^Q (HiAMiOT^ Miltmn. 



MILIUM (L. Geo. 79 ei parle). 



Spiculae unitlorse hermaphroditaB convex» e dorso subcompressae 

 nore sessili. Glumae binae «equales membranaceaj glumellis Sccpe 

 sublongiores. Glumella et palea coriaceae muticae, illa obsolete triner- 

 via valde concava paleam binervem amplectens. Squamulffi binffi. Sta- 

 mina tria, antherae apice glabrae. Styli bini breves, stigmata e latere 

 floris emergentia plumosa pilis denticulatis. Caryopsis oblonga a 

 dorso subcompressa biconvexa ventre macula lineari elongata notata 

 glumellis induratis inclusa et cum eis decidua sed libera. — Herbaa 

 perennes et anuuai spiculis in panicuiam semiverticillatim dispositis. 



i. M. effusum (L. Sp. 90) perenne, rhizomate breviler stoloni- 

 fero fibrifero, caulibus elatis foliosis, foliis late liuearibus elongatis 

 acutis margine scabris, paniculse longe et laxe pyramidatae ramis 

 semiverticillatis patentibus tandem reflexis, spiculis distantibns, glu- 

 rais ovatis acutis scabriusculis, glumella et palea glabris ill^ acutius- 

 cula "¥ Host Gram. tab. 22. — Engl. bot. tab. 1106. — Nees Gen. 

 Germ. Ic. Rchb. Germ. f. 159. — M. Schmidtianum G. Koch Linn. 

 XXI, p. 438 non differt. 



Hab. in unbrosis et sylvis regionum raagis borealium ditionis, Olympus 

 Bithvnus supra Brussam (Pichl!), Pontus Lazicus ad Djimil 60(0' (Bai!), 

 Tauria, Gaucasus et Transcaucasia (M. B. Koch), Daghestauia C900' 

 (Ruprecht!). 



Ar. Geogr. Europa tota boreahs et raedia, Sibiria, regio Hiraalaica, America 

 borealis. 



2. M. vernale (M.B. Taur. Gauc. I, 53) unnuum, caulibus soli- 

 tariis vel saepius pluribus cespitosis erectisinferne foliosis, foliis bre- 

 vibus anguste linearibus aculis, paniculse compositae la.xae confertcE 

 vel subeffusse ramis semiverticillatis erecto-patulis, spiculis approxi- 

 matis, glumis ovato-oblongis acutiusculis scabrido-lubercnlatis, glu- 

 mella et palea glabris illa ellipticA obtusa ©. Rchb. Germ, fig. 160, 



Hab. in dumosis regionis montanae, Hymeltus pars superior (Heldr!)» 

 Phrygia ad Yachamichlar Keai 3000' (Bal !). mons Elraalu Lycite (Bourg. 

 2691), Gappadocia ad Argffii radices 5200! (Ky !), Tauria et Gaucasus i,M. B ! 

 etc!), Transcaucasia (Szov !). 



/3. Montianum Cosson Exped. Alg. 72. — Saepius majus, caules 

 longiores siepe fere ad apicem usque foliiferi. — M. Montianum 

 Parl. Fl. Ital. I, 156. 



Hab. in pinetis montium Lassiti Cretae 4000' (Heldr 1), moflte Taktali j^rope 

 Smyrnam (Boiss!), Cypro (Sintl), Libano (BIl), Antilibano inter Rascheya 

 et Damascum (Boiss !), Mesopotamia, supra Terek (Haussk I), Persia boreali.s 

 propre Siaret (Bge'). 



Ar. Geogr. Batavia, Gallia media, Hispania media, Serbia, Valachia, Bul- 

 garia, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicilia, Italia auslralis, Turkestania, Africa borealib. 



