300 HISTOIRE DES PLANTES. 
prima secundaque glumis et glumellis cæteris longioribus aristatis 
vacuis. Glumella inima cæteris similis at brevior. Glumellule : 
majusculæ. Stamina 2-4. Styli distincti, apice longiusculo plumosi, 
Fructus inelusus at liber. — Herbæ perennes; foliis plerumque 
brevibus, planis v. convolutis; panieula terminali angusta laxa; 
pedicellis gracilibus; rhachilla supra glumas articulata. (Australia, 
NovajZelandia !.) 
226. Fetrarrhena R. Br? — Flores in spicula solitarii herma- 
phroditi. Glumæ 2, sub articulatione persistentes parvæ. Glumelle 4; 
secunda cæteris plerumque majore rigida ; quarta intima angusliore 
sæpe linguiformi inclusa, medio obtuse carinata, latiuscule 1-nervi. 
Glumellulæ 2,fmajusculæ. Stamina 4. Styli distincti breves, apice 
longiusculo plumoso. Fructus inclusus at liber. — Herbæ perennes; 
folis planis; inflorescentia spiciformi terminali pedunculata, parce v. 
haud ramosa; spiculis subsessilibus ; rhachilla supra glumas arti- 
culata ; cæteris Microlenæ. (Australia ?.) 
IX. PANICEÆ. 
227. Panicum L. — Flores in spiculis 2; altero sterili plus mins 
imperfecto laterali; altero autem terminali hermaphrodito fertill 
Glumæ 2, membranaceæ imparinerves muticæ; altera minore infe- 
riore, nunc inferne remota, sæpe minima v. evanida. Glumelle florts 
imperfecti 1, 2, muticæ; genitalibus nunc rudimentariis additis; Slt 
minibus nunc fertilibus 3. Glumellæ floris hermaphroditi membran- 
ceæ inæquales : altera extima imparinervis, mutica v. obtusa, r'ariu 
aculala v. in arislam plus minus elongatam producta ; intima autel” 
paulo breviore, 2-nervi. Glumellæ evolutæ 2. Stamina evoluta 5. Styl 
distincti v. ima basi connati, apice plumosi. Fructus glumellis mel” 
branaceis, rigidulis v. crassis induratis, inclusus at liber. — Her 
ec. 5. LABiLr., PI, N. Holl.;: Et 418 
+ ee BENTH., F1. austral., VI, 552% on 191: +b 4 Sci 
D UM OA pi -N. Zél, 1. 4. —Hoer Ne parce. qu 
Handb. N. Zeal. F1., 39 . — BucuAN., N, Zeal. + S ce 4. er PI. Late ss _. 
en L 2-4. (Ehrharta). — Hook. F., FI. fasl, 
+ Prodr., 210. —K., in Mém. Mus.. 11,74, Bent. FI. austral., VII, 553. 
, ça” 
— pau.-Beauv., Agrost., 61. — EXP 01. — 
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