tJ32 Tribns XI. AvENEAE. 



ereclo simplici, foliis longis magis minusve curvatis atlenualis con- 

 volutis vaginisque glabris imberbibus, panicula spiciformi oblonga 

 imbricala, spiculis bifloris, flosculis glurais in setam attenuatis sca- 

 bris plus duplo brevioribus pubescenlibus, valvulae inferioris laci- 

 niis bifidis, lacinulae interioris seta valvula longiore, exteriore la- 

 cinula brevi acuta, arista glumas dimidio excedente. 



Danthonia curvifolia Schracl. in Schult. Mant. II. p. 386. 

 Trin. in Act. Petrop. I. p. 70. IV, p. 33. 



Pentamerls curvifolia N. ab E. Gram. Eckl. in Linn. VII. 

 5. p. 315. n. 6. Kimth. En. I. p. 517. n. 6. 



Dantbonia livida Triii ic. Gr. V. t. SO. 



Arena glomerata Steudel in Pl. 1829. II. p. 483. 



Holcus avcnaceus Thunh. Prodr. p. 20. Fl. Cap. ed. Schult. 

 I. p. 110. n. 3. Willd. Sp. pl. IV. 2. p. 931. n. 8. 

 Ad Walerfall prope Tulbagh alt. II— V. (Worcester), Eck- 

 lon ; in iugi Dutoilskloof plano edilissimo solo turfaceo alt. 5000 

 ^4000' (Clanwillian), in raontium Drakensteenbergen declivibus 

 alt. ISOO — 2000% in graminosis arenosis ad Franschehoek alt. 

 SOO et in humidiusculis planitiei Agter-Paarl eadem allitudine, 

 (Drege); in via praerupta ad planum tabulare ducente alt. IV., 

 in dunis arenosis ad promontorium Aguillas et in solo arenoso eri- 

 carura planitiei (Distr. Cap.), Ecklon ; ad Groenpoint, (Bergius in 

 herb. Reg. Berol.); in HoUentotlhoIIandia alt. II — IV. (Stellen- 

 bosch) in regionis Paspasvalley raontibus alt. II — V. (Zwellendam), 

 in rnpestribus alt. III. montium fluraen Van Stadensrrvier cingen- 

 tium (Uitenhage), Ecklon. 



Fioret a Seplembri in Februarium. ^. 



Species haec non raodo panicula spiciforrai irabricata, sed 

 eliam glumis pallidis in setam lenuissimam productis scabris valde 

 corapressis in carina rauriculatis a reliquis remotior, licet quod ad 

 folia multis conveniat, neque reliqua structura longe drscedal. 

 Glnmae cum sela S lin. longae. Flosculi oblongi, undique laxiu- 

 scule pubescentes, callo brevissirao barbato innati, 114 — IV4 ''"• 

 longi; setae lacinularum interiorum 2—3 lin. longae; lacinula cx- 

 terior bFevis, acuta, pubescens, setae adpressa. Arista 6 lin. 

 longa, basi fusca, apice pallida. 



