1188 CC. GRAMINEJE. [Festucea. 
2 inferi vacus, inzquales, 1-3-nerves, mutiese, florentibus breviores ; florentes pro- 
minenter 3-nerves, carinate, integrwe v. 2-dentatse, mutiese v. inter dentes mucronulate 
v. rarius aristatz ; palea gluma brevior, angusta, 2-carinata. Stamina 3. Styli breves, 
stigmatibus plumosis. Caryopsis oblonga, subteres v. a dorso compressa, antice late 
suleata, gluma paleaque inclusa, libera (v. pale: leviter adhzerens ?).—Gramina annua, 
erecta v. decumbenti-multicaulia, foliis angustis planis v. setaceo- convolutis. , Panicula 
densa, plus minus secunda, primum erecta d que, ramulis brevi lati 
demum sepe divaricatissimis sub spiculis incrassatis. Spicule anguste, glumis laxe imbri- 
catis, v. plan:e glumis dissitis. 
Species 6, Europ: et totius regionis Mediterranez incole, presertim in maritimis obvie. Hue 
pertinent preter Festucam. semphiticam, Boiss., que speeies typiea: C. scleropoides, Willk.; F. divari- 
cata, Desf. Fl. Atl. t. 22; F. zaritima, DC., Reichb. Ie. Fl. Germ. t. 58, f. 1519; F. lanceolata, 
Forsk. ; F. philistea, Boiss., omnes glumis exaristatis. —F. incrassata, Salzm., a ceteris distinguitur 
glumis florentibus aristatis et Festuce (V'ulpie) quacum jungunt auetores plures accedit, sed habitu 
et priesertim glumis insigniter carinatis affinitatem maximam eum Cutandia offert. 
Genus certe. Selerochlor, Beauv., et. Festuec sect. Scleropoe proxime affine, et, huie iterum jungit 
Boissier, nobis tamen bene distinetum videtur glumis fl ibus a basi promi enrinatis 
3-nervibus. Caryopsin etiam in speciminibus examinatis a palea liberam invenimus. 
233. Oreochloa, Link, Hort. Berol. i. 44. —Spicule pauciflorze, secus rhachin simplicem 
inflorescenti:e spiciformis breviter pedicellatz, distich:e, rhachilla SUpIA glnmss, inferiores 
et inter flores articulata, floribus h hroditi Glume 
preter carinam subenerves, mutic:, 2 inferiores yacus, glabrze ; florentes subsimiles nisi 
paullo majores pubescentesque ; summ:e 1-3 minores paleam solam foventes v. vacu:e ; 
palea latiuseula, 2-carinata, carinis ciliatis. Stamina 3. Styli distincti, stigmatibus 
longiusculis barbellatis vix plumosis. ^ Caryopsis Sblonge,? a dorso compressiuseula, gluma 
—' TUUS libera.—Gramen perenne, humile, czesp ; foliis ang imis planis 
Infl tia spiciformis ovata v. oblonga, pedunculo terminali Gne 
pov iDioifie steriles v. bractea glumiformis Seslerie omnino desunt. 
Species I, montium Pyrenzorum et Alpium Europs incola. —Kunméh, Enum.i. 323 (Sesleria). 
Jacq. Ic. Rar. t. 19 (Poa). | Host, Gram, Austr. ii. t. 76 (Poa). | Reichb, Ic. Fl. Germ.t.19. — Nees, Gen, 
FI, Geri. Monocot. i. 2. 52, In ieonibus nonnullis ginmn co-nerves delineate, sed in speciminibus 
examinatis carinam solam conspieuam vidimus, nervis l lik 8i adsint, issimis v. obseuris. 
234. Ectrosia, R. Br. Prod, 185.—Spicule pauci " Dy paniculatz, rhachilla 
supra glumas inferiores articulata, floribus 1 rarius 2 inferioribus her hroditi 
2-20 superioribus masculis v, rudimentariis. Glumxe anguste, 2 inferiores vacu, persis- 
tentes, acutze, breves, parum inzequales ; florentes rigidulz, 1-3-nerves, acutze mucronalce 
v. in aristam tenuem products; superiores flores d' foventes v. vacus, swpius minores^ 
haud raro tamen longius tenuiusque aristatz ; palea gluma brevior, angusta, 2-carinata. 
Stamina 3. Styli distincti, stigmatibus plumosis. Caryopsis anguste oblonga v. fere 
linearis, subteres, gluma paleaque inclusa, libera.—Gramina ccspitosa, annua v. perennia, 
foliis angustis EOS setaceis. Panicula terminalis, nunc longa angusta dense flori- 
bunda, ramulis erecto-appressis, nune laxior, intarrdpha, ramulis brevibus 
patentibus. Spiculeéé nunc anguste tenuesque, nune parv: agrostoide:, aristis tenuibus 
semper numerosis. 
Species 4, Australians. — DentA. Fl. Austral. vii, 633. — Kunth, Rev. Gram, t. 69. 
290. Heterachne, Beuth. Fl. Austral. vii. 634.—Spicule planc, pauciflorz, in panicula 
anguste spiciformi densa v. subinterrupta fasciculate, rhachilla supra glumas inferiores 
articulata, inter superiores valde flexuosa COBRA, floribus 1 rarissime 2 inferioribus 
(hermaphroditis !) fertilibus, 1-2 sup ibus (i is 1) sterilil Glum:e 2 inferiores 
bien persistentes, complicato-cymbiformes, parum insquales, prseter carinam enerves 
v. utrinque 1-nerves ; tertia et interdum quarta florem fertilem foventes, late complicato- 
cymbiformes, incurvz, apice obtuse subdentatw, mutis, preter. carinam utrinque 
