62 GRAMINE. 
Tertius rudimentarius stipitatus. 
Roxburgh supposed that the Chinese use the leaves of 
his Melica latifolia in packing sugar-candy, Brown says, they 
are Bamboo leaves: which is at once pointed out by the 
structure of their bases, a structure so far as I know pecu- 
liar to Bamboos. 
Situation and alternation of parts. Pl. CXX XIX. Fig. 423. 
Stomata exist or both cutes. 
a. Gluma externa, 
b. ,, interna. 
c. Flosculus exterior neuter 1 valvis. 
d. Valvula exterior floris hermaphrodit. 
е. ,, interior. 
f. Stipes flosculi tertii tabescentis. 
9. Ejus valvula exterior. А 
Kunth following Trinius has referred Roxburgh’s Melica 
latifolia to Panicum ; see P. acariferum. Agros. p. 125. The 
glumes are wrongly described and no mention is made of 
the rudiment of the third floret: for Melica see App. 
Flinders’ voyage. 
CENTOTHECA. 
|. Centotheca lappacea, Kunth Agr. 1-366.  Melica re- 
Jracía, Roxb. Fl. Ind. 1-329, 
Gramen basi decumbens, 14-3 pedale, culmis compressius- 
culis, Vaginis laxis, margine alterno-ciliatis apice margini- 
bus ambobus, fol. lanceolat, undulata, acuminata Supra pu- 
bescentia bases versus angustata ibidemque ciliata. Ligula 
lacera breviuscula. Panicula divaricata, semi-nutans, spiculis 
infimis geminis seliquis solitariis clavatis compressis, subse- 
cundis. Glumz muticee, inequales lanceolate acute, subea- 
rinate secus carinam scabrelle marginibus membranaceis, 
ceterum viridibus ; (Pedicelli hispidi spiculis basi barbatulis) 
