1186 OC. GRAMINEJE. [Festucec. 
Species 1, regionis Mediterrane:e incola, presertim in maritimis salsisque frequens. — Coss. e Dur. 
Fl. Alg. Glum. 144,.— Reichb. Ic. Fl. Germ. (. 81. INees, Gen. Fl. Germ. Monocot, i. n. 68. — Gou. Ill. 
€t Obs. Bot. t. 2, f. 1 (Poa). 
229. Catabrosa, Beawv. Agrostogr. 97, t. 19, f. 8.— Spicule 2- rarius 3- 4-florze, laxe 
panieulatze, rhachilla inter flores articulata glabra.  Glum:e 2 inferiores vacu:e, hyalino- 
b latz v. obtusissi vix venoss, insequales, florentibus multo 
breviores ; florentes rigidule membranace:e, obtusce v. sub-3-dentatze, prominent S-nerves, 
summa interdum minor, vacua v. florem imperfectum fovens; palea gluma vix brevior, 
prominenter 2-carinata. Stamina 3. Styli distincti, stigmatibus plumosis. —Caryopsis 
obovoideo-oblonga, subteres, exsulca v. antice angustissime sulcata.—G perenne, à 
basi reptante v. subnatante erectum, foliis planis. Panicula effusa, pyramidata, ramis 
illaril losis in fasciculis dissitis pseudoverticillatis. Spiculre parvulze, numerose, 
HORN 
pedicellatze. 
Species 1, per Europam, Asiam temperatam et Americam borealem late dispersa. Kunth, Enuzi. 
Pl.i.369. . Heichh. Ic. Fl. Germ. t. 78 (Glycéria). — Nees, Gen. Fl. Gerin. Monocot. i. m. 88. — Host, 
Grai. Austr. ii. t, 41 (ira). 
Genus, ad speciem typieam (eum varietatibus ab auetoribus nonnullis speciatim distinetis) 
restrietum, venatione gl facile disti Species plures Orientales a Trinio aliisque 
additze ad. Colpodium. veferend:e. sunt, C. antarctica, Hook. £., sd Triodiaz ?, C. inagellanica, Hook. 
£., et C. glaucescens, Philippi, ad Glyceriam (Atropem). 
230. Eragrostis, Beaur. Agrostogr. 0, t. 14, f. 11.—Spicule oc-flore, sspius panicu- 
latz, rhachilla inter flores continua v. tardius articulata, articulis rarius cito solvendis, 
glabra v. rarissime pilosula, floribus h phroditis v. varie unii ibus, summo szepe et 
interdum infimo plus minus abortiente. Glum:e 2 inferi vacu:e, i les, fl tibus | 
breviores, carinatz, 1-nerves v. secunda 3-nervis ; florentes membranace: v. rarius rigi- 
dulie, carinatee, J-nerves, obtuse acutze v. rarius mucronato-acuminatee, muticte, integre 
v. vix emarginatz ; palea gluma brevior, y inenter 2-nervis v. 2-carinata, szepé incurva 
et post glumam delapsam in rhachilla persistens. Stamina 2-3. Styli distincti, breves, 
stigmatibus plumosis. Caryopsis globosa ovoidea v. oblonga, sspe parvula, exsulea v. 
rarius antice late concava, gluma paleaque laxe inclusa, libera, sepeque cum gluma a palea 
decidua.—Gramina annua v. perennia, humilia czespitosa v. elata, interd prostrata v. 
reptantia. Panicula sepius laxa, stricta v. effusa, variat tamen capituliformis v. spici- 
formis. Spicule varie pedicellate v. subsessiles, sparse v. fasciculate, nunc minim: 
issi iflorze imo 1-2-florze, nune longs anguste floribus 20-30, nunc lat:e 
planzeque. 
Species ad 100, per regiones calidiores temperatasque utriusque orbis latissime disperse, quarum 
2 v. 3 fere cosmopolitang. —Kun/A, Enuin. Pl. i. 327 ; Fev. Grain, t. 145 ad 149, 183 ad 189 (omn. 
sub Poa). Schreb. Beschr. Grüs. t. 38 (Poa) ct 29 (Briza). Host, Gram. Austr. ii. t. 68, 69 (Poa), 
iv.(.24. Jacq. Fel. Gram. t. 3. Cav. c. t. 92, 93 (Poa). — Desf. Fl. Atl. t. 14 (Poa). Heichb, Ic. 
FI. Geri. t. 91... Nees, Gen. Fl. Germ. Monocot. i.n. 56. — Sibth. Fl. Gr. t. 73 (Poa). Grant in 
Trans. Linn. Soc. xxix. £118. — Benth. Fl. Austral. vii. 641, et in Journ. Linn. Soc. xix. 116... Doll 
in Mart. Fl. Bras, ii. iii. 136, t. 41 ad 43. Fourn. Gram. Mex. 1044. Torr. Bot. Marc. Exvped. t. 19. 
Genus quoad species plerasque naturale, a Poc cui olim adscriptum facile differt glumis florentibus 
9-nervibus, formas tamen nonnullas prebet primo aspectu bene diversas; in sectiones sequentes 
dividitur :— * 
l. Cataclastos, Dell. Spicule sepius numerosissim;, minime, pauciflore, rhachilia more Poe 
artieulata, in £. ciliata, E. peruviana affnibusque in panieula spieiformi eylindracea v, inter- 
rupta densissima confertee, in czeteris speciebus panieula longa laxa, angusta v. thyrsoidea, ramulis 
srpius numerosissimis tenuibus ramulosis secus rhachin plus minus faseiculatis v, subverticillatis, 
Sectio a Fourniero ad Poa restituta. J. acq. Ic. Rar. t. 18, 304 (Poa). 
BLEPHARUS, Philippi in Linnea, xxix. 100, ex. deser. auctoris videtur Eragrostis ciliaris, 
Link, v. species quam maxime affinis. 2 
^ ; 4, Spieule oo-flore, planz, anguste v. latiuseule, secus rhachin spiew breviter 
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