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herbaceo-memhranaceis e basi lata abrupte angusiatis; spienlis 
3—8-nisve capitalo-congesiis -abbreriato-ovalis ehtasis sengui- 
lineam longis ferrugineis v. brunneis; squamis dense imbri- 
vatis suborbiculatis carinato-convexis apice rotundatis e.nerve 
carinali viridi mucronatis; caryopsi minuta sqguamam aequante 
obovato-ellipsoidea triquetra leviter compressa acuminato-mu- 
eronulata minutissime punctata stramineo-pallida; setis caryopsi 
longioribns flexuosis superne pwbescentibus; stylo profunde 
trifido. — Antheia quandogue prolifera, raro subcapitato-con- 
iracta. 
S. polyphyllus Vahl Enum. 274. Kanth, 190. A. Gray, 
501. Wild. hb. no. 1847. — S. drunneus Mühlenb. |. c. 
42. — Torrey, 326. 
8. Macrostachys; spicalis 3-15 fasciculatis obleugo-cy- 
lindrieis 3—3 4 lin, longis; squamis obovato-ellipticis caryopsi 
longieribus. . 
America septeatr. 
Y3. 8, Eriopherum Michx. , 
Viridis; eulmo striete ereots rigide 1',—— 4-pedali tenni 
v. robusto foliato sursum trigone; foliis longis linearibas pla- 
nie (1% — 4 lin. lat.) rigidis marginibus scabris; cyma nm- 
beiliformi irregnlariter sapradecomposita saepissime opulenta 
(non raro 7—10 poll. alta); radiis erectis rigidis teretibus v. 
trigonis scaberrimis v. laevibus; inrolucro 3—5-phylio, phyllis 
infimis umbella longioribus; invelncellis e basi lanceolata longe 
angustato-acnminatis, coloratis; 'spienlis 'parvis subsolitarlis, 
lateralibus pedicellatis  Hloboso-v. ellipsoideo - ovatis obtusis 
. sesquilineam cire. longis; sqnamis 'carinato -vonvexis ovato- 
oblongis v. late ovatis, obtusis mutieis Y. obsolete whnoronu- 
latis, fuseo-ferrugineis v. interdam olivaceis; caryopsi minu- 
tissima squama multo breviore obovato -ellipsoidea breviter 
