid-oblong, }4in. long, many-flowered. 
Glumes broadly ovate, boat-shaped with a prominent keel, obtuse or the 
keel produced into a short point, often rigid and coriaceous, pale whitish- 
yellow with a conspicuous dark chestnut-brown spot; sides broad, marked 
with prominent curved lines; back often curved. Hypogynous scales 
wanting. Stamens 3 or 2, rarely 1. Style-branches 3.. Nut rather more 
than $ as long as the glume, elliptic-ovoid, trigonous, acute, minutely 
punctate, white to yellow, sometimes ultimately almost black.—C. B. Clarke 
om Fl. Cap. vii (1898) 223; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 774. 8. carti- 
lagineus Poir, Eneycl. Suppl. v (1811) 103; Benth. Fl. Austral. vii (1878) 
328, S. ebenocarpus 7. Kirk in Trans, N.Z. Inst. xvii (1885) 224. Isolepis 
cartilaginea R. Br. Prodr. (1810) 222; Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 271; 
Fl. Tasm. ii (1860) 88, t. 145; Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 302. 
_Norrs Istanp: Hawke’s Bay —Colenso! A. Hamilton! Wellington — Karioi, 
Kaiwarawara, T. Kirk! Sours Isuanp: Nelson—Cape Farewell, 7. Kirk! Canter- 
bury—Banks Peninsula, A. Wall; Burnham, 7’. Kirk / Springfield, 7. F.C. Otago— 
Catlin’s River, Petrie/ Lake Wakatipu, 7. Kirk/ Bluff Hil, 7. Kirk / StTHwaRt 
IstanD: Port Pegasus, Petrie! I. Krik!  Sea-level to 2000 ft. | November—March. 
Also in extratropical Australia, South Africa, and St. Helena. 
. 6. S. inundatusPoir. Encyel. Suppl. v (1811) 103.—Very variable in 
Size and habit of growth. Stems 2-12 in. high, often smail, slender and 
filiform, at other times stouter and taller, and resembling small states, of 
