PANICUM. 27 
Gramen in aquosis proveniens, flutians, culmis immersis 
crassis cellulosis geniculatis, emersis 2 pedalibus erectis, vagi- 
nis fere omnino vestitis, vaginis glabris. Ligula rotundata, fol. 
linearia acuminata, basi simplicia discolori magis cellulosa, 
nervosa, glabra, margine cartilagineo-levi. Spica simplici cla- 
vato-cylindrica curvata (potius nutans) floribus undique tectis, 
sine ordine sparsis, pedicellatis, abortientibus plurimis immix- 
tis, infra planiusculis supra convexis glabris. Antheris, stig- 
matibusque purpureis. 
luma exterior multo minor ovalis, mutica marginibus pos- 
tice approximatis, sub 5-nervia, interior ovata mutica, apice 
minuata denticulat glabra, 7-nervia. 
Floris exterioris hermaphroditi, palea exterior glume inte- 
rior similis, 9-nervia. Interior minor oblonga, subenervis! 
Lodicule 2, rotundata cellulose subintegra. Stam. rudiment 
minima 3. 
Floris interioris hermaphr. palee ovate membranacee le- 
vissima, mutice ,exterior 5-nervis ; nervis indistinctis, interior 
binervis. Lodicule 2, carnose obtuse 3 angulares. Stamina 
3, Stigmata plumosa, ratione stylilongi longeque basi connati, 
subzqualia. 
Alternation and situation of parts Pl. CXXXIX. Fig. 221. 
a. Gluma exterior. 
b. ,, interior. 
c. Palea bur glumacea floris neutrius. 
. » interi 
e. Palea RACE floris herm. 
. » interior, 
13. Panicum strictum, Roxb. Fl. Ind. 1, 306, Oplismenus ? 
strictus Leh : Kunth Agr. 1, 147 
Gluma bivalvis biflora inzequalis, membranacea ; valva ex- 
terior ovata mutica marginibus baseos postice approximatis, 
5-nervis, nervis 3, centralibus majoribus, carinatis, scabris ; in- 
terior longior obtuse acuminata, 5-nervis, nervis minus promi- 
nulis, parce setis brevibus hispidis, —Flosculus exterior neuter 
