452 MONOCOTYLEDONEE. ANDROPOGON. ` 
* Lamin:e late lineares (6—10 mm. latæ). Spiculæ sessilis callus 1—1,5 mm. longus obconicus, 
obtusiusculus, exsuleus, pilis ipsum subsuperantibus barbatus (n. 69, 70). 
69. A. sehirensis (Hochst. in Schimp. Pl. Abyss. n. 1807); 
laminis e basi subangustata elongate lanceolato-linearibus; spiculæ 
sessilis gluma I™ lineari, obtusissima, integra, toto dorso profunde 
excavata ; spicula pedicellata ovato-lanceolata acuta v. mucronulata, 
basi squamula minuta ovali fulta. — Rich. Tent. fl. Abyss. 2. p. 456; 
A. cognatus Steud. ! Synops, 1, p. 374. 
Innovationes extravaginales. Culmi 1—1,5 m. alti, graciles, teretes, 
simplices v. ramo brevi aucti. Ligula brevissima, truncata, glabra. 
Laminze inferiores—30 cm. long&, 6—9 mm. lat, setaceo-acumina- 
tæ, firmule, glauco-virides, glabræ v. basi barbatz v. supra pilose, 
margine scaberrim&, ceterum læves v. utrinque scabr&, costa media 
uninervi tenui supra anguste albo-lineata, nervis lateralibus tenuibus 
non prominulis. Racemi 7—11 cm. longi, graciles, multiflori, densi- 
flori: articuli pedicellique spicula sessili vix '/, breviores, clavati, 
-cupula obsoleta subintegra v. obsolete dentata coronati, utroque mar- 
gine albo-eiliati, ciliis summis articulo '/—subduplo brevioribus. 
Spicule sessiles a latere compress», inde vise oblongæ, 6—7 mm. 
longs, flavide v. sordide violaceo-variegatz : gluma IP» linearis, 
marginibus late implicata, preter carinas scabras valde elevatas 
enervis, glabra ; II^ I*^ :quans, ovalis, navicularis, obtusa v. trun- 
eata, interdum mucronulata, l-nervis, carina superne scabra, mar- 
gine ciliolata; I I*» subaequans, lineari-oblonga, obtusa, 3-nervis, 
marginibus implicatis ciliatis; IV* quam II“ Y, brevior, lanceolata, 
in */, superiore bifida, lobis acutis glabris; aristæ 30—40 mm. long 
columna minute scabro-puberula ; palea glumá II? duplo brevior, 
ovata, obtusa, obscure binervis, glabra. Anther& 3,5 mm. longs. 
Stigmata linearia, brevia. Spiculæ pedicellatz sessiles sequantes v. 
superantes, ovato-lanceolatz, virides v. livide violascentes, glabr& : 
gluma I" acuta v. mucronulata, carinis incrassatis setuloso-ciliatis, 
13—17-nervis ; I^ anguste lanceolata, 3-nervis, II parum brevior, 
3-nervis, IV* adhue brevior, palea parva, linearis. Anthere 4 mm. 
longas. 
Abyssinia in planitie montana Schire (Schimp. 1807), ad rupes 
prope Gafta (Schimp. sine nr.); prope Matamma-Gallabat (Schweinf. 
1028); in Africa centrali : pr. Seriba Ghattas in terra Djur (Schweinf. 
2336); ad fl. Niger pr. Teba (Barter in exp. Baikieana, sine nr. in h. 
Vind.); in Africa australi (Zeyher n. 1802 in h. D C.). 
