1182 CC. GRAMINEJE. [Festucec; 
v. brevissime pedicellatze, rhachilla supra glumas inferiores v. supra florem inferiorem 
articulata, floribus plerisque hermaphroditis. Glum:e 2 inferiores vacuze, sub articulatione 
persistentes, membranaces . interdum hyaline, latz, carinatc, subzequales, acute v. 
secunda brevi tata ; florentes secunde subsimiles v. szepius 3-5-nerves, 
apice 3-5-dentatze v. irregulariter disrtsdbtes dente centrali v. etiam lateralibus plus 
minus in mucrones v. in aristas breves productis ; summa sepe vacua parva; palea mem- 
branacea, lata, 2-carinata, 2-dentata, carinis sepe ciliatis. Stamina 3. Styli basi v. alte 
connati, rarius a basi distincti, stigmatibus elongatis breviter barbellatis. Caryopsis 
ovata v. oblonga, glabra v. apice pubescens, erostris, gluma paleaque laxe inclusa, libera. 
— Gramina perennia, czespitosa, us planis v. eonvoluto-teretibus. Paniculaspiciformis, 
sepius brevis d v. t itidula, i d elongata, rarius spiculis 
dissitis v. fasciculatis interrupta, basi sepissime bras glumiformi v. spicula sterili ad 
glumam reducta stipata. 
Species ad 8, Europe et Asiw occidentalis incole. —Beauv, Agrostogr. 78, t. 16, JF... Kunth, 
Enum. Pl.i.321. Host, Gram. Austr. ii. t. 97 ad. 99, iv. t. 22. Nees, Gen. Fl. Germ. Monvocot. i. n. 
53.  Reichb. Ic. Fl. Germ. t. 56, 51. Jacq. Ie. Rar.t. 20, 21 (Cynosurus). — Ten. Fl. Nap. t. 103. 
Vis. Fl. Dalm. t. 2. Sibth. Fl. Grac. t. 72. 
PerarHERA, Link, Hort. Berol. i. 191, Nees, Gen. Fl. Germ. Monocot. i. n. 54, Set. A tenella, Host, 
Gram. Austr. ii. t. 100, cui spieule parvee in capitulo parvo ideo-globoso, 
dentibus 5 mueronato-aristatis. 
219. Eiytrophorus, Beawv. Agrostogr. 67, t. 14, f. 2. CHRREHBES Sra Tri: Fundanm. 
"Agrost. 142.)—Spicule ac-floree, parve, planze, in f: is nume- 
rose, subsessiles, rhachilla glabra inter flores articulata, floribus "hermaphroditis v. summo 
masculo. Glumse 2 inferiores vacus, membranaces, carinatz, breviter mucronato- 
acuminatz, subzequales v. secunda. paullo major; florentes paullo latiores, sub-3-nerves, 
evidentius ud qs summ:e 1-2 minores, vacuse ; palea gluma brevior, hyalina, 
lata, 2-dentata, inata, carina utraque Y. Esas "ms sola late alata. 
Stamen 1, anthera parva. pem distincti v. basi sub il longatis tenuis- 
simis fug imis breviter barbellato-pl i Caryopsis ovoideo-oblonga, pericarpii 
apice membranaceo (v. styli basi dilatato) ultra semen breviter rostrata, gluma paleaque 
inclusa, libera.—Gramen annuum, erectum, strictum, foliis angustis longiusculis planis. 
Spieularum minimarum capitula aristis brevibus subechinata, secus ped lum sessilia, 
spicam longam densam v. interruptam formant; spicule nonnullw ad basin capituli 
cujusve minores ananthze v. ad glumas 1-2 reducto. 
Species 1, inter tropicos Asite, Afriez et Australis late dispersa. — KuntAi, Enum. Pl. i. 391; Hev. 
Gram. t.154. Benth. Fl. Austral. vii. 638. 
220.? Fingerhuthia, Nees MS. ex quim Cat. bi Hort. Hamb. 1834.—Spiculie 1- : 
rarius 2-florze, r in spica cyli riz, cum p dicello brevi articulate, 
rhachilla ultra florem producta stipitiformi v. iiusisen) flore unico v. infero hermaphrodito, 
superiore dum adsit masculo. Glumse 2 i vacuse, licato-carinate, breviter 
aristats, parum. inzquales ; tertia florens vacuis similis nisi paullo latior rigidiorque, 
arista brevi nune ad mucronem reducta ; terminalis minor, vacua v. paleam solam rarius 
florem d fovens ; palea gluma paullo PEeiUR, subhyalina, 2-carinata. Stamina 3. Styli 
distincti, dun stigmatibus filiformibus pilis brevibus papilloso-villosis. Caryopsis 
oblonga, lzvis, gluma paleaque laxe inclusa, libera.—Gramen erespitosum, erectum, rigi- 
dulum, foliis angustis planis v. luto-teretib Spica terminalis, longe ped: lat 
ei Phlei subsimilis, spiculis infimis summisque diminutis vacuis v. ad glumas vacuas 
lineari-subulatas reductis. 
Species 1, in Africa australi frequens, nuperque ab Aitehisono in Afghanistan lecta. ^ Benth. in 
Hook. Ic. Pl. t. 1373. 
Genus ab omnibus fere Poaceis differt pedicello sub spicula articulato, a Paniceis tamen Mire dis- 
tinguitur flore infero hermaphrodito supero maseulo v, rudimentario.. Species 2 a Neesio Fl. Afr. 
Austr, Gram, 136, 138, distinetze vix pro varietatibus separand:e, glumis longius breviusve ciliatis, 
