Erianthus. gramine^ 455 



densa demum contracta sericea, rachide pedicellisque hispidissimis 

 pilis spiculas sequantibus. glumis lanceolatis acuminalis plus minus 

 hispidis, glumella in aristam ea sublongiorem exserlam producta %. 

 E. RavenncB P. de B. Joc. cit. — Host Gram. III, tab.I. — Nees Gen. 

 Germ Ic. — Saccharum Ravenn(B L. Syst. 88. — Fl. Gra?c. tab. 52. 



Hab, in arenosis ad ripas, Graecia (Bory ! Heldr ! Orph. Fl. exs. 2821), Ma- 

 <;edonia et Thracia (Sibth. Frivl), Cilicia usque ad 2(XJ0' (Kyl), Cataonia ad 

 Marasch (Haussk 1), Syria littoralis et Libanus (Bll), Persia austro-occiden- 

 talis (Haussk!), Transcaucasia ad Caspium (M. B., G. A. Mey !j, Somchetia 

 (Szov!). 



Ar. Geogr. Regio mediterranea Europse et Africse borealis, ditiones Scinde 

 et Punjab Indise borealis (£". Sara Stocks exs. non Roxb.). 



2. E. strictus (Host Gram. I, 2 tab 2 sub Andropogon non 

 Elliot) perennis, culmis elatis teretibus farctis ad nodos annulatim 

 pilosis, foliis omnibus caulinis elongatis late linearibus acutis mar- 

 gine scabriusculis nervo medio valido albo, vaginis glabris. paniculae 

 valde contraclse linearis ramis striclis glabris, spiculis basi annulo 

 pilorum rufescentium°eis eequilongorum cinclis, glumis rufescentibus 

 apice pallide scariosis obtusis subbidentatis exteriore margine longe 

 ciliata dorso glabra, superiore glabra, glumella in aristam exsertam 

 €a sublongioreni producta %. Saccharum strictum Spreng. Pug. 

 II, 16. — Erianthiis Hostii Griseb. Spic. Rum. 2, p. 548. 



Hab. in alveis torrentium, collibus, Byzantium (Auch, 3002 ! Noe !) Lydia 

 prope PhilaJelphiam (Boiss!) et in monte Sipylo (Bal. 16! , Cilicia ad rivum 

 Guzeldere (Bal !), mons Ssoffdagh Syrise borealis (Haussk !j, in collibus ad 

 Antiochiam (Boiss!). 



Ar. Geogr. Regio Danubialis, Dalmatia, Serbia. 



ARTHRWON (Pal. h Beaav. Agr. \\\. — PleuropUtis Tiin. — 

 Luccea K'^ — Alectoridia Rich. FL Abyss.). 



Spiculee secus spicae rachidem tenuem flexuosam subarliculatam 

 alternse basi stipite interdum obsoleto alterius spiculae semper abor- 

 tivaiinstruct8e,bifl''rte.Glum8ebinaeIanceolat8esubincurvienaviculares 

 aculffi muticae suba^quilongre glumellis longiores exterior subcoriacea 

 plurinervis interior subcoriaceo-membranacea carinato-uninervis. 

 Fiosculusinferior ad glumellam byalinam lanceolatam reductus, inte- 

 rior hermaphroditus glumella et palea hyalinis lanceolatis illa basi 

 arista geniculata et tortili aucla, palea breviore. SquamuUe binae trun- 

 catfe Stamina 2 vel 3. Styli bini, stigmata plumosa versus medium 

 «piculfBemergentia.Garyopsis oblongo-linearis libera. — Ilerboc spicis 

 fasciculatis, facie Panici prostrati. 



L A Langsdorffianum (Trin. Fund. 155, tab. J5 sub P/ew- 

 roplitide) annuum? radice librosa, culmis pluribus debilibus ascen- 

 dentibus foliosis parte inferiori ramosis, foliis brevibus oblongo- 



