270 PANICEAE. Panicum. Vlrgaria. 



Spiculis linealibus, ovalihus, acutis, glabris; Gluma inferiore flosculis sub- 

 qiiadruplo bicviori, encrvi, siipcriore T-nervi; Hcrmaplirodilo (nculro paulo 

 iiiiiiuri) acuti), latvi; Foliis anguslo-lincaribus, glabris (rigidis). 

 Panicum repcns Trin. Diss. II. p. 27,7^. (an /,?) Kth. Agr. syn. p. 103. 

 V. spp. Monsp. Sic. Cors. Crct. Acg. Ting. Tencriff. Madcr. 

 Cnlmus scsqui — bi-pcdalis, basi rcpcns ct emiltens stolones ramosque 

 foliorum brevium, scnsim longiorum, planinsculorum, patcnliiim, inferne, ut 

 vaginae, pilosulorum. Ligula ciliaris. lolia culmea non nisi ipsa basi pilo- 

 siila: longiora, subinvoluto-comprcssa , erccta cl subadprcssa. Panicula pal- 

 maris — spilhamaca, plciumqiic pnrum apcrta. 5/;/<:«/r/^ glauccsccntcs. Gluma 

 infcrior oblusa. Flosculus neulcr 2-valvis: valv. iiif. T-ncr\is. 

 Panicum coloralum L.Manl. 1. Radiis subvirgalis (filiformibns), plcrumqiic paiilo 

 supcriiis dccomposiiis, paiiirnl.uis, palcntihiis vcl cum radiolis palulis tan- 

 tum ; PcdiccIIis brcvihus I. spiculain .icqiianlihiis : Spicnris subiillrailneaiibus, 

 ovalibus, acutis, glabris; Gluma infcriore floscnlis tnplo breviori, 1 — 3 — 5-, 

 superiorc T-ncrvi; Ilcrmaphrodito aculiusculo, lacvi; Foliis lincaribus, siib- 

 glabris, (Vaginis terctihus). 

 Panicum coloratum. 11. el S. H. p. ATA. Klh. Agr. syn. p. 104. (cxcl. syn. 

 Miihlenh.) 



V. spp. Acg. sup. ct cc. 

 Culinus 1 — 2-pcdaIis, basi gcniculalo-procumhcns, cx ipsa radicc ramosus. 

 Vaginue (in planta sponlanca) glandulis adspersae, pilosulae. Ligula ciliaris. 

 /o//rt infernc pilis adspcrsa, lincas 2 — 3 lata, sesquipalmaria I. subspithamaea. 

 Paniculac suhspilhamaeae radii solitarii binivc, filiformes sed angulati, laxius- 

 culi, radiolis hrcvibus. Flosc. masc. 2-valvis: valv. inf. T-ncrvis. 



Diffcrt a sequcntc culmo sub pnnicula multo longius lihcro, spiculis turgl- 

 dioribus, coloralis, ncrvis pauciorihus nolatis, foliis acuminalissimls (nec aculis 

 tanlura) , vaginis tcretibus. 



