Taspahm. P A n i c E A E. i63 



culorum sublanceolala, culmi inferiora ultrapedalia. Racemi graciles, Lasi 

 brevissime barbali. Axis communis 4 — 5-pollicans. Ghimae 5-nerves. 

 Perianihium spadicescens. 



/?. Âxi partiali spicula singula (spicuh'si'i) lalîori (jzl). 

 1) Spicidis lanato-i'illosis. 



Paspahtm carinatum Flilgg. Sesqui — 2- pédale, erectum. Racemis 1 — 2, sub- 

 approximato-alternis; Axi spiculis paulo latiori; Spiculis bilineallbus, bi- 

 seriallbus, subsessilibiis , lineari-elliplicis, obtusis, sericeo-villosis; Foliis li- 

 nearibus, plerumque involiilis, hirsutis pilisve tantiim adspersis. 

 Taspalum carinatum. Y\. et S. II. p. 191. Klh, Agr. syn. p. 41. — ■ P. slel- 

 latum Trin. Diss. II. p. 100. le. gr. X. lab. 119. (obi in descriplione P. 

 carinatum et stellatum confusa sunl, in icône racemi axis parlialis nimis latus 

 depictus est). 



V. spp. Bras. 

 Nodi in variet. foliis hirsutis barbali, in var. foliis glabriuscalis glabri. 

 Vaginae teretiusculae, glabrae aut pi. min. birsutae. Ligula brevissima, mrm- 

 branacea, subciliari- lacera. Folia subuliformi-angusla, rarius explanata et 

 fere lineam lata, plerumque canaliculato-involula, nunc e tubcrculis hirsulis- 

 sima, nunc pilis raris tantum adspersa, imo glabra. Ajcis communis srmipol- 

 licaris; partialis planus 1. marginlbus tantum deflexus, spicula singula duplo, 

 utraque paulo latior. Spiculac depressiusculae. Ghimae 3-ner\Ts, nervis la- 

 teralibus prorsus marginalibus. Perianthium glumis paulo brevius, oblusum, 

 superne apiceque barbulatum, interdum basl quoque adpresso-vlllosulum. 



ObS. Varletas foliis hirsutis ruspnlo eucuino lialjiUi aden similis est, ut, nisi cmislJciaveiis luijus 

 racemos conjugatos, a.viri pciilialtiu niiiuis latuiu s[iiculasi(iie miuores el aculas, illani facile 



cum lioc confuudeies. 



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