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GRAMINEJE. Juss. 



Flores hermapbroditi, nunc raonoici v. polvgami. 



Gluma uniflora v. biflora v. in rachi communi distiche- 

 multiflora; scepius bivalvis raro univalvis v. nulla. 



Ferianthium glumae subsimile, utplurimum bivalve, raro 

 univalvej valvuhs dissimilibus, extcriore saepiu3 

 carinata, 1-3-multi-nervi, mutica. aut aristata, in- 

 leriore plerumque binervi et mutica, raro biaristata, 

 quandoque deiiciente. 



Squajnulce -2, (v. 1,) hvpogynae, succulentae, minufce, 

 plerumquecollateralesinter vaivulam exteriorem pe- 

 rianthii et stamina sitae, nunc oppositae valvulis al- 

 ternantes ; quandoque nullse. 



Stamina hypogyna, definita (excepta. Pariana), plerum- 

 que tria, nunc 1 — 2 aut 6, rariusve 4. Antheris 

 bilocularibus, utrinque bifureis. 



Ovarinm l, mono^pernram. Styli plerumque 2, di- 

 stincti v.infra connati, quandoque 1 v. 3. Stigmata 

 plumosa v, hispidula. 



Pericarpium seniini aunatum, (Cariopsis Rich.) mem- 

 branaceum. Albumen farinaceum. 



Fmlryo basi lateris exterioris albuminis applieitus, mo- 

 nocotyledoneus, CvtyUdone scutelliiormi, carnosa, 

 cum albumine cui adhaerct persistcnte. Plumula 

 nuda, vagina propria inclusa, foliolis primariis in 

 folia perfecta mntatis, 



Radices fibrosae. Culmi cylindracei, fistulosi, articula- 

 ti, saepius simplices et herbacei, passim ratuosi, ra- 

 rius fruticosi. Folia alterna, aci singulum articulum 

 soiitaria, vaginantia, vagina hinc longitudinaliter 

 fissa* ^ Flores pavvi, paniculati v. spicati. 



Obs, 



