124 Tribus IV. Sacchareae. 



dine valvulae superioris, lineari-euneiformes, plicaiae, apice Irun- 

 catae et bi-lridentalae. Styli longi et graciles; sligmala penicilli- 

 formia, violacea. 



2. Anthistiria argentea N. ab E. foliis vaginisqne argen- 

 teo-sericeis, ligula Iruncala, culmi nodis dense barbatis, fasciculis 

 fasciculato-paniculatis subgeminis septemfloris, giumis neutris gla- 

 bris apiceve subpilosis, flosculo herraapbrodito basi et apice seta- 

 que inferne ferrugineo-strigosis. 



In desertis dumosis Karro calcareisque alt. GOO' inter flumina 

 Zondagsrivier et Coegarivier (Uitenhage), Ecklon, Drege. 



Floret a lunio in Decembrem. 2^, * 



Accedit ad Anthistiriam cilialam ^, iraberbem, sed differl 

 integumento argenleo-micanle e villis mollibus longis incumbentibus, 

 in adultioribus foliis denique diminuto, neque vero toto evanes- 

 cente. Culmus valde ramosus, fastigiatus, procumbens, adscen- 

 dens, villosus, basi cum foliis atratus. Fasciculi paulo minores 

 quam in Anthistiria ciliala. 



3. Anthistiria arguens Willd. culmo erecto ramoso, folils 

 linearibus altenuatis basi subciliatis vaginisque glabris, ligula trun- 

 cala denticulata, fasciculis cernuis quinis senisve globoso - capitatis 

 nulantibus, bracteis circa margines glumisque neutris apicem versus 

 magis minusve tuberculatis piligerisque, spicula fertili lanceolata 

 apicem versus scabra (5 lineas longa), seta crassa basi hirla. 

 W,--Arn. et N, ab E, Glum. Ind, or. ined. 



Anthistiria arguens Willd. Sp. pl. IV. 2. p. 901. n. 4. 



Antbistiria polystacbya Roxb. Fl. Ind. or. ed. Car. et Wall. 

 I. p. 252. n. 2. 



Stipa arguens Li?m. Sp. pl. p. 117. Kunth» En. I. p. 482. 

 n. 7. 



Gramea arguens Rumph. Herb. Amb. VI. p. 13. t. 6, f. 1. 



In Courtallum (Ind. or.), Wight. 



In herbidis convallium Wupperthal montium Zederbergc alt. 

 ISOO', (Drege). ^:. 



