Gramineae. 395. 



Culmis elatis, glabris ; foliis planis, vaginisque pilosis, ligula brevi, 

 saepe lacera; panicula ampla, laxissima, ramis verticillatis, longissimis, 

 tandem patulis; spiculis lanceolatis, compressis, 5 — 12 floris, glabris ; 

 glumis oblongo-lanceolatis, inaequalibus, superiore majore; paleis aequi- 

 longis, inferiore elliptica, ad 7 mm. longa, obsolete 7 nervia, marginibus 

 supra medium angulum obtusum exhibente, sub apice bifido aristata, 

 arista erecta, ea aequilonga; antheris maximis, 3 mm. longis. — Hac 

 ultima nota ab omnibus affinibus facillime distinguitur. 



/?. liyaliiius Schur en. pl. Trans. p. 803 pro sp. ; Asch. et Gr. 

 syn. II. p. 609. — Serrafalciis arvensis X patulus Heldr. it. IV. 

 thessal. a. 1885. — Palea inferlor, 8 — 10 mm. longa. 



y. sericostachys. — B. arvensis v. vehitinus Haussk. symb. 

 p. 54, non JB. velutinus Schrad. — Spiculae dense vekitino-pubescentes. 



— Exsicc: N. v. 



In cultis, vinetis, herbosis regionis inferioris et montanae. Thes- 

 salia: pr. Malakasi (Heldr.), Karditza, Aivali, Orman jNIagula (Haussk.), 

 mt. Mitrica in mt. Chassia (Form.); Eurytania: pr. Karpenisi (Heldr.); 

 Attica: mt. Hymettus (Ung.); Cephalonia (Ung.); Corcyra: pr. Anemo- 

 milo (Mazz.) ; — ^. Thessalia : pr. Orman Magula (Heldr.) ; — y. Thes- 

 salia: pr. Karditza, Aivali (Haussk.). — Maio, Jul. O et 0. 



16. B. racemosus L. sp. ed. 2 p. 114; Haussk, symb. p. 54. 



— Serrafalcus racemosus Parl. pl. rar. sicc. II. p. 14. — Icon: Rchb. 

 XI. f. 1590. — Exsicc: Sint. it. thessal. n. 489. 



Culmis elatis, glabris; foliis planis, vaginisque pilosis, ligula brevi, 

 saepe lacera; panicuh^ angusta, racemiformi, post anthesin contracta, 

 ramis 1 — 3 nis^ brevibus, ad 3 cm. longis, asperis; spiculis ovatis, coni- 

 pressis, 5 — 8 floris, glabris; glumis inaequalibus, inferiore lanceolata, 

 superiore majore, oblonga ; paleis aequilongis, inferiore late - elliptica, 

 7 mm. longa, obsolete 7 nervia, marginibus non angulata, sub apice 

 subintegro aristata, arista erecta ea aequilonga; antheris 2 — 2^,2 mm. 

 longis. — 



(i. neglectus Parl. fl. it. I. p, 391 pro sp. (Serrafatcus); Asch. 

 et Gr. syn. II. p. 614. — B. neglectus Nym. syll. p. 419. — B. com- 

 mutatus V. neglectus Haussk. symb, p. 54. — Spiculis velutino-pubes- 

 centibus. — Exsicc. : N. v. 



In pratis regionis inferioris et montanae, rarissime. Thessalia: pr. 

 Guwelzi (Sint.), in oropedio Neuropolis (Haussk.); — ^. Thessalia: pr. 

 Orman Magula (Haussk.). — Maio, Jun. 0. 



§. Palea inferior ad 9 — 14 mm. longa, superiori manifeste 

 longior; antherae 1 — 1 ^/2 mm. longae. 

 X Panicula plus minus laxa, ramis saepius subnutantibus, 

 vel erectis et tunc spicula plerumque pluries longioribus; 

 palea inferior ovata vel ovato-lanceolata, raro lanceohita, 

 marginibus ad vel supra medium angulum obtusum ex- 

 hibens. 



