Festucec.] CC. GRAMINEJE. 1185 
221. zamarckia, Mcnch, Meth. 201. (Chrysurus, Pers. Syn. Pl. i. 80. Pterium, Desv. 
in Journ. Bot. i. (1813) 79. Tina, Garzia in Rel. Accad. Zelant. Aci Reale, «nn. 3-4, 94, 
ex Parlat. Fl. Ttal. i. 932.)—Spiculse fümiexphuen in Donde densa unilaterali fasciculatae, 
terminalis cujusve ramuli 1-flora, inf. 1-3el ltigl ananthe.  Spicule 
fertilis rhachilla vix articulata, ultra florem producta. sepe glumifera. Glumse 2 inferiores 
vacuse, anguste, preter carinam enerves, acuminatee v. breviter aristate,, parum inzequales ; 
florens latior, preter carinam enervis, arista sub apice dorsali recta ; terminalis parva, 
vacua, longiuseule aristata v. ad aristam solam reducta ; spicule steriles lineares, glumis 
vacuis brevibus plicatis muticis eleganter distiche inmibricatis; palea floris perfecti 
angusta, 2-carinata. Stamina9. Styli breves, distincti, stigmatibus elongatis barbellatis. 
Caryopsis oblongo-elliptica, leviter compressa, gluma paleaque arcte inclusa, pales zequi- 
longa, libera.—Gramen annuum, humile, multicaule, foliis planis. Panicula elegantissima, 
breviter pedunculata ; spiculs  secund:ze, confertz, nutantes, fertiles a sterilibus fere 
occultze, aristis solis prominentibus. 
Species 1, in regione Medi ab ins. Canariensibus usque ad Affghani: frequens, in aliis 
terris interdum inquilina. eauv. Agrostogr. t. 22, f. 0 (Chrysurus). Kunth, Enum. Pl.i. 389. 
Host, Grain. Austr. ii. 4. 4 (Cynosurus). — Sibth. Fl, Gr. (, 19 (Cynosurus). — Reichb. Ie. Fl. Germ. 
t. 68 (Ohrysurus). .Nees, Gen. Fl. Geri. Monocot. i, n. 11. 
Genus Cynosuro arcte affine cui olim adscriptum nuperque a Willk. et Langeo Prod. Fl. Hisp. 
i. 90, aliisque restitutum, habitu tamen, spieularum sterilium forma, spiculis fertilibus 1-floris aliis- 
que notis satis distinetum videtur. 
pus SUELE Jin Gen. n. 87, pro parte.—Spiculee dimorphz, in. panicula dense 
iculatz, terminalis cujusve fasciculi 2-3-flora, floribus herma- 
phroditis, inferiores 1-2 multiglumes ananthz.  Spicule fertilis rhachilla supra glumas 
inferiores ssepius articulata, glum:e 2 inferiores vacuse, lineares v. sublanceolatz, acutze v. 
vix aristatze, preter carinam enerves ; florentes latiores membranace:e, 1-3-nerves (rarius 
D-nerves ?), apice v. dorso sub apice mucronatze v. aristatc ; terminalis angustior, vacua v. 
florem d imperfectum fovens v. fere ad aristam rodncta ; ; spicularum CMM ciu 
leganter distichze, pectinatim patentes, omnes vacute, sub 
1-nerves, rhachilla continua ; palea floris fertilis angusta, 2-carinata, ue Stamina 3. 
Styli distincti, breves, undi ds barbellatis v. laxe plumosis. Caryopsis oblonga v. 
elliptica, gluma paleaque arcte inclusa, matura paleze adnata. —Gramina annua v. perennia, 
erspitosa, foliis planis. Panicula ped lata, semper densi d ecterum 
in diversis speciebus heteromorpha. Spicule fertiles sterilibus quasi involucrate at 
perfecte distincte, rarius glumis nonnullis iis spicularum sterilium similibus in pedicello ' 
additis. 
Species 3 v. 4, in Europa, Asia occidentali, Africa boreali v. ins. Canariensibus indigenz, quarum 
una etiam in aliis regionibus reperta, imiliter inquilina. .KuntA, Enwm. Dl. i. 388. — Nees, Gen. 
Fl. Germ. Monocot. i. n. 16. 
Genus cum Zazarckia spieularum dimorpharum indole facillime dignoscendum, in sectiones 2 
bene distinctas apud auctores nonnullos genera distincta dividitur :— 
1. Cynosurus. Gramina perennia, panieula angusta spieiformi spicam CAloridearum simulante. 
Spicularum sterilium glum:e lineares, rigidze, distiehs, pectinatim patentes. Spicule fertiles 2-3- 
flore, glumis mucronato-aeuminatis." Species v. varietates insignes 2. — Schreb. Beschr. Grüs. 69,t. 8. 
JBeauv. Agrostogr. 66, £. 14, f. 1. — Host, Gram. Austr. i.t. 96. — Reichb. Ic. Fl. Gerin. 6. 7, f. 1351, 
1352. Munby, Fl. Alg. t. 2. 
2. Phalona. Gramina annua, panicula fascicul ituli is v. longi la aristis echinata. 
Spicularum sterilium glum: lineares, rigidze, distichze, pectinatim patentes, subaristatm.  Spieule 
fertiles 2-3-flore glumis aristatis. Species 2 v. 3. — Host, Gram. Austr.ii.t. 95. — Reiehb. lc. FI. 
Germ. t. 7, f. 1949, 1350. — Desf. Fl. Atl. t. 17. — Sibth. Fl. Grec. t. 78. Doll in Mart. FI. DOR ii. 
ii 4,937. FaArowa, Adans. Fam. ii. 496. PmaroNA, Dumort. Agrost. Belg. 86, 114. 
293. Xoeleria, Pers. Syn. Pl. i. 97. (Collinaria, Ehrh. Beitr. iv. 14T, absque char.)— 
Spiculce 2-D-florz rarius 1-florw, in priesle spiciformi cylindracea v. subinterrupta 
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