624 MONOCOTYLEDONEJE. ANDROPOGON. 
nervi, supra late albolineata, nervis lateralibus vix prominulis. Pani- 
cula 60—80 em. longa, ssepius densiuscula v. densa, polystachya, 
ramis 2*5— Sri, primariis 2—4-nodibus, erectis, internodiis elongatis, 
rectis, secundarios 1—3-nodes, filiformes, infra nodulum apogeotropi- 
cum szepius declinatos, raro rectos, hi szepe tertianos agentes. Spathze 
proprie laneeolatz, acuminatz, fulvo-rubentes, glabræ, 2,5—5 em. 
longs ; peduneulus communis demum apice declinatus, infra apicem 
patenti-pilosus, pilis basi tubereulatis. Racemi 1,5—2 em. longi, densi- 
flori, alter pedunculo 1 mm. longo setoso apice appendiculo nigro 
minuto fultus; articuli spieulä 8 dimidiä breviores, pilis sordide 
albidis articulo 2=3-plo brevioribus eiliati. Spieule 8 5 mm. long&, 
sordide violascentes : gluma I^^ 7-nervis, nervis infra medium evanes- 
centibus, toto dorso v. inferne tantum hirtula v. hirsuta, pilis canes- 
centibus versus margines acerescentibus, rarius glabriuscula, margine 
spinuloso-ciliata, dorso sulco levi longitudinali notata; II^ carina 
superne pilosa; IV* breviter bidentata, glabra ; arista 20—35 mm. 
longa; antherz 1,8 mm. longz. Spieule 4 6—7 mm. long& : gluma 
I" mucronata v. aristulata, rarius mutica, dorso hirta v. glabrescens, 
margine ciliata v. serrulata ; antherze 3 mm. longe. 
Abyssinia : in montibus pr. Adoam, Genniam (Schimp. 408, 921, 
1052, 1804). Terra Capensis (Drege). Variat pubescentiä gpicularum, 
mucrone spicularum c? brevissimo v. (in var. longieuspi Hochst. in 
Schimp. pl. Abyss. n. 1052) 3—4 mm. longo. Schimp. 921 est forma 
depauperata ; n. 1804 nomine A. papillipedis distributus, est A. Schim- 
peri typicus. Interdum pedunculus communis spatham propriam 
iquat v. subsuperat, et species tum ægre ab A. papillipede distin- 
guitur. 
. 169. A. lepidus (Nees! Fl. Afr. austr. p. 113); racemis 6—12 
mm. longis 1—3-artieulatis (singulis spieulas 8 1—3 continentibus). 
Innovationes mixte. Culmi 1,3—1,8 m. alti, robusti, infra nodos 
siepe pruinosi. Folia glaucescentia. Ligula 1—3 mm. longa, rotundato- 
truncata, glabriuseula. Laminz 20—40 em. longze, e basi subangus- 
tata lineares v. sublanceolato-lineares, culmee 6—16 mm. latze, 
rigide, plerumque glabrze, utrinque v. supra tantum scabrze, margine 
spinuloso-scaberrimse, costa media erassiuscula plurinervi subtus 
obtusa, supra late albolineata, nervis lateralibus prominulis. Panicula 
elongata, 30—50 em. longa, lineari-oblonga, densiuscula, composita : 
ejus rami 2*—3", quorum primarii 2—plurinodes, graciles, erecti, ret- 
tiuseuli, secundarii eum tertianis basilaribus ih", uninodes ' Y. lon- 
