58 ICONES PLANTARUM. 
The structure of the 2 geeiied is ey nearly that of Chloris itself, 
but they are oe: if not tla two perfect flowers, and the 
habit is very peculiar.—G. BEN 
Fig. 1 ee after the fall of = de cote 2. Deciduous are” oe = 
the spikelet tts . Flowering glumes. a, 6. Caryopsis. 7, 8, 9. Uppe 
empty glume 
PuatE 1377. 
CRASPEDORHACHIS AFRICANA, Benth. 
Graminex, Tribe CHLORIDEA. 
dorhachis, Benth. gen. nov., Char. gen. Spicule 1-flore, secus 
rhachin marginatam spicarum unilateralium ct res rachilla 
brevissima ultra florem non producte, flore hermaphrodito. Glume 3, 
ener 2 inferiores ®, ii ig carinate, acute, 1-nerves, 
Phe sia epi breves, distincti, s stigmatibus plamosis, Caryop sis 
atiusculum, foliis paucis angustis. Spice plures, atin pil 
sas cohanatank communem sparse, erectiuscule. 
C. africana, Benth., single species. 
Has. Tropical Africa, on the Zambesi, opposite Senna, J. Kirk. 
Caules tenues, rigiduli, 1}-2-pedales. Folia radicalia v. secus caulem 
pauca, ongiusculis striatis; lamina anguste linearis, superne 
subulato-teres, Ctr gosiete ligula hyalina pluriseta. Panicula supra 
vaginam summam breviter a. fere semipedalis, rhachi 
communi simplici. Spice us rhachin 10-15, inter se = 
distantes, summsz 2-3 confete, Soe a basi floriferee, 2-3-pollicare 
rhachi leviter flexuosa ad late te marginata. Spicule meiiiad, 
arcte appresse, fere 2 lin. lon sce. 
The genus is in many respects allied in character as well as in habit 
to the North American Reladonntinds ac figured aaae (1360), but is 
readily distinguished by the very small a _ glume and 
palea, almost resembling lodicules.—G. Ben 
Fig. 1. Portion of a a with 3 spikelets. 2. Outer empty glumes. 3, 4. Flower- 
ing pes 5. Palea. 6, Stamen. 7. Ovary and styles. 
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