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8. S. cayennense (Benth. in Journ. Linn. Soc. 19, p. 66); pani- 
cula spiciformi cylindrica densissima ramis valde ramulosis ; racemis 
brevissimis glomeruliformibus, spieulis oblongis obtusis sanc — 
Eriochrysis cayanensis Beauv. 1. c. t. 4, f. 11; Poir. Eneyel. Suppl. 
t. 908; Kunth Enum. Suppl. t. 38, f. 7 ; Dict. Sc. nat. Monocot. t. 90. 
Culmi 60—130 em. alti, subgraciles, 3—6-nodes, apice breviter 
nudi v. omnino foliati, parum infra panieulam nodum glabrum parum 
prominulum aphyllum exhibentes. Vagine subcompressm, superne 
carinatz, excepta summa arctz, saltem superne molliter pubescentes, 
raro glabrescentes, nodis dense stellato-barbatis ; ligula brevissima 
(1 mm.) truncata, ciliata et intus pilis stipata. Lamin® e basi parum 
(v. in superioribus non) angustata lineares v. sublanceolato-lineares, 
acuti v. acuminate, culmeæ inferiores 10—20 em. longze, 4—10 mm. 
latze, superiores valde abbreviatze, innovationum longiores, angustio- 
res, utrinque velutino-pubescentes v. raro glabrescentes, margine 
leves, costa media crassiuscula v. tenuiore 3—5-nervi supra late 
albolineata munite, nervis lateralibus primariis utrinque 4—6 supra 
prominulis, secundariisque inter illos 7—9"* non prominentibus per- 
cursze. Panieula 5—30 em. longa, 1—2 cem. lata, linearis, cylindrica, 
obtusa, ssepius compacta, erecta, spe lobata, lana aureo-ferruginea 
v. spadicea sericea splendens ; rami primarii solitarii v. oppositi a 
basi ramosi, ramulis iterum ramulosis omnibus dense glomeratis, pri- 
mariis inferne nudis ciliatis, seeundariis aliisque ab ipsa basi spiculi- 
feris. Racemi brevissimi (4—8 mm. longi) fere subglobosi, 4—8-arti- 
culati, densissimi, pilis rufescendo-spadiceis rigidulis ipsos 3-plo supe- 
rantibus vestiti. Spiculz sessiles late oblongae 2,5—3,5 mm. longe, 
callo pilis rufescentibus spieulam æquantibus v. ea dimidio brevioribus 
eineto, pallide straminez ; gluma I”* coriacea, latiuscule truncata v. 
obtusa, obtuse 3-dentata, carinis marginibusque a basi ad apicem 
usque pilis rufidulis rigidulis ipsam sequantibus v. paullo, raro duplo 
brevioribus dense ciliata, infra apicem quoque pilosa, dorso plano 
glaberrima, nitens, prater nervos carinales subdistinete 3—4-nervis, 
nervis in parte superiore tantum manifestis; II“ ovato-oblonga, sub- 
coriacea, obtusa, earina infra apicem v. ad medium dorsum usque 
eirrato-pilosa, ceterum glabra, 3-nervis ; III* paullo brevior, oblonga, 
obtusa; IV* quam Hè !/, brevior, ovato-lanceolata, subulato-acumi- 
nata, membranaceo-hyalina, l-nervis, glabra; palea 0. Lodiculse 
zen "um bes reet Styli PME flava ex apice spiculæ 
VPN llatæ 1,5—2mm. 
longa, gume pilis i ipsis : subduplo longioribus vestitæ. 
