1136 OC. GRAMINE. [Andropogonec. 
Jc. Fl. Germ. t. 64, Nees, Gen, Fl. Germ. Monocot. i. n. 91. Host, Gram. Austr. i. t. 1 (Holcus) et 
iv. 5.2 ad 4. Sibth. Fl. Grac. t. 68 (Andropogon).  Jacg. Ecl. Gram. t. 18. 
Genus Chrysopogoni valde affine, vix nisi habitu et panieulz ramulis subcontinuis, spiculis latiori- 
bus induratis differt. 
97. Anthistiria, Linn. f. Nov. Gram. Gen. in. Amon. Acad. x. 38, et Suppl. Pl. 13. 
(Themeda, Forsk. Fl. ZEg. Arab. 178.  Anthistirieze, Anders. in. Nov. Act. R. Soc. Upsal. 
ii. 229, t. 3.)—Spicule in spica fasciculiformi 7, rarius 6, 9 v. 11, quarum 4 ad basin 
rhacheos quasi ticillat:e invol que florem unicum masculum continentes v. 
vacus, 3 rarius 2 ad apicem rhacheos, centrali sessili flore unico hermaphrodito, latera- 
libus pedicellatis florem 1 tinentibus v. vacuis, additis rarius secus rhachin 
paribus spieularum 1-2 intermediis. Glum:e spiculwe vacuze scepius 2, exterior rigidule 
ib v. subherb co-nervis, interior tenuior hyalina, in spicula mascula 
additur tertia hyalina, parva, florem fovens ; spicule perfecte glum:e 4, 2 exteriores 
vacus, parum inzquales, ssepius rigidule, extima obscure 5-7-nervis, interior nervis 2 
prominentibus cum centrali tenuissima, tertia multo minor hyalina vacua; terminalis 
florens, a basi angustissima tenuique in aristam longam sepius basi tortam superne geni- 
culatam producta; palea parva v. inconspicua. Stamina 3. Styli distincti, stigmatibus 
plumosis. Caryopsis glumis inclusa, libera. —Gramina paniculat , foliis planis. 
Spic fasciculiformes, szepius , singulze ped lo intra vaginam bracteze foliacese 
incluso v. rarius exserto fuliw. Arist nunc longe validze tortze, nunc tenues breves v. 
omnino nulle. 
Species vix 10 bene distincte, apud auetores nonnullos plus duplo plures, per regiones calidiores 
orbis veteris late disperezm. —Beauv. Agrostogr. 133, 1. 28, f. 7. Kunth, Enum. Pl.i.481. Benth. Fl. 
Austral. vii. 541, e£ in Journ. Linn. Soc. xix. 78. 
Genus in integrum servatum naturale et spiculis 4 involucrantibus facillime distinetum, ab auetori- 
bus variis in genera v. sectiones characteribus parvi valoris distinctis separatur ;— 
AxTHISTIRIA, Anders., ad species limitatur spieulis invol ibus sessilibus, int diis nullis. 
Tnter has Axtsranua, Jungh. in. Hav. et De Vr. Tijdschr. vii. 296, est. A. frondosa, R. Br. (4. Jung- 
huhniana, Nees ; sect. Heterelytron, Auders., non Jungh.), species insignis bracteis sub fasciculo longe 
foliaceis basi margine pilis longis eiliato-hispidis, spieulis inyoluerantibus e glumis 2 vacuis, PERo- 
BACHNE, Presl, Fel. Hank. i. 348, 1. 48, est, 4. arundinacea, Roxb. (subseet, Chrysanthistiria, Anders.), 
species elata, glumis exterioribus pilis longis fulvis dense hirsutis, spiculis involuerantibus florem. 
d includentibus. Lam. Jllustr. t. 841. Kunth, Rev. Gram. t. 95. Subsectio Evanthistiria, Anders., 
constat ex 4. ciliata, Linn., affinibusque, Cav. Zc. f. 459, Desf. Fl. Atl. t. 254, Hook. JF. Fl. Tasm. t. 156, 
quarum species seu forms 12 ab Andersonio enumeratze, * facile ad unam tantum per terras calidas 
te disp speciem red : 
AwDRoscePI, Brongn. in Duperr. Voy. Cog. Bot. 11 (HxrgRELYTRON, Jungh. in Hav. et De Vr. 
Tüjdschr. vii. 294), continet, species 2 v. 3, inclusa A4. gigantea, Cav. Ie. t. 458, Spieularum paribus 
1-2 secus rhachin fasciculi inter inferiores involucrantes et terminales ternas additis. Sectio tamen 
minime naturalis nam. Anthistiria minuta, Anders., ceterum simillima est Androscepie anathere, 
Anders.; et, Androscepia gigantea, var. armata, Anders., pariter Anthistiriam arundinaceam, Roxb., 
simulat. 
Isg1LEMA, Znders. in. Nov. Act. R. Soc, Upsal.ii. 250, species continet 2 Indieas, inter se valde 
affines, eum tertia Australiana ratione generis humiles, subdiffusz, quodammodo ad Apludam 
accedentes, Spieularum fasciculi parvuli, glabri, spiculis etiam involucrantibus plus minus stipitatis. 
ExornEca, Anders. l. c. 253, est, 4. abyssinica, Hochst., spieularum fascieulis seu Spicis e bractea 
foliacea longe exsertis, in pedunculo longo tenui interdum geminis. Huc pertinet, etiam 4. fascicu- 
lata, Thw. Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 366. 
GrnMAINEA, Balansa et Poitrasson in. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Toulouse, vii. 844, cum, tab., species v. 
formas 2 continet, quarum altera e Saigou nobis e sola icone et descriptione auctorum nota, alteram 
legit Clarke in Khasiya et Sampson et Hance prope Canton Chin: australis CAnthistiria caudata, 
Nees ex Hance in Trim. Journ. Bot. 1878, 234, eui tamen char. Neesii in Steud. Syn. Pl. Glum. i. 
402, vix eonvenit). Habitus ExoÀecz pedunculo elongato, infi ia fere Androscepie. Spicule 
exteriores invol vaeuse in speeiminibus Clarkianis et Chinensibus 4, in G. capitata, Bal. 6; 
intermedim maseule v. steriles in prioribus 4, in G, capitaía 6-9; centrales 3 in utraque forma. 
