GRAMINÉES. 263 
arista sub apice integro v. 2-lobo affixa recta ; intima autem breviore, 
2-nervi, 2-loba v.2-cuspidata. Stamina 3. Styli distincti, apice stigma- 
so plumosi. Fructus anguste oblongus, nune late sulcatus, glumellis 
rigescentibus inclusus at hiber. — Herbæ cæspitosæ elatiusculæ ; 
fois angustis v. angustissimis, planis v. convolutis; spica terminali 
elongala, nunc arcuata ; spiculis secus rhachin continuam secundis 
sssihbus, 2-serialim confertis appressis; rhachilla supra glumas 
arliculata. ({ndia, Africa trop. cont. et insul. or.!) 
144. Trichloris FOURN.? — Flores (Chloridis) in spicula 1-8, 
termaphroditi, v. summus imperfectus. Glumæ 2, inæquales parvæ 
. minimæ : extima plerumque angustissima mutica; intima autem 
major, breviter aristata. Glumellæ 2 : extima membranacea, 3-aris- 
la; arista media longa recta ; lateralibus subæqualibus v. ad dentes 
bulatos reductis ; intima autem inclusa hyalina, 9-carinata. 
Samina 3. Styli distincti, apice plumosi. Fructus anguste oblongus 
Subteres, inclusus at liber. — Herbæ (perennes?) elatiusculæ; folis 
planis; spicis in pedunculo arcte approximatis subverticillatis sessi- 
libus erecls, in paniculam densam oblongam dispositis ; spiculis 
Secus rhachin continuam spicarum Â-lateralium sessilibus, 2-seriatim 
Confertis ; rhachilla supra glumas articulata ; panicula aristis crebris 
molliter echinata. (America bor.-occid. et austr. extratrop) 
145. GYmnopogon PaL.-BEAUv.# — Flores (fere Chloridis) im 
‘Picula solitarii bermaphroditi ; addito imperfecto 1, ad glumellam 
“Salam reducto. Glumæ 2, subæquales v. inæquales, sub articula- 
‘one persistentes v. sigillatim deciduæ, angustæ, acutæ, 1-3-nerves. 
jumelle 2 : extima glumis subsimilis latior intimamque involvens, 
Sd Costa ultra apicem 2-fidum in aristam rectam produeta; 
Utem inclusa tenuior, 2-carinata. Glumellulæ 2, inæqui- 
“'enale, sub gynæcei stipite crassiusculo insertæ. Germen oblon- 
pr x emarginatum ; stylis distinctis, apice plumosis. Fructus 
” Subteres, glumellis involutus at liber. — Herbæ elatiusculæ ; 
ee 3, 4. Bak., F1. maurit., 452 (Cte- de 559. — Vas., Grass. Southw., WE, 
?. Gram. -2%4, 25. Sir 
AR LU Go 0, D D A om LEO den 
se nfam., 59. LB. Hi, Gen. -U, 4367, n° 177. — HACK, 
nel c it eue ne culta (Chloridopsis Pflanzenfam., 59. — Anthopogon NUTT., Gen. 
Shan fuise par"): Nomen hucusque recte amer. 1, 81.— Dichætaria NëES, in Steud. Sun. 
ud videtur. HENSL., Bot. centr.- pl. glum., 1, 145. 18 
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