^56 GnAMiKBAB. Emowurcs. 



flosculis univalvibus soloquc .supcriorc ^onit.-ilibus 

 pracdito. (ibimac sj)icubic bMtilis duac, subcartibi- 

 gincac: inlerior major, nujltincrvis, apicc intc^ra, 

 vel bidcntata. Flosculorum valyulac acrpialcs vcl in- 

 acfpialcs, chartacco-mcml>ranaccac, intc^rac, trincrvcs. 

 (Flosculus infcrior ncutcr univalvis, valvula gluma bre- 

 viorC;, supcriorc llosculo paulo lojigiorc ct fortiorc, 

 convoluta. Supcrior llosculus hcrmaphroditus, uni- 

 valvis, valvula pauk:> brcviorc convokita magisquc 

 mcmbranacca, cui lockculac oppositac.) Lodiculac 

 ffcminac, truncato - cuncirormcs , compkcatac, mcm- 

 branaccac, glabrac. Stamina tria. Styk longi. Otig- 

 mata dense vikosa, purpurca. Gcrmcn glabrum. 

 Garyopsis kbera. — Glumac, iloscuk ct lodiculae 

 spicukic pcdicckatac qualcs in sessik, (gluma qui- 

 dem infcrior integra), scd vel genitakum sola rudi- 

 menta, vel sola stamina adsiuit. 



Infloresccntia : spica solitaria, rhachi articulata 

 spicuksque ct pcdicckis pkis minus hirtis. 



Gramina aromatica, (an omncs sjiccies?) tere- 

 binthinam rcdolcntia, loiiis angustis. 



O b s e r V. D itlert t: l i o n u r u s a S c h i z a c h y r i o et 

 Trachypogone ut Anatherum ab Andropogone, 

 rel Saccharum ab Eriantho, suicuks muticis ; accedit 

 autem istis in graminibus chaiacter quidam secundarius, 

 e "crluma inferiore in ph'risque bidenlata derivatus ; nec non 

 et spica soktaria ct odor aromaticus firmant auctoritatem. 



Species brasihanae tres. 



1- ELIOISrUflUS CILIARIS. 



E. spiculis lanceohTtis , ghimis hermaphroditis undique 

 pubescenlibiis (v»l!osisvc , inleriori bidentala , flosculis acu- 

 tis pubescentibus, glumis neutris(?) 



Ekonurus ciliaris, H. et H. Nov. G. et Sp. I. p. 193. 

 t. 63. liiinlh. Syn. I. p. 246. R. et Sch. S. F. II. 

 p. 8o3. 



Hahilal in sylcis Orinocanis prope Esmeraldam , ad 

 radicem nohilissimi monlis Daidae ; ilem prope Mariquitam 

 Novo-Granalcnsium^ allit. i3o — 5oo hexapod. (ab Humh.) 

 In Monte Tideo lef^it Sellovius, FLoret Majo. T^. (Vidi 

 in Herh. Reg. Berol.) I 



