232 HISTOIRE DES PLANTES. 
y. convolutis; panicula spiciformi, oblonga, ovoidea, globosa, cylin- 
dracea v. rarius interrupla ; spiculis in axi communi confertis, sessi- 
libus v. breviter stipitatis; rhachilla supra glumas v. supra flore 
inferiores articulata ; inflorescentia basi sæpe bracteis paucis v. Î, 
glumiformibus v. spiculis sterilibus paucis ad glumam reduclis, 
stipata. (Europa, Oriens".) 
70. panicastrella Mœnc.? — Flores in spicula 2, 3, hermaphro- 
diti, v. supremus imperfectus masculusve. Glumæ 2, parum inæquales 
tenues, sub articulatione persistentes ; costa valida, v. nervis ?, 3 10 
mucronem brevem productis. Glumellæ 2, basi turbinalæ; extim 
lobis 5, inæqualibus aristato-acuminatis, demum rigidis pungentibus, 
patentibus; medio majore; intimæ rigidæ carinis 2 ; lobis 9, paten- 
tibus, sæpius inæqualibus. Stamina 3. Styli 2, distineti graciles, à 
basi stigmatoso-papillosi. Fructus ovoideus subteres exsuleus, glumnis 
glumellisque basi induratis inclusus at liber. — Herba annua, Sæpils 
humilis; foliis angustis planis; inflorescentia capituliformi globosi 
pedunculata, glumarum glumellarumque spinis echinala; spiculis 
confertis; basilaribus nonnullis sterilibus ; rhachilla brevissinni 
supra glumas et inter flores articulata, sæpius ultra flores in suipilen 
apice nudum v. varie glumiferum producta. (Reg. Medit.°) 
71. Ammochloa Boiss.* — Flores (fere Panicastrelle) in Sr 
cula æ, hermaphroditi, v. summus maseulus. Glumæ parum il 
æquales latæ glabræ, 1-nerves, obtusæ v. mucronalæ, Sub articulation 
persistentes ; carina nunc lata. Glumellæ 2: extima alata, herbaceà. 
membranacea v. rigidula ; nervis 3; apice in acumen V. mucronet” 
produecta, ad latera acuminis sæpe hyalina subdenticulata; I: 
autem multo angustiore hyalina, 2-dentata, 2-nervi: Siamina 3?) 
basi contigui, apice stigmatoso breviter barbellati. Fructus hé 
oblongus, a dorso compressus ; pericarpio tenui ultra Semen produc 
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1. Spec. 8-10. Jaco., Le. rar. 1. 20, 21 (Cy- Ness, Gen. Ft. 90m Mer MIE n. 25 
., D. £ 
nosurus). — Hosr, Gram. austr., IL, t. 97-100;  Gen.,n 832. — B. H., Gé 7 
IV, t. 22. —TEN., FL. nap., t. 103. — Vis, FL —- HAck., Pflansenfam.,65 Es eapili 
Im , t. 2, — Sisrn., FL. græc.,t. 12. — Boiss., 3. 8 P. capitala he LAN 
FI. or., V, 566. — ReicuB., le. FL germ.it. 56, L., Spec., 1488. Serie es FL 
57. — WiLik. et LGE, Prodr. FL. hisp., 1, 42. — Echinaria capitala DESF- me Ft. hip! 
— Baawbz., Prodr. Fi. rom. 488. — Gnen. et V, 565. — Wizuk. et LGE &” ui, 
Goun., Pl. de Fr., Il, 453. — H. BN, Herbor. 42. — Gnen. et Goom. FI Te V5 
Fes 92, 399. . Diagn. or, XUE 513 1 Lert 
« Meth., 205. — Echinaria Desr., FL. atl, B.H., Gen. H, 1184, n- es goss. et pus © 
1.985. — PaL.-Beauv., Agrost., 83, L 17, fig. 2. senfam., 05. — Cephalocl 
— K., in Mém. Mus., 11, 73; Enum., 1, 256. — Ann. sc. nat., sér. 4, [, ef 
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