TaB. 98. ISCHyEMUM TIMORENSE. 



Repens ; culmis erectis et geniculato-adscendentibus, nodis barbatis ^ foliis 

 lanceolatis, acutatis^ planis, pilosiusculis^ margine undulatis, scabris; spicis gemi- 

 nis approximatis^ spiculis omnibus fertilibus^ gluma inferiore 1 i-i5-nervia, su- 

 perne bicarinata, bicuspidata, in spiculis pedicellatis subulato-aristata ; floribus 

 hermaphroditis longe aristatis. 



Crescit in insula Timor 



Gramen repens^ radicibus fasclculatis , subflexuosis, crassiusculis , glabris. Ciilmi caespltosi, 

 erecti et genlculato-adscendentes , simpllces vel ramosi , ramis gemlnis vel ternls ex eadem va- 

 glna, interjectis squamis totidem llnearl-lanceolatls membranaceis, teretes, slriati, glabrl; nodis 

 sericeo-barbatls. Folla lanceolata, acutata, basl obtusa, plana_, multlnervia, nervo medlo cras- 

 slore, subtus promlnente, membranacea, ulrinque pills rarls moflibus conspersa, marglne 

 undulata et scabra, i4-2o llneas longa, 2^-4 Hneas lata; superiora minora. Vagina3 teretiusculae , 

 parum Inflatae^ membranaceae , strlatoB , glabrae^ superne cillatoe, i-i|-pollicares. Ligula mem- 

 branacea, truncata, pilosa. Splcae in apice culmorum ct ramorumgemlnic, e summa vaginalonge 

 exsertae, juniores vaglna Inflata involutae^ altera sessilis, altera brevlter pcdunculata^ subaequa- 

 les, approxlmatae , polllcares. Spiculoe gemlnoe, subaequaleSj altera sessilis, altcra pedicellata. 



utraque blflora, fertilis; rhachls artlculata, pedicellique triangulares , angulis molliter pilosis. 



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Splcula sessilis; flore inferiore masculo^ superiore hermaphrodito , utroque bipaleaceo, sesslli : 

 Glumae duoe, coriaceae_, stramineo-flavldae, superne virescentes; inferlor (exterior) ovata, acu- 

 minato-bicuspldata^ concava, superne blcarinata et scabra, carinis prominentl-membranaceis , 

 ii-i3-nervla; superior (interior) paulo longior, ovato-oblonga , acutata, breviter subulato- 

 aristata, quinquenervla ^ naviculari-concava, superne carlnata^ carinamembranaceo-promlnente, 

 glabra^ apice scabrluscula. Flos hermaphrodltus : Paleae duae; inferior ovato-oblonga , acutato- 

 mucronata, navicularis _, chartacea, superne marglne membranacea et cillata, trinervia, glabra. 

 dorso pallidisslme vlrescens; superior parum longlor, oblonga^ acutata, chartacea, concava; 

 marglnibus membranaceis, hyallnls, genltalla amplectentibus. Squamulse duae, hyalino-membra- 

 naceae, coUaterales, aplce emarglnato-bilobae, glabrae, filamentls brevlores. Stamlna trla. Flla- 

 menta filiformia^ glabra^ anterius longlus. Antherae Hneares, utrlnque blfidoe^ lobls termlnalibus 

 obtusis, basllarlbus acutis, croceae. Rudlmentum pistilli nullum. Flos fertilis : Palea? dua^, 

 hyalino-membranaceae ; Inferlor ovato-oblonga, dorso supra medium arlstata, superne ad c 

 ginem arlstae usque bifida^ lobis cultriformibus ^ ciliatis, concava, dorso trinervia, nervis 

 origlnem aristae confluentibus, glabra; arista longisslma, paleam quintuplo sextuplove superans, 

 scabra^ inferne spiraliter torta et castaneo-fusca , superne leviter flexuosa et flavescens. Palea 

 superior parum longior, ovato-lanceolata ^ integra^ dorso blnervia, concava, glabra^ marglni- 

 bus genitaha amplectens. Squamulae duoe, carnoso-membranaceae , obliquae, trllaterali-cuneatae , 

 aplce ad unum latus in appendicem cultriformem membranaceam desinentes, glabrae, ovarium 

 paulo superantes. Stamina trla, hypogyna, duo lateraUa, unum anterius, subaequaUa. Filamenta 

 filiformia, glabra. Antherae Uneares, utrinque bifidae^ lobis terminaUbus obtusls, basilarlbus 



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