GRAMINÉES. 959 
135. mystrix Mœxcu.! — Flores (fere Horde) in spiculis 2- œ 
glumis ad spicularum basin 4, 2, minimis v. 0. Glumellæ 9, inæ- 
qualeslanceolatæ rigidæ, superne 5-nerves : extima involuta v. utraque 
aristata. Glumellulæ parvæ, 2-carinatæ. Stamina 3. Styli brevissimi 
distincti, apice plumosi. Fructus oblongus angustus, apice villosulus, 
postice sulcatus, eum glumellis siccitate adhærens. — Herbæ 
pérennes majuseulæ ; foliis planis ; inflorescentia spiciformi terminal]; 
spieulis ad axeos nodos excavatos paucis alternis; rhachilla sub 
floribus singulis articulata. (America bor., Nova Zelandia®.) 
136? pariana Augz.® — Flores monœci; spiculis 1-sexualibus, 
1loris. Masculæ ad inflorescentiæ nodum per 5, 6 verticillatæ, 
compresso-pedicellatæ. Glumæ 9, exteriores laterales vacuæ, oblongo- 
obovatæ, lanceolatæ v. subsetaceæ, acutæ v. obtusæ, rigidæ. Glumella 
exlima media, oblonga erecto-patens coriacea, 3-nervis; intima 
subæqualis concava, 4-nervis. Glumellulæ 2, anticæ longiusculæ 
hyalinæ. Stamina 40- œ, exserta ; antheris lineari-elongatis, 2-rimo- 
sis. Spiculæ fæmineæ sessiles. Glumæ 2, membranaceæ subhyalinæ, 
I-nerves. Glumella extima subæduilénga media rigida, demum 
indurata, 1-3-nervis ; intima autem concava, brevior v. subæqualis. 
Staminodia parva v. 0. Germen ovoideum ; stylis liberis v. basi mem- 
branacea connatis, apice stigmatoso plumosis. Fructus oblongus, 
#lumellis induratis inelusus at liber. — Herbæ pérennes validæ ; 
Gaule simplici v. nunc ramoso; foliis latiuseulis plicatis; vaginis ad 
0 nudis v. nunc rigide citiatié : limbo brevissime petiolato (nune 
ad summam caulem défdiéites inflorescentia spiciformi terminali 
Simplici valida densa, ad nodos articulata ; spiculis 1bi verticillatis ; 
Masulis œ, cum fæmineis À, 2. (America trop.) 
cu Neth, 304 4 (1794). — Asprella H., ex W., Bucuan., N.Zeal. +. t. + Arr mire 
nn : ri nf 132 (non SCHREB., non  — Taurs., in S.-Wal . Calif., 1, 327 
nr HS — ymnostichum 
ve ps B. H., Gen nTa 1207 eva (Gy . Guian., 816, t,337.— PAL A 
Scurey fansenfam., 88. — (1 era d ef, t, 2% fig. 2: = END Fe Plane 
2 Ge son. Grüs., IL (1810), 197, 4. 47.  B. H., Gen., Ill, 1112, n: sie — Hack. PJ 
. er » 4 JACO., Ic. rar, t. 305 nes) zenfam., 89 PE BE io in Mar 
oo. AU%-s Agrost., t. 20, fig 9(Elym $) bras., à ee 3 
38, 
0. es ne + we 334, t. 47. — 
«Ze al F. , 343 (Gymnostichum). -— STEUD., ns. Pi glum., 
