641 
133. BR. thyrsoiden Nees et Meyen. 
Viridis. Culmo graeili strieto sunsesquipedali (rianguları, 
lateribus sulealo, basi multifoliato ; foliis enlmo hrevioribus aut 
longiribus tenacibus longe angnstato-ac ıminatis subearinate-pla- 
nis 4—5 Iin.. lat. supra nitidulis margine acnleolatis; paniculis 
pluribus (5—6) in culmi parte superiore approximatis, sub- 
pyramidatis decompositis breviter pedunculatis densiuseulis 
pluriramosis, 1--1’2 poll. alt. et letis; peduneulis 1/,—], 
poll. long. compresso-triangulis, engulis scabris; vamis 
brevibus erecto-patentibus pluriramnlosis polystachyis, angu- 
lis subeiliolatisz spieulis saepiss. solitariis approximatis sessi- 
libus v. breviter pedimeulatis primo subulatis postea Iincari- 
lanceolatis, plurifloris 31/,—4 lin. long.; squamis remotis 
memhranaceis ohlongo-lanceolatis acuminato-mueronalis va- 
rinulatis brunneo-ferrugineis opaeis; caryopsi squama multo 
breviore obovata vertice truncala inrgide lentieulari leviter 
eancellata sordide straminea, rosiro quam ipsa parım Jon- 
giore subsubulato-conico complanato, basi parım dilatata haud 
solute, obseure viridi; stylo longe peisistente elongato brevi- 
ter fisso; setis subtilibus caryopsi saepelongioribus; filamen- 
tis 3 elongatis longe persistentibus ferrngineis. 
R. ihyrsoidea Nees et Meyen iı. Linn. 9. 297. 
Tasul, Sandwicens. 
134. BR. Ruiziana Beklr. 
Viridis; culmo graeili strieto suhrripedali triangulari fo- 
liose; foliis tenacibus longe angustato-acnminatis subearinato- 
planis margine superne et carinula dentieulato-seahris, eul- 
meis elongatis culmum superantibus 3—21/, Jin, lat.; pani- 
eulis numerosis (7) subdecompositis multiramosis primum 
37. Bd. 6, Heft, 4 
