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palea (J-$ inferior apicem versus 

 laevescens : 



8. semirugosa Kth. 

 /O-OO-O/. Plantae maximae inflorescentiis 

 00 -floris; gluma 1. = 3-5-nervia; 

 2)alca (5*-$ inferior apicem versus 

 dr manifeste rugosa: 



S. macrostachya H. B. K. 

 00 Inflorescentiae axis pilis longis 

 refr actis insignis: 

 S. reversijnla Herrm. 



(^Setaria reversipila nov. spec 



Perenuis, e rhizomate brevi polycephalo fasciculatim proveniens 

 0,5-0,75 m alta. Folia vaginis superioribus saltem bene cavi- 

 natis, margine dorsoque pilosis, laevibus; ligulis truncato- 

 rotundatis, glabris vel margine brevissime pilosulis; laminis 

 linearibus, et basin nulio modo coutractam et apicem acu- 

 tissimam versus persensim angustatis, + 0,3 m longis et 10 mm 

 latis, chartaceis, nervo medio manifesto praeditis, utrimque 

 pilosis, vel rariiis glabris, laevibus. Culrai simplices, stricte 

 erecti, cum nodis bene pilosi, subteretes. Inflorescentia sub- 

 multi vel multiflora, densiuscule spiciformis vel subpyramidata, 

 uunc subsimplex nunc manifeste composita, usque ad 130 mm 

 longa et 30 mm diam. metiens mihi visa; axibus insignissime 

 denseque pilis mollibus optime reversis indutis ; ramulis infimis 

 usque ad 25 mm longis mihi visis pauUo laxiuscule spiculigeris; 

 spiculis Omnibus cum seta singula consociatis, breviter stipitatis, 

 virentibus, glabris, paullo asymmetricis, 3,0 mm longis; glumis 

 valide venosis, prima spiculam ad 1/4 aequante, e squamiformi 

 acutiuscula, 3-nervia; gluma "2. spiculam ad '-^li aequante, ex 

 elliptico acutiuscula vel rotundata, 7-nervia; gluma 3-5-nervia, 

 in axilla floris abortivi ,^ paleam magnam, ad apicem pilosam 

 fovente; paleis floris (^-^ rigidis, stramineo-alutaceis, paullo 

 nitidulis, panirugulosis apicem versus fere laevibus, superiore 

 ad basin haud gomphacea. 



Paraguay, in Wäldern bei Patino-Cue (Balansa No. 176), 

 .^, bei Caaguazu (Haßler No. 9099, 9099a). — Herb. Berlin De") 



-|--|-) Folia inferiora super vagineni in partem 

 longam petioliformam angustata : 

 S. lancifolia Hei'rm. 



^(„Setaria lancifolia nov. spec. 

 Perennis, e rhizomate horizontali subsimplex vel paupere fasci- 

 culata, florifera 0,5-1,2 m alta, gracilis. Folia vaginis carinatis, 

 margine constanter dorso saepius pilosis; ligulis longe pilosis; 

 laminis bene lanceolatis, basi supremis anguste rotundatim 

 contractis mediis breviter inferioribus et infimis persensim his 

 manifestissime petiolatim angustatis, ± 0,2 m longis et 18 mm 

 latis, submembranaceis vel chartaceis, nervo medio manifesto 

 percursis, utrimque glabris vel dissite breviterque pilosis, 

 minute scabridis. Culmi sueto stricte erecti, subteretes, cum 



