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phachi Bcaberula, ramis inferioribus 3-5 ni8 , primariis in '/• inferiore 

 midis, scabris, axillis imberbibus, ramulis patetitibus plurispiculatis. 

 Spiculae breviter pedicellatae (subterminales pedicello 2-3-plo longiores), 

 lineares, subcompressae, 6-8 fiorie, cire. 7 mm. Ig., plumbeo-virides, 

 rhachilla persistente. Glumse steriles inœquales, inferior quam superior 

 fere duplo brevior, înenibranacese, ovato-lanceolatae, acutae, 1-nerves, 

 floriferae contiguae medium superantes. Glumaî norilerae laxiuscule 

 imbricatae, ovali-oblongse, obtusœ v. obtusissimae, membranaceae, obtuse 

 carinatae, carina nervoque laterali prominulo scabrse, inter nervös 

 minute scaberulse; palea glumam œquans, oblonga, obtusa, hyalina, 

 carinis minute scaberula. Anthene 1 mm. lg. 



Transvaal : Boshveld, Klippan (Rehm. 5362, 5364). 



Foliis latiuseulis planis vaginarumque nodis val de barbatis inter 

 species austro-africanas insignis, quoad inflorescentiam spieulasque 

 E. curvulœ Nées affinis est. 



Eragrostis patentissima HACK. 



Perennis. Culmi csespitosi, ascendentes, compressi, glaberrimi, siui- 

 plices, anthesi fere ad apicem usque foliati, cire. 40 cm. longi. Yaginœ 

 subteretes, laxae, internodia superantes, nodis glabras, ore barbatae. 

 Ligula brevissime ciliaris. Laminaa sublanceolato-lineares, e basi latius- 

 cula sensim valde acutatse, 5-8 cm. lg., 2-5 mm. (ad basin) latas, 

 planse, suberectœ, virides, glabrae v. supra pilis longis laxe adspersœ, 

 keves v. versus apicem margine scabrae , nervis confertissimis 

 crassiusculis. Panicula ambitu fere orbieularis, usque ad 20 cm. lg., 

 patentissima, laxissima, rhachi glaberrima, ramis solitariis, inferioribus 

 fere s /i paniculœ asquantibus, mox supra basin distiche ramulnsis 

 ramulis angulo recto patentibus, sœpe iterum divisis, omnibus seabe- 

 rulis, filiformibus v. extremis subcapillaribus, in axillis glabris v. pilo 

 uno alterove obsitis. Spiculœ longissime pedicellatae (subterminales 

 pedicello 2-plo plusve breviores). oblonga? , compressa, 6-9 norse, 

 6-8 mm. lg., livide purpurascentes, rhachilla persistente. Glumœ steriles 

 subasquales, tioris contigui V 3-3 / 4 œquantes, lanceolatœ, acuminatae, 

 1-iierves, carina scabrœ. Glumœ floriferae mcmbranaceaB, ovato-lanceo- 

 latae, acuminatie, 3-nerves, nervo carinali scabro, lateralibus promi- 

 nentibus, fere 3 mm. lg. Palea giuma V 5 brevior, oblonga, acuta, con- 

 cava, carinis aculeolato-ciliolata. 



Transvaal : Houtbosh (Ptehm. 5684). 



