Briza. gramine;e 593 



3. B. minor (L. Sp. 103) aniuia, culmis solitariis vel pluribus 

 sfepe geniculatis, foliis planis lale linearibus acuniinalis, ligula elon- 

 gata lanceolata acula, paniciihe ereclic coinpositic lax;c ramiscapillari- 

 bus erecto-patulis 2-3-tomis, spiculis parvis triantiularibus 5-7- 

 floris, glumella birtula orbiculari-cordata obtusissima transverse 

 latiore dorso valde gibba, caryopside inter glumellam et paleam 

 libera macula bilari punctiformi ^. Ic. Fl. Gra3C. tab. 74. — Ilost 

 Gram. tab. 28. — Rchb. Germ. fig. 428. — B. virens L. Sp. 23. — 

 Rcbb. Germ. fig. 430. 



Hab in pratis, .svlvis arenosis Graecire 'n Zacyntho et Laconia (Sibth.), 

 AtlicA (Sprun!), Eubtea (Pichl !), .■EtoliafNieder !), Anatolia TAuch. 2917!), 

 Gilicia (l^er I). Gypro (Ivy. 4:<?8I), Libano (Schweinf!), Ponto Lazico (Bal!),. 

 Transcaucasia (Iloh !). 



Ar. Geogr. Lui^itania, Hispania, Gallia australis et occitlentalis, Anglia, 

 Belgiun), Helvetiaaustralis, Italia, Corsica. Sicilia, llungaria, Africa borealis, 

 Insuhic Canarienses, Azoricoi et Madera, Alrica borealis et australis, Borbo- 

 nia, P. B. Spei, Nova Hollandia, Japonia. 



4. B. spicata (Sibtb. et Sm. Fl. Grccc. I. 61, tab. 77) annua, ciil- 

 mis sffipius pluribus gracilibus ascendentibus geniculatis, foliis infe- 

 rioribus brevibus setaceis culmeis anguste linearibus. ligula oblonga 

 acuta lacera, panicultB contractae racemiformis sa^pe simplicis ramis 

 strictis brevissimis prteter infimos monostacbyis, pediccllis spicula 

 brevioribus, spiculis ovalis vel oblongis acutiusculis 7-9-floris, glu- 

 misglumellaque sub lente scabridulis obovato-oblongis acutiusculis, 

 carvopside inter glumellam et paleam libera Q. Trin. Gram. III, tab. 

 393. — B. hnmilis AL B. Taur. Cauc. p. 66. 



Hab. in rupestribus siccis regionis inferioris et monlanje, Gra?cia in mon- 

 tibus Hymetto et Parnes (Sprun ! Boiss!), Parnasso (Sibth.), Taygeli regione 

 inferiori (Piclil!), Tliracia iGriseb!), niontibus Lydiic, Cariffi, Lyciaj (Boiss! 

 Bal ! Heldr!), Pisidia:' (Heldrl), Gappadoci» (Bal !J, Cataoniie et Syria^ borea- 

 lis ad Malatia et Orfa (Haussk !), Libani in valle Kanobin (Bl !) et Anti- 

 libano ad Souk Ouadi Barrada (Post!), Armenia Turcica ad Lspir (Huet!), 

 Tauria (Stev!), Iberifi (M. B.). 



5. B. maxima (L. Sp. 103) annua, culmis elatis inferne s»pe 

 geniculatis, foliis planis latiuscule linearibus acuminatis, ligula ob- 

 longa, paniculic subsimplicis subsecunda^ apice niitantis ramis lenuis- 

 simis flexuosis, spiculis magnis ovatis vel ovato-oblongis pendulis7- 

 17-floris glabris vel pubescentibus slramineis vel rubellis, glumella 

 margine late membranacea ovata basi cordala, caryopside palejc 

 adnata macula hilari lineari Q. Ic. Fl. Grrec. tab. 75. — Ilost (Tram. 

 tab. 30- — Rchb. Germ. lig. 431.— 5. rnbra Lam. III. l, p. 187. 



Hab. in collibus, herbidis regionis inferioris rarius montana\ Gra^cia et 

 ejus insula; ! Creta ! Macedonia et Thracia (Griseb! Noe !). Anatolia occiden- 

 talis (Auchl Bourg!), Cilicia (Per 1), Gyprus (Ky !), Syria litturalis (Bl!j. 

 Palestina (Ky !). 



