PANICE^ , 1 3 5 



orient: Nunc in Euv. med: et austr: ubi abunde co- 

 litur , fere spontaneum. In valle Leponlia et Helwet: 

 Insuhjica Gaud: fl: helv: I. p. i5y.). Aun: Elatum 

 culmis erectis compressiusculis , folia late lanceolata 

 longissima margine scabra nervis orisque pilosis va- 

 giuis liirtis, panicula amplissima laxa demum nutans 

 ramosissima ramis d.iffusis superne ramulosis ramulis 

 paucifloris, valvulce omnes mucronatce. Variat semini- 

 bus alLis luteis vei nigrescentibus. Colitur non tan- 

 tum ad gallinarum aliorumque avium alimentum , sed 

 etiam ad panem conficieudum prorusticis, prEesertim 

 in provincia Cuneensi. 



XXXVII. Orthopogon R. Br: prodr: ed: 2. vol. I. p. 5o. 

 = Spr: syst: n. 822. = P. de Beauv: agrost: p. 53. 

 t. XI. f. 3. sub Oplismeno zz: Panici , Oplismeniy 

 Andropogonis, et Echinocloce sp: nonnul: quorund: 



» Flores polygami spicato - compositi. Glumula 2- 

 )) valvis sub-cequalis 2-flora valvulis insequaliter ari- 

 )) statis. Flosculi dissimiles , esterior masculus vel 

 )) neuter i - vel 2 - valvis , interior hermapbroditus 

 )) chartaceus caryopsidem includens (Char: es Spr:). )> 



Obs: Genus a Pcuiicis spicatis vix differens glumulse 

 valvulis suh-cequalihus, exteriori longius interiori bre- 

 vius aristata vel mutica, habitu tamen fere proprio, 

 constans 20. circiter stirpibus exoticis pr^sertim ex 

 utraque Ind\ et N. Holi.^ 2. tantum europseis. 



% I. O. undulatifolius = Spr: syst: I. 3o6. = Sub 

 Panico Bertol: fl: ital: I. p. ^i^. aliique. Sub Opli- 

 meno R. et S. syst: II. p. 4^^- Panicum hirtellum 

 AU: n. 2180. = Host: gram: austr; III. p. 06. t. 52, 



