98. GRAMINE^. 405 



7. Phalaeis. GL 2, boatahaped, keeled, membranous, nearly 

 equal, exceeding the flower. Pales coriaceous, unequal, 

 closely investing the fruit. Rudimentary fl. 1 — 2, scale- 

 like. 



8. Anthoxanthuji. G1. 2, imequal, membranous; lower 

 small, 1-veined ; upper exceeding the fl., 3-veined. Pales 

 scarious. Stani. 2. Kudimentary fl. 2, scalelike, bifid, 

 awned on the back. 



9. HiEROCHLOB. Gl. 2, nearly equal, membranous, about 

 equalling the spLkelet. Fl. 3 ; 2 lower male, 3-androus, 

 upper pale with 2 keels ; upper fl. perfect, 2-androus, upper 

 pale with 1 keel. 



Tr. IV. PELEINE^t^. Inflorescence dense, spikelike. Spike- 

 lets laterally compressed, \-flowered or with a superior rudi- 

 ment. Gl. nearly equal, covering the flowers. Styles long. 

 Stigmas filiform. 



10. PHLEtrit. Gl. compressed, keeled, parallel at the midrib, 

 truncate, with a tenninal seta, or acute. Fl. 1. Pales 2, 

 membranous ; lower 3-veined, blunt, without awns, or 

 with a minute central point. 



11. AxoPECtTRTJS. Gl. compressed, connate below, membra- 

 nous, awnless. Fl. 1. Pale 1, scarious, 5-veined, awned 

 on the back. 



Tr. V. SESLEMIE^. Panicle spikelike. Spikelets laterally 

 compressed, with 2 or more Jiowers. Styles or very short. 

 Stigmas very long, filiform. 



13. Sbsleem. Spikelets sessile, imbricate all round. Gl. 

 2 — 6-flowered, nearly or quite equalling the spikelet. 

 Lower pale keeled, membranous, with a scarious margin, 

 ending in 3 or 5 points ; dorsal rib excmTent 



B. Spikelets sessile in hollows of the rachis. 



Tr. VI. XAJiDE.E. Spikelets 1-flowered. Gl. 0. Style short. 

 Stig-ma filiform. 



13. Xakdits. Spikelets in 2 rows on one side of the rachis. 

 Lower pale keeled, tapering into a subulate point. Stig- 

 mas long. 



Suborder H. EUKYAXTHE.E. 



Flowers open. Style short. Stigmas protruded near to the 

 bottom of the flower. 



