Panicum. P A N I c E A E. igS 



peiiori ferc semper simillima ejusdemque substanliae lierbnceo-membranaccae, 3 

 ad 15-ncrvis, mutica \e', mrius, sclij^era. Yalvula superior, si adest, tenerior, 

 binervis, plerumque inferiore brevior. — Flosculus superior, interdum bre- 

 vissime pedicellatus, bivalvis, coriaceus demumque cartilagineus, vel rarius 

 chartaceus tantum, plerumque clausus, flosculo incompleto haud raro brcvior: 

 valvnla infcrior convcxa superiorem planiorem marginibus obvolvens, mutica, 

 I. (rarissime) brevicaudala , aut apicu, tum obtuso, brevissime aciculata. 



LodicuJae squamae 2, subcuneato-quadralae, emarginatae (altero latere in paucissi- 

 mis productiorl). 



Ovarium oblongum, glabrum. Slyli 2. Sllsmala plumosa. 



Stamiiia 3, rarius 2. Anlherae lincares. 



Fructus caryopsis oblonga, libcra inlra valvulas induratas, eberbls, exsulca, scutello 

 suo dimidio I. | longior. 



Subdivisiones. 



A. F/oStu/us injerior subslanlia g/uriiae superioris; hermaplirodilo , basi inleriori 

 nec scrobicu/alo nec appendicu/alo , p/anior, 



1. CAr.RtRA. /?/7(;m/ simplicissimi, digitali, .,^j:^5 pilis aureis ciliali. Spicu/ae 



subsessiles, regulariter biseriales, ellipticae, minimae I. parvac. G/uma in- 

 Jeriur pusilla, vaga aul iiulla. Hermap/ir, niuticus. F/osc, neui, 1-vaIvis. 



Ob gliiniutani inferldieni frpqucnlius nianifeslani quam nullam el ob innoreicenliam 

 Panico (Digllaii.ne) propioieni quani Pas(ialo, illi nec hiiic assnciamla seclio. 



2. DlGlTABIA. Racemi simplices (raio solitarius), siibdigilalo I. jubalo-approxi- 



mati, subfasligiati. Spicu/ae subse.ssiles vel pedicellatac, plerumque irregu- 

 jyrller (raiissime serialim) disposlt.ie, pl. min. lanccolatne. G/uma irijerior 

 pusilla, rarlus nnlla. Hermap/ir, muticus. F/osc, neul, 1-vaIvis. 



3. Lrochi.OA. Racemi umbcllato-digilati. Spitu/ae irregularilcr disposilae, 



inaequali-pedicellalae, ovatae. G/uma injerior flosculis dimidio brevior. 



Jtftm. f'I. Ser. Sc, malh. phys. tl nat, Tom. III. id/ p. Se. nal. jJJ 



