149 
(Laes eat) Griseb. NODDING COLPO- 
Divi. Cg A ga pte maken ks b, a single floret. 
rs 564 in Bul. 17 illus- 
trates a second species of Colpodium 
118. COLPODIUM Trin. Agrost. 119. 1820. Spikelets 1, a 3- 
flowered. Empty glumes 1-nerved or nerveless, thin membranaceous or hya 
line, awnless; flowering glum ne thin mmembranaceous, broad, very Pe 
nerved, the nerves ali th y 
nerv Stamens 3. wgeetgeenl distinct; stigmas plumose. Grain oblong 
exsuleate free, within the palea. Slender annuals or biennials with narrow, 
diffuse, 
small spikelets. 
Specles 10 oF 11m central and eastern Asia, northern Burupe, cot kee 
America. 
