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ae dissimilar or (Ophiurus) spikelets solitary’ — 
1 
“ apibedels sunk in pits of an articulate fragile rachis :— 
Sessile — solitary in each internode of the spike:— 
essile spikelets not on gaa by an upper spikelet i 
ven the pedicel of one 1069. Ophiurus. 
Sate en et nage by dissimilar pedicelled — 
spikelets e 
Glume a oo inflated, pitted ...1070. Manisuris. 
Glume I smooth :— 
Glume I tralesions bivocssecses 1071. Bon 
Glume I caudate Vossia. 
Sessile spikelets 2, opposite, in each cope 
. Mnesithea. 
Spikelets not sunk in nodes of the cis: -- 
Spikelets 3, a sessile 2-flowered and two pedicelled, 
enclosed in a peduncled spathe on a short 1- -nodal 
inarticulate rachis ............... 1074. Apluda. y 
Spikelets many or few on a plurinodal articulate rachis: Fs 
Spikelets 
rm 
racemes pcciots ae or digitate or approximate on — 
male :— 
Margin of glume I of sessile green ree 
- Ischemum. — 
Margin of glume I of sessile poh Se inflexed :— 
Spikelets 2-flowered ; leaves lanceolate 
1077. Apocopis. 
Spikelets 1-flowered ; leaves cordate at junction — 
Wik ghetthie cnc 6 23605 1078. raxon. 
d panicles or spiciform racemes 5 
variously disposed, 2-nate rare ely 3-nate ; lower floret 
of all the —— empty upper usually awned or 
— = 
iL 
‘Sessile spikelets more than 2, usually mail a, 
orescence usually elongate...1080. Andropogon. — 
Sessile spikelets 2 only ; inflorescence very short 
thistiria. 
Spikelets dimorphie, 
asian sound the u 
“ =a Hatiseeslcaus 
udan 
the 4 lower Sessile, forming an — 
‘upper : 
ae, ..1082, peta 
fun ieee eae Oia Rest Tarn ae Ss 
