Catabrosa. GRAMiNEiE 577 



eequantibiis, glnmella oblonga apice subdenlata Irinervi inferne pilis 

 crispis lanatula suporne albo-hyalina %. 



Hftb. in regione alpina superiore Ponti Lazici supra Diimil ad nives 8500* 

 (Ball). 



Facies Po(e minoris, pedalis, spicula; eis specierum afilnium majores fere 

 tres lineas loiigte. Species inter Catabrosam et Poam subdubui. Facies 

 C. Altaicai,%(i'l folia multo angustiora, spicula; pluriHovaiTetc. 



8. C variegata (Boiss. Diagn. Ser. l, 5. p. 71) cespitosa, radice 

 fibrosa, vaginis fasciculorum brevibus demum in fibras solutis, foliis 

 radicalibus confertis linearibus planis brevibus expansis, culmis 

 abbreviatis srepe geniculatis 1-2-phyllis lamina brevissima, ligula 

 brevi obtusa, panicula^ breviter pyramidatw ramis filiformibus 1-2- 

 nis paucispiculatis patentibus demum subdeflexis, spiculis bifloris 

 cum pedicello sterili flosculoque superiore stipitato rarius unifloris, 

 glumis flosculos subtequantibus lanceolatis purpureis subsequilongis 

 inferiore acuta subangustiore superiore obtusiuscula, glumella flavidii 

 oblonga apice obtusa vel truncat^t et subdenticulata carinata inferne 

 trinervi ad nervos sericea ^. 



Hab. in humidis alpinia Olympi Bithyni CAuch. 3<J38!Boiss!). 



Gulmi semipedales, folia radicalia 1 Vi-2 pollices longa lineam lata, ramuli 

 inferiores paniculaj fere pollicai-es ; spiculae eleganter purpureo etflavo varie- 

 gatfB interdum abortu uniflorfe flunt A C. Altaicd pit^eter spieulas minores, 

 etc, glumelia ad nervos breviter sericea nec longe lana ik discedens. 



4. G. Balansae (Boiss. in Bal. Sched. 1866. — BuU. ^-oc. Bot. 

 Fr. XXI, p 15) cespitosa, radice fibrosa, fasciculorum vaginis iii 

 fibras demum solutis, foliis linearibus latiusculis planis brevibus,cul- 

 mis parce et breviter foliosis inferne Sccpius geniculatis, ligula brevi 

 truncata, paniculae breviter pyramidatae ramis capiilaribus 3-5- nis 

 erecto-patulis, spiculis trifloris tlosculis superioribus slipilatis, glu- 

 mis glabris purpureis flosculis brevioribus obtusis inferiore lineari- 

 oblonga superiore laliore obovata, glumella oblonga Iruncala subden- 

 tata inferne ad nervos vel undique crispule pubescente superne 

 membranacea flavida ^. Poa catahrosodes G. Koch Linu. XXI, 11& 

 ex descr. 



Hab. in prntlR alpinis Pontf Lazici supra Djiniil 8(X30' (Bal!) proiie Per- 

 takrek fC. Koch), in raontibus Antchikala et Boschog Daghestania! 1)500- 

 10500' (Rupr !). 



Facie et characteribus allinis C. varie(fata>, diflfert prajter folia subliitipraet 

 spiculas majores [^dumarum forma et glumella inferne longius j.ilosA.. Facies 

 C Altaicce a quii prteter spiculas non unilloras glumis abbreviatis obtusio- 

 ribus glumelKique non lanata distinguitur. 



5. G. fibrosa (Trautv. Stirp. Nov. Descr. Fasc. V. N" 23 sub 

 Colpodio) cespitosa, radice fibrosa, fasciculorum vaginis in llbras 

 flexuosas demum solutis, foliis arigusle linearij)us planis, culmis 

 geniculalis 1-iJ-phyllis folia parum superantibus, ligula producta 



