Paspalum. Paniceae. i5i 



Paspalum fasciculalum ITilld. 3 — G-pedale, erectum 1. procumbcns. Racemis 

 6 — plurimls, approximatis, subfastigiatls (2 — 4-pollicaribus); Axi — , 

 glabro; Spiculis sub- 2-IIncalibus, 2 — • 3-serIalibus, brevissime pedlcel- 

 latis, ellipticis, acutissimis, subpubescenlibus; Foliis lanceolato-llncarlbus, 

 glabris 1. inferne pilosulis. 

 Paspalum fasciculatum. R. et S. II. p. 292. Trin. ic. gr. XXllI. tab. 210. 

 Kth. Agr. syn. p. 44. 



V. spp. Bras. 

 Culmus compressus: procumbens inferne valde ramosus, crectus pl. min. 

 simplex. T^aginae compressae, dorso superne pilosulac, inlerdum fauce ciliatae. 

 Ligula brevisslma: in planta glabra membranacea, in pilosula ciliaris. Folia 

 acuminala, glabra aut inferne ad nervum carinalem pilosula, pro statura gra- 

 minis lineas 4 — 9 lata, spithamaea — pedaHa. Racemi 6 — 30, plerumque 

 basi barbati, jubam constltuunt cpmmuniter lato-ovatam, palmarem — dodran- 

 talem, Spiculae plerumque, praesertim marginem versus, villis adspersae. 

 Glumae 3 — 5-nerves. PcrianiJiium albens. 

 Paspalum pellilum N, ab Es. 4 — 5-pedaIe, erectum. Racemis plurlmls, ap- 

 proximatis, contracto-jubatis (inferioribus dodrantalibus) ; Axi ~, glabro; 

 SpicuHs subparvls (vlx Ilneallbus), biserialibus , brevisslme pcdicellalis, lan- 

 ceolalo-elllpticis, pubescentibus glabrlusculisve ; Follis involuto-hnearibus 

 vaginisque molliter sericeo-tomenlosis. 

 Paspalum pellUum N. ab Es! Agr. bras. p. 29. Trin. ic. gram. IX. tab. 106. 

 V. spp. Bras. 

 Culmus^ totus vaginis vestitus, crassus. Vaginae tcretes, tomento mollis- 

 simo fulvescente 1. griseo vestitae. Ligula brevissima, villis sericeis dense coro- 

 nata. Racemi graciles, conlracti (nec fastigiati) jubam consliluunt dense an- 

 gustalam, ultrapedalem, basi vaglnatam. Spiculae longe plerumque pubescen- 

 tes. Glumae 5- (1-) nerves, Perianthium glauco-canescens. 



