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Chusquea and Flanotia are distinguished by having three squamulw, the too lowest 



flowers of the spicula neutral, and the spioula it self articulated above, instead of below, 

 the glumes. 



cn/m 



Sect. I. Panicula vel simpliciter racemosa, vel plus minus composita et deeomposita, oblonga, contractu 



vel divaricata. « Stigmata pilosa " [Hupr.) . Ckmquem proprise et Dendragrostii (sperira glumis potis- 

 simum minimis), Nees in Liimsea, /. c. is<',, 1 87. 



Racenms simplex, spiculis 3-5, pedicellatis. Folia lata .... L C. tenella. 



Racemus simplex, spiculis 3-1, pedicellatis. Folia angusta . . . 2. C. siw/dia flora. 



Racemus fere simplex, spiculis 5-10, pedicellatis. Folia an gustissima . 3. C. ah'uhfolia. 



Panicula subracemoso-divaricata, simplex, spiculis sessilibus . . . 4. C. Venezuela-. 

 Panicula brevis, semel bisve (vel interdum in C. Cun,i,,gii magis) composita, 



ramis adpressis non patulis. 



Glumse brevissimce, obtusse. Palca inferior mueronato-acuta . . 5. C. pini/olia. 

 Glumse brevissima, obtusse. Palea inferior longusime acuminata . . 6. C. Pmrdieana. 

 Glumae acuta, conspicuee. Folia subtus non tesscl lata . . . .7. C. Cumingii. 



Glumse longe cuspidata. Folia tessellata 



Glumse breves, acutse vel obtusse. Panicula pollicaris. Culmus bipedalis 



8. C. uliginosa. 



Folia tessellata 



9. C. andina. 



10. C. culeon. 



Glumse breves, acutse vel obtusse. Panicula 1-3-pollicaris. Culmus 15-20- 

 pedalis. Folia tessellata ........ 



I 



Panicula brevis, bis terve composita, ramis laxijloris, patulis. 



Glumse fere obsolete. Folia subtus pubescentia, angusta . . .11. C. uniflora. 



Glumse fere obsolete. Folia glabra, lata . . . . k .12. C. Gahottiuna. 



Glumse breves, obtusse vel acutse. Folia glabra, angusta . . .13. C. montana. 



Glumse acute, consjneuce. Folia ovato-lanceolata * . . . 14. C. oligophylla. 



Panicula elongata, bis terve magisve composita, apicc fere spicata, ramis 



densifloris, in C. aristata infimis compositis. 



Glumse breves. Folia non tessellata 



Glumse breves. Folia tessellata . 



Glumse longissimce. Folia tessellata ....... 



15. C. spicata. 



16. d tessellata. 

 I 7. C. aristata. 



18. C\ Fetuileri. 



Panicula elongata, bis terve composita, ramis laxijloris, vix patulis. 



Glumse obsolete. Folia subtus glabra 



Glumse breves sed conspieuse. Folia subtus puhescentia . . .19. C. Dombeyana. 

 Panicula deeomposita, ramis plerumque brevibus et patulis. 



Glumse obsolete. Folia basi subcordata, fere sessilia .... 20. C\ anelytra. 



Glumse fere obsolete. Folia bast atienuata, petiolata . . . .21. C. ll'ilkesii. 



breves \ obtusiusculse. Flosculi neutri nervosi . . .22. 



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obtusiusculse. Flosculi 

 nta. ramis, interdum va 



23. a 



Glumse insequales, superior longe acuta. Rhachis paniculae fere glabra 24. C. Mulh* 

 Glumse cuspidate, spiculis breviores. Rhachis hirsnta . . . 25. C. quila. 



Glumse cuspidate, spiculas tequantes. Rhachis scabro-hirsuta . . 20. C\ tenuijl 

 Sect. II. " Panicula contracta, subrotunda (raro ovalis), capitulum referens. Folia 



ramulorum ilorentium inferiora et superiora decrescentia, his basin capital! 



arete involucrantibus. Stigmata villosa, ramosa" (Rupr.). Eettbergia, Raddi 



et Nees. 



