316 Tnbus VIII. Oryzeae. 



loogis erecto-patulis ulbis ciliaia, 4 lin. looga; superior 6 liu. 

 longa, oblonga, siiperne transversini undulato-rugulosa, io carioa 

 aJ raedium vel fere ad apicem usque ciliata praetereaqne et latere 

 margineque inferitis pijis rarioribus inspersa fasciculisque solitis 

 praedila, basi eraarginata bisquamosa, utraque 7-nervis, dum ex- 

 planata obtusa cum mucronulo brevi (1/2 — i-lineari), complicata 

 aulem valvula videtur obliqua cura mucrone; quo longior est mucro, 

 eo magis valvula in apicem allenuatur. FIosguIus ferlilis longitu- 

 dine valvulae superioris, acutus, glaber, Valvula inferior 7-ner- 

 vis. Lodicolae profuode biiidae laciniis aculis. 



16. Ekrharta gigafitea Swartz. culmo erecto stolonifero, 

 foliis linearibus rigidis apice subulato-involulis glabris, panicula 

 subverticillata coarctala, spiculis oblongis, valvulis neutris gluma 

 duplo fere longioribus villosis aristatis, arista valvulis dimidio bre- 

 viori. Sc/iult. S. V. ril, 2. p. 157S. n. IS. 



Ehrharta gigantea Swartz. in Act. Soc Linn. Lond. Vi. p. 

 S8. t. ^. f. 8. Schrad. Anal. ad Fl. Cap. in Goett. gel. Anz 

 I82i. 208. p. 2079. n. 17. Schult. S. V. VII. 2. p. io76. n. 

 iS. ThU7ib. Fl. Cap. ed. Sc/iult. I. p. 336. w. 8. Kunth. En. 

 I. p. 14 n. 17. 



Mtlica gigantea Thunb. Prodr. Fl. Cap. p. 21. Willd. Sp. 

 pl. I. p. 582. 71. 2. 



Aira villosa Li/m. Suppl. p. 109. 



Ad flunien Olifantsrivier et Brackfontein (Clanwillian), in 

 Tulbaghskloof, Tulbagsthal, Winterhoek (VVorcester), in monlibus 

 all. I — III. urbi Capstadt vicinis (Districlus Cap,), in Hollen- 

 lollhollandia (Stellenbosch), Ecklon ; in montis Giflberg alt. 2000 

 — 2500', in collibus inter frutices ad Riebekkasteel alt. SOO — 

 lOOO' et in planitie arenosa ad Ezelsbank alt. oSOO', ( Drege). 



Floret a Septerabre in IVovembrera. :2^ et fere ^. 



Differt ab Ehrharla villosa rhizoraate dense squamato, foliis 

 laliusculis apice convolulis saepe hirsutis, spiculis paulo rainoribus, 

 vahularum seta duplo longiori, Gluraa inferior superiori Y^ """ 

 nor et anojustior. 



