*78 TBIANDRIA DIGYNIA. 



apicem verfius carinata et reflej^a, rigidula, vtrinqne. 

 vna cnm vaginia, pubefcentia . ad oraa et carina 

 fcahra: nifcnnra breuiora, emarcida; culmea fenfim 

 lona.ora. V agmae teretes aut ex tereti comprenae, 

 vt Uipma fol.ornm fnpeiiicies, ftriatae. Lio-ula bre- 

 vis. acntinlrnia. lacinnlata. Racemus fpirauis, elo- 

 bofus vel fnbrotundns, echinatus, in aliis nudns, 

 jn ah.s bracteis ftipatns. B.acteae parnae, forma 

 varue, aeqne ac glumae calicinae, membranaceae et 

 n.iulae. Kachie breuis, an^ulata, fcabra. Spicnlae' 

 breniter pedicellatae, obouatae, fnbcon.prellae, fca- 

 brae, v.refcentes, biflorae, flofrnlo altero minori > 

 fem.neo v. masculo. Spic-dae nonnnllae inferiorea 

 tlolcnto tantum vnico hermaphrodilo inftructae. 

 Glnmae cahc.nae fubaeqnaies, ellipticae, vtrinque 

 obrntae, nerno vnico, fubinde duobus, in ariftam 

 breno.n exeuntibns, percurfae. Gluma corollina ex- 

 terior hai. p.Ii.s bre.Hbns cincta. dorfo conuexa, qnin- 

 qnenern.s. in llofculo mascnlo f. femineo faepins 

 quadnneruis neruis in vtroque eleuatis inqne toti- 

 dem anftas dehnentibus. Arlftae omnes fubnlatae, 

 ng.dae: anfta mtermedia glnma duplo longiori, re- 

 hqn.s fenhm hrenioribus. Gluma interior panlo 

 ii.mor, apice plerumque bifida, laciniis in a.iftam 

 rehqu.s fim.Iem attenuatis, margine inflexa. ad flexu-. 

 rae anjffulos ciliata. 

 In folo fertiliori cnlmi altiores, folia et vaginae minu* 

 pubelcentes, capitula maiora, 



57. POA Linn. 



Gen, Plant, ed, Sclueb. i,. ,14. luflr. Gen, p, 32. Vent. 



Tabl. 2, p. log, 



Cal biualuis, multiflorus. Cor. biualuis, val^ 

 viilis fubouatis, acimufcuiis, niulicis, Sem. 

 liberum, corolla tectimi, 



^,VOh aefuetica, panicula aequali diffnfa ramofifTima, 

 lp'cuhs hnearibus ^-^fioris, flofeuhs obtulis Hberis 

 leptemneruibus, radice repente. ^ 



Foa^a-piatica. ^V. PW .^. /^f ///,/.,, p, ggS- Hon.Gram. 

 - y- 4^- ±icc!, Gram. p, 173. Smith. Brit«in. 1. p. 95, 



