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presslusculae , cnm lana sua linca longiorcs. Glumae 2-ncrves. Perianlhium 

 glumis brevius, pl. min. aculiusculum, nudum. 

 Paspalum mcmhranaccum LaM. 2 — 3-pedale, adsccndens. Raccmis 2 — iO, 

 allernis. A.\i latissimo, comprcsso; Spiculis uUralincalibus, biscrialibus, 

 subsesilibus, ovato-oblongis, aculiusculis, sericeo- vlllosis; Foliis lineari- 

 lanccolalis, glabris pilisve rarissimis adspersis. 

 Puspalum mcmhranaccum. R. et S. W. p. 290. — P. Commersonii Zucc, 

 Cercsia clc.^ans Pers. 

 V. cc. 

 iVo<// glabri. T^^/m^ lereliusculae, glabrac. X/^Wrt membranacca, bre- 

 vis 1. fere linealis. Folia plana, acuminata, interdum lincaria tantum, lineas 

 2 — 5 lata, inferiora dodrantalia. Axis communis 2 — 4-poIIicaris. Glumae 

 2-nerves. Perianthium glumas aecjuans, acutiusculum, aplce subpubescente 

 pilo uno allerove comatum. 

 Paspalum hclerolrichon. Bipedale et altius, erectum. Racemis 5 — 7, alternis ; 

 Axi lalissimo, compresso; Spiculis linealibus , biserialibas, brevissime pedi- 

 cellalis, elliplico-oblongis, dorso sericeo-villosis; Folils anguslo-llnearlbus, 

 glabris. 

 Paspalum hetcroirichon Trin. ic. gram. XXIV. tab. 2S5. 

 Y. spp. Bras. 

 C«/ff2j gracilis nodi barbulati. Vag^inae teretes, glabrac, Ligula brcvis- 

 sima, mcmbranacea, barbata. Folia attcnuato-acuminata, linea plerumquc 

 angustiora, culmea inferiora breviora (1 — 2-poIlicarla), versus medium cul- 

 mum longiora (palmaria — spithamaea). Axis communis pl. min. pollicaris. 

 liacemi 2-poIIicares, paulo nutantcs. Axis partialis comprcssus, villorum, 

 splculas veslienlium, non nisi apices emergere sinit. Spiculae cum ipsis villis 

 lineam longac. Glumae 3-nervcs: inferior ad flexurac angulum villosa basi- 

 que medio barbata. Pcrianthium cbartaceum, lanceolalo-ellipticum, aculius- 

 culum, glumis fere terliam parlem brevius. 



