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ne, Opposita major, exterior pilosa. Altera interior minor, 
biloba, sinu aristigera. 
Altera tertia interior lineari-lanceolat. Lodicule carnose 
integrz apice pilose. Stam. З. Stigmata aspergilliform., ' 
Palea fl. neutrius bivenius. Palea externa fl. hermaph, pluri- 
venia, venis axilibus in aristam convergent. 
Palea interior avenia. Spice bilocustigere, locusta altera 
stipitatim sterili. Paleze 2, interna ff. neuter, externa fl. Her- 
maph. . 
Habit а good deal peculiar ;—-allied to Phalaris ? 
Zoysia pungens. The inner palea appears to be wanting in 
the Serampore specimens. 
The structure is thus* or outer glume wanting, so that the 
Perianth seems certainly inverted, for the outer palea ought 
to be opposed to the inner glume. 
It certainly has the structure and consistence of Andropo- 
gon, although the appearance of the spike is rather Rott- 
beellioid. 
Rottbellia Thomea Oropetium. 
Certainly seems to approach to Chlorine. Glume 2, inferior 
(interior) minute membranacea. Superior (interior) cartilag. 
acuminata, margine basi membranaceo-auriculat. Palez sub- 
membranacee ; exterior (interior) navicularis, trinervis; inte- 
rior (exterior) bicarinata, bimucronata aristatat. Rachis 
flexuosa, plana, spiculis exacte lateralibus, ad flexuras soli- 
tariis unifloris. 
The inversion in this has reference only to the axis, it ap- 
pears to me to belong as much to Chlorine as to Rottboelli- 
nz, or more, for in these last the less developed flower is op- 
posite the outer glume, in this the direction of development 
is centripetal, in the others it is centrifugal. 
rown sub Microchloa says, that R. Thoma is an un- 
* Sketch omitted. 
