of two Cape Melica. °3 



Gluma: coroltlna bivalves, fubsequales, extus, bafi imprimis, 

 fericeo-albidoque villofa. 

 Flofculus unus feflilis, alter breviter pedicellatus. 



Filamenta tria. 



Rudimentum tertii floris, s. flofculus minutus, neuter. 



MELICA racemofa. 



M. corollis hirtis, racemo fubpaniculato floribus cernuis. nun6. 

 prodr. 21. Sp. pi. ed. Wild. p. 3§2— 5. 



Descr. Culmus bipedalis ereaus, teres, glaber, craffitie Melicce 



akiffima. 



Articuli glabri. 

 Folia lincaria, ereda, apice involuta, glabra, ftriata. Fagina 



ftriatae. / 



Racemtts fubpaniculatus, ereaus, fpithameus, ramis paucis 



brevibus. 

 Flores pedicellati, fubfecundi, cernui, magnitudine M. ciUata-, 



cui fimillimi glumis calycinis & coroUinis & numero 



ftamimim. 



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