1172 CC. GRAMINEAE, [Choridec. 
- Genus. Zoutelouz quaeum. junxit De'Candolle affinius quam. LeptochMoc. Inflorescentia. omnino 
Prioris a qua differt floribus in spieula 2 fertilibus ct glumis vacuis spieulam zquantibus v. 
superantibus. 
191. Eteusine, Gwrin. Pruct. i. 7, t, 1.—Spiculw co-florw, secus rhachin continuam 
spice unilateralis alternze, sessiles, rhachilla continua v. sub floribus fertilibus articulata, 
floribus hermaphroditis v. summo maseulo. Glum:s imbricat patentes, plicat 
carinatze, tenues, rigidulwe, 9 exteriores vacuce ccteris paullo breviores in;qualesque, 
obtuse acutze v. mucronate ; florentes ssepius obtusiores v. mucrone breviore, terminalis 
sipius vacua v. floris rudimentum fovens ; palea gluma vix brevior, complicato-2-carinata. 
Stamina 3. Styli distincti, stigmatibus plumosis. Caryopsis gluma paleaque laxe inclusa, 
pericarpio tenuissime membranaceo nune circa semen laxo persistente, nune demum rupto 
tó 4 i 
ido. Semen crassum, varie rugosum v. à dorso compressiusculum. 
—ramina annua ccespitosa, v. perennia reptantiaque, foliis planis.  Spicze ad apicem 
peduneuli plures, digitatz, additis interdum secus ped lum inferioribus 1-2 dissitis v. 
pluribus sparsis v. subverticillatis. Spiculie secunde, arcte confertz, ssepius 
Species edite plures, vix 7 bene distinguende, regionum pi et subtropi à orbis 
veteris incole, quarum 2 etiam per Americam calidiorem late disperse, sepe tamen inquilinz. 
Schreb. Beschr. Grüs. t. 35. (Cynosurus). Beauv. Agróstogr. 72, 1, 15,7 9. Kunth, Enum i 
(Dactylocténium) et: 272. Trin. Spec. Gram. t..70 ad 72. Doll án. Mart. Fl. Bras, i 
Courb. in. Ann. Sc, Nat. scr. 4, xviii. 193. Benth. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xix.106. 
Genus ab auctoribus in tria dividitur, quoad species typicas sat distincta, sed speciebus v. varie- 
tatibus intermediis connexa, In E. coracana, Grertn., spieze. digitatze, glumte. omnes obtuse, peri- 
carpium laxum eirca semen persistens ; in E, indica, Gtertn,, inflorescentia eadem. y. adduntur spicae 
inferiores 1-2, glumz variant obtuse v. broviter mucronate, periearpium sepius ut.in E. coracana 
laxum. In E. egyptiaca, Pers., quze Dacryrocrextrow, Willd. Enwm. Hort. Berol. 1029; Beawv. 
Agrostogr. 72, t. 15, f. 2; Trin. Spec. Gram. t. 69; Dell in Mart. Fl. Bras. ii. ii. & 25, spice 
digitatee, breves, densissimz, gIumze bene pericarpi , semine maturo omnino 
nudo apparente; in specie ei affini, E. brevifolia, Wall. Cat. Herb. Ind. n. 3815, non Hochst., et in 
E. glaucophiylla, Munro (Dactyl. o, Courb.), spice digitatze, glum: bene mueronatoe JDactyloctenii 
sed pericarpii vestigia plus minus perfécta circa semen. persistunt. . In E. verticillata, Roxb., quie 
Acnacnxe, W. et Arn. 4n. Lindl. Introd. Nat, Syst. ed. 2, 381 (nomen tantum), Spieze numerose, secus 
peduneulum sparse v. vertieillatze, summze digitatee, spieule tenues, floribus quam. in ezteris numero- 
Sioribus, glum: mueronatz scpeque ad latera. mucronis dentieulatz, semen. maturum utin Jaety- 
loctenio nudum apparet. ArZhrockena, Boiv, in Herb, J. Gay, est. Eleusinis species insignis 
Madi lensis, spieulis i j lis, floribus swpe ultra 20, glumis rigide. coriaceis, 
more Éragrostis distiche imbricatis. : 
192. Leptochloa, p Agrostogr. 71, t. 15, f. 1. (Oxydenia, Nutt. Gen. .N. Amer. 
PI.i. 76.) —Spiculee 2-co-florze, rarius 1-florze, complanatze, secus rhachin continuam Spicarum 
ilateralium alternce v. subdistick ; sessiles, rhachilla sub floribus stepius articulata et ultra 
flores haud raro in stipitem parvum producta, floribus hermaphroditis. Glumze 2 inferiores 
vacuz:e carinatz, obtuse acutz v. brevissime aristat:, parum inzequales, spicula breviores, 
v. in speciebus 1-floris fl t [p tibus; florentes vacuis similes y. obtusiores v. 
interdum arista tenui instructo; palea gluma subinclusa, promineniter 9-nervis. Stamina 3. 
Styli distincti, stigmatibus plumosis. Caryopsis gluma: paleaque arcte inclusa, libera.— 
Gramina sepius elatiuscula, foliis planis v. siccitate lutis. Spies , Secus 
peduneulum elongatum sparse, patentes, panieulam longam simipli f tes, rarius 
ad apicem pedunculi approximate, tenues, rhachi sepe filiformi, spiculis parvis appróxi- 
matis v; rarius dissitis. [ 4 
Jacq. Ie. Har. t. 22 (Cynosurus). Dell in. Mart. Fl. ras. ii. iii. 88, £. 26. Benth. Fl. Austral. vii. 
616, e£ in Journ, Linn. Soc. xix. 107. Thurb. in S. Wats. Bot. Calif. ii. 292; i 22 
Genus E/eusini pre aliis affine, nune tanien Cynodonti nune Diplachni v. Poz accedit, in sectiones 
2 dividitur; — : 
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