206 Tribus VIII. Oryzeae, 



Ehrharta ramosa Swartz. in Act. Soc. Linn. Lond. VI. p. 

 49. t. 5. f. 5. Schrad. Anal. ad Fl. Cap. II. in Goett. gel. 

 Anz. 1821. 208. p. 2077. n. 6. Thunb. Fl. Cap. ed. Schult. 

 I. p. 353. n, 3. Schtin. S. Veg. VU, 2. p. 1370. n. 6. Kunth. 

 En. I. p. 12. n. 7. 



Ehrharta digyna Thunb. Prodr. Fl. Cap. p. C6. 



Melica ramosa Thunb. Prodr. Fl. Cap. p. 21. Willd. Sp. 

 pl. I. p. 383. n. 8. 



/?. Spiculis pallido-purpureoque variis. 



y. Mucronata, glumis valvuiisque omnibus mucronatis, 

 his glumis brevioribus, slerilibus scaberrimis. 



(5". Tuberosa, tuberibus galliformibus baccae grossulariae 

 magnitudine in culmo hinc inde obsita. 



Var. a. ad flumen Olifantsrlvier alt. III — IV. ( Clanwillian), 

 ad Waterfall prope Tuibagh solo ericarum alt. II — V. et in monte 

 Winterhoeksberg alt. 800 — SOOO' prope Tulbagh (Worcesler), ad 

 Caledon et Gnadenthal, in solo Karro et in campis inler Koch- 

 manskloof et fluraen Gauritzrivier atque in ea regione, quae Canna- 

 lande dicilur (Zweilendam), Ecklon; in monte tabulari alt. 2000 — 

 5000', in humidis montis Paarlberg alt. 1000 — 1.^00', in ripa 

 saxosa rivi ad Gnadenthal alt. 2000 — 2300, in summo vertice 

 nudo et saxoso montis Van Staadensberg alt. 5000' et in saxosis 

 iugi Zwartebergen alt. 5000 — 5300% (Dr^ge) ; ad sinum Plelten- 

 bergsbai, (Mund in Herb. Reg. Berol.); prope Zoete Melksvalley, 

 (Thunberg). 



Var. ^. in Dutoitskloof ad rivum inter rupes alt. 2500 — 

 5000' et in saxosis montiura Zuurebergen, (Dr^ge). 



Var. y. in Giftberg monte alt. 1300-2000', in monte Ro- 

 deberg alt. 4300 —3000', ad Ezelsfontein in moutosis rupestribus 

 (Drege). 



Forraa ^ ad Waterfall inter reliquas, (Ecklon). 



Floret ab Augusto in lanuarium. ^^ — 7). 



Maiori cum iure ,,aphylla" appellanda, quam altera illa spe- 

 cies a cl. Schradero hoc nomine appellata. Vaginae pleraeque 



