^0 GRAMINE/E Vulpia. 



Hab. in arenosis maritimis Alticse (Heldr!), Egypti inferioris ad Alexan- 

 driani (Ehr! Letourn!). 



Ar. Geogr. Anglia et Hibernia, Gallia occidentalis et australis, Hispania, 

 Lusitaiiia. Istria, Dalmatia, Africa borealis. 



Sect. II. SP[RACHNE Hackel. — Pedicelli superne incrassati. Spi- 

 culse llosculus infimus unicus fertilis, reliqui ad glumel- 

 lamreducti pursum decrescentes in fasciculum stipitatum 

 disliche vel spiraliter congesti. Glumse sequales glumellae 

 floris ferlilis similes. Stamina tria antheris minimis. 

 (jilunKe aequales glumellffi floris ferlilis similes. Stamina 

 tria antheris minimis. Garyopsis liuearis basi attenuata 

 apice rotundafa. 



6. V. inops (Del. Fl. Eg. Suppl. tab. 63, fig. I, ined. sub Festucd) 

 annua pnmila, culmis pluribus erectis vel ascendentibus fere ad api- 

 cem usque foliatis puberulis vel glabris, foliis anguste linearibus 

 demum complicatis, ligula obtusa, panicula brevi densa obovato- 

 oblonga spiciibrmi raniis brevibus strictis, pedicellis brevibus cora- 

 pressis, glumis tequilongis glabris vel hirtis glumellam sequantibus- 

 inferiori anguste subulata superiore lanceolata utraque in aristam 

 longam altenuatis, glumella floris ferlilis glabrS vel hirta longe aris- 

 tata, glumellis florum sterilium multo brevioribus longe arislatis 

 supremis ad aristam reductis Q. V. inops Hackel Flora 188U, 467, — 

 V. hrevis Boiss. et Ky. Diagn. Ser. H, 4, p, 139. — Festuca biaris- 

 tula Ehrenb. iMss. 



Hab. in agris arenosis Egypti inferioris ad Mandara prope Alexandriam 

 (Elir! Letournexs. 165!), ad AIjou Merzouk deserti Egyptiaco-Syriaci (W. 

 Barbey!), in graminosis Mar Tserkis Libani 4800' (Ky ! 25S\ Statio subalpina 

 abnormis ; an errore schedul»?). 



Culmi .3-5 pollicares, spiculce sparsse el distichse (Vid. Aschers. Bot. Ver 

 Brandenb. XXII, p. 111, ti4. 3 et4) sed adest forma rarior submonstrosa pedi- 

 cellifi ternis in rami apice fasciculatis in qua glumae, glumella florisfertilis et 

 glumellajsteriles axeos tortione spiraliter disponuntur (VideHack. l. cit ,p. 468, 

 fig. 1 et 2 et Asch. 1. cit, pag. 110, flg. 1 et 2). Hsec forma prius innotuerat et 

 ex ejus conformatione Sectioni nomen Spirachnes a cl. Hackel impositura 

 fui^ ILcc dispositio spiraiis in aliis. Gramineis quoque occurrit, eani in Vul- 

 pm ctliatd \a.r.plumosa quoque observavi. 



Sdct. HI. LORETIA (Duval Jouve (ut genus). Flora 1880, p. 477). 

 Pedicelli superne incrassati. Flosculi fertiles in spiculS 

 plures. Glumse valde in[equales. Stamina tria antheris 

 magnis. Garyopsis elongata inferne attenuala superne 

 sublalior. 



7. V. Ligustica (AII. Pedem. H, p. 249 sub Bromo) annua. cul- 

 mis ereclis vel ascendentibus, foliis linearibus planis.siccis convo- 

 lutis superne pubescentibus, ligula brevi truncata, paniculae compo- 



