^ QRAMIKE^ BrOMUS, 



23. B. rubens (L. Sp, 114) annaus, culmis superne pubescenti- 

 bus, roliis linearibus vaginisque molliter piibescenlibus, ligula oblonga 

 laceVa, panicalse erecloe conipacl^ obovatae ramis pedicellisque bre- 

 vissimis strictis pubescentibu?, spiculis pubescentibus vel glabralia 

 angustis teretiusculis xit compressis 4 8-floris, flosculis superiori- 

 bus pluribus sterilibus, glumis lanceolatis acuminatis superiore lon- 

 giore et duplo latiore, glumella anguste lanceolat^ 5-7-nervia mem- 

 branaceo-niarginatd sub apice membranaceo acute bifido in arislam 

 rectam vel extrorsum curvatam ea sublongiorem abeunte O. Sibth. 

 et Sm. Fl. Grffic. I, tab. 85. — B. purpurascmis Delile Illustr, N« 117 

 ex cl. Asch. 



llab in cultis arenosis regionis maritimse, Graecia in AtticA et Argolide 

 (Sprun! Heldrli, Creta (Heldrl), Byzautii (Noe!), Gypro (Sint!), Arabi^ 

 petret\ et Palestina (Boiss!), ditione Philisteorum (Boiss!), Egypto circA 

 Alexandriam (Ehr! Letourn, 218 et ilG5 bis !), Mesopotamia ad Euphratem 

 (Haussk !), Tauria (PaiTOt ex Ledeb.), Iberia prope Baliu et Sallian fG. A. 

 Mey !). 



Ar. Geogr. Hispauia, Gallia austi*alis, Italia, Africa borealis, insul» Gana- 

 rienses. 



2i. B. fasciculatus (Presl Gyp. Sic. r. 39) annuus, culmis 

 erectis huniilibns glabris. foliis brevibus anguste linearibus breviter 

 puherulis. vaginis pubescentibus, ligula brevi truncatS lacera, pani- 

 culije erect.-e confertae obovato-cuneiformis ramis brevissimis strictis, 

 spiculis glahris rarius puberulis compressis laxiuscule 8-10-floria 

 flosculis l-2-supremis sterilibus, glumis augusle lanceolatis acutis 

 inferiore hreviore et angustiore longe acuminata, glumelld tenuiter 

 lineari-suhiilatii dorso convexa carinata nervis lateralibus obsoletis 

 suh apice louge suhulato-bifido in aristam demum subtortam et sub- 

 palentcm icqiiilongam abeunte ©. Guss. Pl. rar. tab, 8. fig. 2. — 

 B. rubens Uulile Eg. ex cl. Asch. — B. rubens var. /3. Moretti. 



Ha!). in aridis ct piuetis Atlicae ad radices Hyjiietti, ad Raphina et in insuli\ 

 Lero (H(;ldr!j, (Jypro (Ky!), in cultis derelictis Syria; littoralis ad Tripolin 

 (Bl!) et circa Damascum (Gaill!), ad radices Antilil)aiii (Boiss!), Pale.stinA ad 

 Hieros(jlymam (Boiss!) et ad mare Mortuum (W. Barbey!), Egypto ad 

 Alexandriam (SickeaDerger I) . 



AHinis B. rnbenti ^ i\\xo culmis humilibus, spiculis plurilloriB compressis 

 dissitilloris noc ti.TOliusculis deusillori.s, glumella angustiore subulata, aristii 

 deinum puleiiti contortil differt. 



Ar. Geogr. Sicilia^Sardinia, Ilalia australis, Africa borealis. 



Srct. III. SERRAFALCUS 



2.'i. B. scoparius (L. Sp. 114) annuus, culmis humilihus geni- 

 culalis ercclis glahris, foliis linearihus vaginisque sparsim pilosis, 

 ligula hrevi lacerA, panicula erecla couferlissima ovala vel ohlouga 

 obtiisa ramis hrevissimis, spiculi^ piibescentibus rarius glahratis 

 ohlongis suhses.silihus 6-8-floris, glumis ianceolatis acutiiisculis alho- 



