i/^2 P A i^ I c E A E. Paspolum. 



Paspahtm Ullorak Br! P». el S. II. p. 316. Trin. lc. grnm. X. lab. 112. — 

 r. longijlorum Pal. Beaut: 11. d'Ow. p. 46. tab. 85. f. 2. (omnino viJctiir! 

 nun P. vaginalum t.il). 92. f. 1.) 



V. spp. Am. bor. Ind. occ. Chil. liras. Radak (Inss. Mulgr.) N. IIuII. 

 IMascar. 

 n. min. ramosum. Vaginac cnrinalo-comprcssac. Lignla membranacca, 

 cxscrla. Folin palmaria — pollicaria, lincam lala, in * invohata. Glumac 3- 

 nervcs \. infcrior 5-ncrvis. Perianihium glumis plcrumrjue nonnihil brevius, 

 apice oblusiusculo barbulalnm vcl , rarius, nudum et aculiuscuhim. 

 Paspalum dislachyon Poil. lllra-pcdale, assurgcns. Raccmis 2, conjngato-digi- 

 latis (pedunculalis, subpollicaribus); Axi ~, glabm; Spiciilis lincalibus, 

 biscri.ilibiis, brevissime pedicellalis, sublanccolato-cvalis, aculis Foliisfjiic 

 subuliformi-Iincaribus glabris. 

 Pasjalum dislathyon Poil! incd. in hbio Merlensii patr. 

 Y. sp. Doming. 

 Tolum pallcsccns assurgit ex ima basi contraclo-ramosum: ramis florireris, 

 subaequalibus. J^aginae terctes, .sujicrne carinato-compressiusculae, glabrac. 

 Ligula brcvissima, subciliaris. Folia striclo-crcota, inlcrne comj)rcssa, mc- 

 dium vcrsus jjlaniusctfla, subulato-attcnuata, latiora lincnm lala, fcrc sesqui- 

 palmaria, sujjcriora sensim minora. Baccmi pollicares vcl vix polbcares, erccti, 

 arcle contracti, pcdunculis 2 — 3-Iincalibus insidcnlcs, subaequalcs, angusli, 

 pallidi. jixis parlialis flcxuosus. Spiculae allernac, apprcssac. Glumae 3- 

 nerves, aequales (glumulae exterioris tertiae in pluribus rudimcnlulum trun- 

 calum). IIermaj)hroditus glumas aequans, acutiu.sculus, lacvi.s.simus, albens. 

 Paspalum conjugalum Berg. Pcdalc ct ullra, rcpcns I. assurgcns. Raccmis cunj'u- 

 galis I. lernis apjiroximatis (scsqui — 4-poIIicaribii.s) ; Axi ~, glabro; 

 Spiculis parvis L subliiicalibus, biserialibus, brcvissimc j)cdiccllalis, orbicu- 

 lalo-ovalis, acutis, marginc |)I. min. villosulis; Foliis lineari-lanceolalis, 

 glabris cilialulisve. 



