Spodiopogon. gramine^ 457 



Ar Geogr. Regio raedilerranea Europse, Africa borealis, Insulae Gana- 

 rienses. 



SPODIOPOGON (Trin. FQndam., p. 492). 



Spiculse in ramis paniculae ternce (vel abortu inlerdum binse) 

 inlermedia sessilis, laterales pedicellatte omnes articulatsehomogamae 

 biflorae. Glumse binse herbacede hirsutae flosculis sublongiores. FIos- 

 €ulus inferior masculus superior hermaphroditus uterque vel supe- 

 rior tantum arislatus. Glumella hyalino-membranacea, flosculi mas- 

 culi lanceolata in aristam attenuata vel mutica, hermaphroditi 

 profunde bifida e sinu aristam tortam edens, palea angusta. Styli 

 elongati, sligmata plumosa versus mediam spiculam emergentia. 

 Garyopsis libera... — Herbae perennes spiculis paniculatis. — Genus 

 infloresc^ntia et characteribus Chrysopoponi valde affine ab eo spi- 

 culis homogarr.is distinctum. 



1. S. pogonanthus (Boiss. Diagn. Ser II, 4,p. 144 sub Andro- 



pogon) perennis csespitosus, rhizomate fibras radicales validas et 

 surculos edente, culmis elatis inferne saepe stricle ramosis, foliis 

 anguste linearibus rigidis planis attenuato-acuminatis glabriusculis, 

 paniculse obloiigfB contraclae axi flexuosa, ramis striclis glabris, pedi- 

 •cellis spicularum lateralium hirsutis. spiculis ad basin fasciculo pilo- 

 rum longorum obsitis, glumis longe hirsutis suboequilongis lanceola- 

 iis mucronalis, glumella flosculi masculi lanceolata ciliata in aristam 

 rectam eA sequilongam vel breviorem attenuata, floris hermaphroditi 

 lineari glabra ad medium bipartila inter lacinias acuminatas arista 

 geniculata contorla ea triplo longiofe aucta %. 



Hab. in rupestribus et lapidosis vallium ad»Esilair Kioi sex leucas ad 

 orienteai urbis Ouchak Plirygise 2800' (Bal !). Fl. Jui. 



Gulmi 2-3-pedaIes, folia inferne lineam aut paulo amplius lata, panicula 

 2-3-poricaris, glumse 3 V» lineas, aristae sex lineas longae. Affine S. Sibirico 

 foliis 5-0 lineas latis, panicuM depauperata, glumell4 flosculi masculi in 

 aristam non producta distincto 



CHRYSOPOGON (Trin. Fnnd. Agr., p. m. — PolUnia 

 Spreng. non Trin.). 



Spiculfe in apice ramorum paniculse ternse biflorae flosculo infe- 

 riore neutro ad glumellam membranaceam reducto, inlermedia ses- 

 silis hermaphrodita, laterales pedicellatae masculae. Spic. masc. 

 Glumse binse subsequales glumellam superantes inferior subcoriacea 

 €x apice breviter bidenlato aristata. superior membranacea mutica 

 vel breviter aristata. Stamina 3. Spic. herm. Glumae binffi membra- 

 naceo-subcoriacese flosculum superantes inferior concava acuminata, 



