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dilatatis tis v. 1-2-aristatis; palea latiuscula, juxta. vines 2-carinata, glumze 
partem integram subsuperans. Stamina 3. Styli distincti, stigmatibus plumosis, Cary- 
opsis ovata v. oblonga, a dorso leviter compressa, glabra, gluma paleaque parum 
rigescentibus inclusa, libera.—Gramen erectum, ramosum, foliis anguste linearibus 
planis. Panicula laxe oblonga, ramis vix ramulosis, spiculis omnibus pedicellatis erectis. 
Species 1, in America calidiore a Brasilia usque ad Mexieum extensa, ad oras siecas maris Pacifici 
copiose erescens (Spruce). Genus vix non Pappophori sectio. 
199. Boissiera, Hochst. in. Steud. Syn. Pl. Glum. i. 200.—Spiculee 2-3-florze, lineares, 
in panicula brevi densa confertze, rhachilla sub floribus articulata glabra, floribus herma- 
phroditis. Glum:e 2 inferiores vacue, persistentes, tenues, acute, spicula breviores, 
extima sepius 3-nervis, secunda major, 5-nervis ; florentes circa florem convolutz, apice 
hyalinze lobatzeque, nervis 5-9 validis pone lobos in aristas longas rectas productis; glumze 
superiores oo vacus, imbricatz, 5-9-nerves aristatzeque v. summe depauperatz ; palea 
gluma florenti inclusa, hyalina, juxta margines 2-carinata, Stamina 3, filamentis abbre- 
viatis, antheris ovatis v. breviter oblongis. Stylus brevissimus, b dilatatus, 
sub-2-fidus, breviter penicillatus.  Caryopsis linearis, antice sulcata, gluma inclusa, libera. 
— (ramen pumilum, annuum, basi ramosum, foliis planis.—Panicula densa, ovoidea, 
interdum dimidium plante efliciens, aristis numerosis longis erectis Bromwum. simulans. 
Species 1, Orientalis. Jaub. et Spach, Ill. Pl. Or. t. 197. 
In floribus e specimini variis inatis stylum semper invenimus qualis in icone citata 
deli ab omnibus ineis nobis notis diversum. 
200. Schmidtia, Steud. in J. A. Schmidt, Fl. Cap. Virid. Ins. 144.—Spicule oo- (4-6-) 
flore, paniculatse, rhachilla inter flores articulata, floribus hermaphroditis v. summo 
masculo, ultra Bores glumam vacuam ferens. Glum:e 2 inferiores acus, persistentes, 
carinatxe, acutz, exaristatz, D-7-nerves, parum insequales, spicula demum breviores ; 
florentes 5-nerves, apice 2-seriatim 9-lobs, lobis 4 interioribus hyalinis oblongis lanceo- 
latisve latis, 5 exterioribus alternis longioribus aristiformibus rectis ; palea lata, 
juxta margines 2-carinata. Stamina 3, antheris longiusculis. Styli 2, distincti, tenuis- 
sime capillacei, stigmatibus plumosis. Caryopsis a dorso leviter compressa, exsulca, 
glabra, gluma paleaque inclusa, libera. —Gramina (perennia 7) multicaulia, adscendentia, 
pubescentia, foliis planis v. siccitate convolutis. Panicula pedunculata, angusta, laxior 
tamen quam in Pappophoro, spiculis multo longioribus. 
Species 2, inter se valde affines, altera insularum Capitis Viridis incola, altera per Africam tropi- 
cam et australem late dispersa. ) 
201. Triodia, R. Br. Prod. 182. (Uralepis, JNwtt. Gen. N. Amer. Pl. i. 62, err. typ. 
Uralepsis.)—Spieulze oc-florz, stricte v. laxe panieulatze, rhachilla inter flores articulata 
pilosa v. glabra, floribus hermaphroditis v. summo masculo. Glum:e rigidul:e, 1-3-nerves, 
2 inferiores vacure, carinatz, acute, mutiez, cwteris longiores v. breviores; florentes 
imbricatz, basi dorso rotundate, varie pilose v. glabrewe, apice 3-lobz v. 3-dentatze, lobis 
qualibus v. int di iformi v. breviter aristiformi, lateralib b i 
v. breviter mucronatis nunc minimis; gluma summa interdum vacua v. paleam solam 
fovens ; palea lata, tenuis, concava, carinis 2 fere marginalibus. Stamina 3. Styli breves, 
distineti, stigmatibus plumosis. Caryopsis glabra, a dorso compressa facieque swpe 
concava, rarius subteres, gluma paleaque inclusa, libera.—Gramina perennia, ssepe dura, 
basi ramosa v. stolonifera, foliis angustis ssepius rigidis v. luto-teretibus interd 
infauste pungentibus, rarius mollibus planis. Panicula terminalis, nunc angusta, sub- 
simplex, paucispieulata, nunc ampla fere KEragrostis loribunda, v. tenuis laxissime effusa 
ramulis filiformibus. Spiculr sspissime erectze. 
Speeies ultra 20, Europe, Ameriez borealis et australis extratropicz, Afrieze australis et sub- 
tropiez, Australize et, Nove Zelandim incole, in America tropica perpauem.  Beauv. Agrostogr. 76, 
1.19,/. 9. Kunth, Enum. Pl, i 919. Benth, Fl. Austral. vii, 605. 
