1074 OC. GRAMINEJE. 
Ono CC. GRANINEZ. 
Endl. Gen. 77. Lindl. Veg. Kingd. 106. Kunth, Rev. Gram. Parisiis, foli», 1829, cum tabb. 220. 
nth. in Journ. Linn. Soe, xix. 14. 
Flores h phroditi v. uni les, in spicas parvas spiculas dictas dispositi, singuli ad 
axillam bractez parv: glumam. dictse solitarii, sessiles v. subsessiles. —Glume i spicula 
secus rhachillam G. e. spicul:e rhachin) altern:e, distiche rarissime subternati .bricate, 
inferiores 2, rarius 3-oo v. rarissime una sola vacus, 1—oo ;sequentes florentes. (pale 
inferiores auct, plur.) florem. foventes, interdum 1-oo summ:e minores vacuseque (lores 
tabescentes auct. plur.). Perianthium perfectum 0, sed in glumze axillà ad basin axis 
floralis palea ssepius adest (palea superior auct. plur.) rhachillam spicule spectans, 
2-nervis v. 2-carinata, integra v. 2-dentata, rarius 2-partita, nunc glumze zequilonga, nunc 
sepius minor, interdum minuta v. omnino evanida ; et supra paleam infra stamina adsunt 
swpius lodieule 2 v. 3, squamellze parvse hyalinze v. carnosulze, quarum 2 liberze latera- 
lesque v. pone axin a Ans: spicule averse et plus minus connatz, tertia dum adsit 
lateralibus zequalis v. minor. SPUMA 3v. pauciora, rarius 4 v. 6, rarissime oo, filamentis 
pillaribus v. leviter compl liberis v. intubum connatis. Antherc versatiles 
v. rarius basifixze, lineares oblongee. Y. Ovoidese, loculis 2 parallelis apice basique szepe plus 
minus discretis, 1 git di Ovarium in centro floris sessile v. breviter 
, erectum, integ, AE stylorum basibus sub-2-dentatum, l-loculare. Styli 2 v. 
rarius 3, terminales v. ad apicem ovarii sublaterales, distincti v. plus minus in stylum 2- 
rarius 3-fidum. connati, filiformes, breves v. elongati, superne v. fere a basi breviter v. longe 
stigmatosi, papillis st tosis nune brevissimis nunc filiformibus simplicibus v. ramulosis 
plumosi. Ovulwm 1, adscendens, anatropum, prope basin v. lateraliter affixum, ab ovario 
ssepius difficile si patduni! Fructus (caryopsis) seepius parvus, gluma paleaque cum 
fragmento rhachillze inclusus, quibuscum v. eum tota spicula dilabitur, rarius exsertus v. 
seorsum deciduus, indehiscens ; pericarpium ssepius tenuissimum semini arcte adnatum et 
supra seminis hilum macula notatum, rarius laxum, b v. in Bambuseis non- 
nullis crustaceum induratum v. crassissime carnosum.  Seminis testa a pericarpio adnato 
non üstirignenns, y. intra pericarpium liberum tenuissima albumini adnata ; albumen 
v. rarius Embryo ad basin albuminis parvus, globosüs N. 
depressus, sepe minutus. 
Herbe annue v. perennes v. in Bambuseis pluribus frut tes v. arl tes, basi 
smpe it v. e rhi interd repentes v. stoloniferw, rarius 
scandentes. Caules teretes v. compressiusculi, inter nodos swpius cavi, simplices v. 
ramosi. Folia pleraque ad basin caulis conferta, srepeque distiche imbricata; superiora 
alterna, dissita, interdum subspiraliter disposita ; vaginze int inl fissce 
ore sepius firüis brevi scariosa v. membranacea v. annulo setarum coronato ; lamina 
patens v. rarius erecta, sepius angusta plana v. prsesertim siccitate convoluta, interdum 
rigide subulato-teres, ssepius venis numerosis parallelis lineata et in speciebus nonnullis 
latifolis venulis parvis transversis plus minus distincte tessellata. Inflorescentia in 
pedunculo terminali v. rarius in Dedütcülis ad axillas solitariis v. fasciculatis simpliciter 
spicata : v. varie panicul .braeteata ; in Bambuseis tamen lli: 
perpaucisque aliis braeteoe spathacez à glumiformes adsunt sub ramulis paniculze et sub 
spiculis ipsis. 
Speeierum numerus. a variis auctoribus varie estimatus, ad normam nostram verisimiliter ad 
3100 v. 3200 reducendz, per orbem totum terrarum copiose dispersm, undique nec in terris 
Arcticis summisque Alpibus nec in ealidissimis apricisque inter tropicos desunt, in uliginosis tamen 
- paludibusque saepe Cyperaceis cedunt, nonnulle latissime diffuse fere cosmopolitanse, plures j Jam a 
temporibus antiquissimis copiose culte statu sylvestri hodie 3gnotze. 
Ordo quoad partem in orbis vegetatione tenentem inter Monocotyledones maximus, etsi numero 
sperierum Orchideis palmam cedat.  Naturalissimus est et pe um accuratissime definitus, 
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