554 GRAMiNE^ Cynodon. 



mos basi ramosos et geniculalos ad vel ultra medium patentim folio- 

 sos edente, foliisglaucis brevibus rigidulis glabrescentibus vel pilosis 

 linearibus acuminatis, spicis 4-7 digitatis anguste linearibus virenti- 

 bus vel violaceis, glumis triangulari-lanceolatis acutis,glumella semi- 

 oblonga carina pubescenti-ciliata 2;. C. Dactylon Pers. Syn. I, p. 85.. 

 Sibth. Fl. Greec. tab. 60. — Rchb. lc. Germ. fig. 454. — ■ Paspalum 

 Dactylon D. C. Fl. Fr. 



Hab. in incultis, ad vias regionis inferioris et montanae totius ditionis a 

 Graecia, ! ad Egyplum ! Persiam australem (Ky !), Affghaniam (Griflf!). 



Ar. Geogr. Totus orbis terrarum. 



CHLORIS (Sw. FI. Ind. occid. I, 189). 



Spicuke secus rachidis compianatse faciem exteriorem sessiles 

 unilaterales alternffi flore unico hermaphrodito caeteris superioribus 

 neutris glumella unica constantibns. Glumse binse psrsistentes mem- 

 branace» mulicae vel aristatse carinatae. Glumelii trigono-carinata 

 ssepius paulo infra apicem aristata, arista recta, bicarinata. Squa- 

 mulse bince glabrae integrse. Styli 2 elongati, stigmata longe plumosa. 

 Caryopsis oblonga vel fusiformis subtrigona glumellis obtecta sed 

 libera hilo puncliformi. — Herbse spicis saepius pluribus digitatim 

 dispositis. 



\. C. Meccana (Hochst. in Schimp. exs. Arab. 1837) annua, cau- 

 iibus inferne geniculatis saepe prostratis et radicantibus, culmis 

 floriferis erectis, foliis linearibus acuminatis plus minus ciliatis, 

 vaginarum ore piloso, spicis 5-8 anguste linearibuselongatis digitatis, 

 glumis lanceolalis longe attenuato-acuminatis superiore duplo lon- 

 giore, glumelia oblonga superne ulroque margine ionge ciliata sub 

 apice arista pallida ea triplo longiore obsita, flosculo neutro unico 

 truucato brevius aristato O. Heterolepis ekgans Ehr. Mss. 



Hab. in culis Egypti ad Gurna (Ehr !), in Belutschi^ (Frere ex Aitch.). 



Ar. Geogr. Africa et Arabiie tropicae. 



TETRAPOGON (Desf. All. 11. 289). 



Spiculjc secus rachidis compianata3 faciem exteriorem sessiles uni- 

 lateraliter biseriatre flosculis 3-4 inferioribus binis hermaphroditis 

 cseteris tabescerilibus e gluniclhl unica constantibus. Gluma^ binpe per- 

 sistentes membranaccto cannal;e acuminata?. Glumella carinata tri- 

 nervis oblusa vel relusa sub apice longe aristata, palca retusa hica- 

 rinala. Squamula^, slyli et caryof)sis Chloridis. — Herbse spicis biiiis 

 erectis facie interna adnatis villorum ope adhaerenlibus et spicam 



