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tata superiore 3—5-nervia, valvula floseulorum inferiore inferne al- 
bido-birsufa, subulis novem plumosis apiee nudis scahris instructa. 
Ad Pappophorum elegans Nees. (Steud. Syu.) prope accedere 
videtur. 
22. Pappophorum glumosum Hochst. (Hb. abyss. 
Buch. nr. 1297.) Radice caespitosa, culmis ascendentibus spitha- 
maeis vel pedalibus, vaginis foliisque pubesentibus, his angustis pla- 
nis vel plus minus complicatis et fere setäceis 3—4- poliicaribus, 
summis brevioribus; panicula spicata 2—3-pollicari radiis brevissi- 
mis 5—4-stachyis, epieulis trifleris (tertio imperfecto), glumis livido- 
eoloratis vel coerulescentibus flosceulos demtis subulis triplo superan- 
tibus acutis,, inferiore paulo minore novemnervia, superiore plerum- 
que septemnervia, valvula inferiore dense albido-lanata, subulis novem 
ultra medium plumosis apice scabridis. 
VIE Chlorides. 
23. Leptochlon obtusiflora Wochst. (Hb. abyss. 
Buch. pr. 1204.) Radice perenni, culmo bipedali vel altiore erecto, 
vaginis foliisgue scabridis, his planis 2—3 lineas latis 6—8 pollices 
longis attenuato - acuminatis, supremo vix breviore, ligula lacero- 
ciliata,, spieis 5—6 racemosim dispositis anguste linearibus tripolli- 
caribus, spiculis numerosis ex viridi-purpurascentibus glabris unila- 
teralibus plus minus imbricatis 1'/,—1°/4-Jinealibus 5—7-floris, glu- 
mis parum inaegualibus obtusis floseulo infimo brevioribus, valvala 
floseulorum inferiore obtusissima mutica nervo carinali plus minus 
scabro, 
24. Leptochloa Schimperiana Hochnt. {Hb. abyss. 
Buch. nr. 1407.) Radice perenni, culmo 1'/,—2-pedali erecto, 
vaginis foliisque glabris, his planis nervosis, culmeis digitalibus lon- 
gioribusque 3—4 lineas latis margine scabris et versus basin non- 
nunguam pilosis, ligula brevi truncata plicata et lacera; spieis linea- 
ribus nune alternis nunc verticillatis et digitatis , spiculis numerosis 
compressis glumas longe superantibus 3—4-linealibus elliptico-ovatis 
multifloris unilateralibus, flosculis squarrosis distiehis 9—12, glumis 
subaegnalibus acatis, flosculorum valvulis inferioribus longioribus in 
mucronem validum terminatis (infra mucronem ex nervo carinali 
productum utrinque ex nervo laterali denticulus), valvula superiore 
biearinata acuta, caryopsi ovali-subrotunda eleganter rugulosa 
vastanea. 
Erogrostidem spiculis aemulatgr et non procul ab Eleusine ver- 
'rillata Roxb. abesse videtur. 
