— 404 — 



5S8. E. speciosa Stkud. 



SlEUD. Syn. PI. Glum. I. 279 (1855), Benth. Fl. Austr. VII. 648 (1878), F. M. Bail. Syn. Queensl. Fl. 665 (1883), 

 Catal. Plauts Queensl. 57 (1890>, Queensl. Fl. VI. 1906 (1902), in Queensl. Agric. Journ. XXVII. 70 (1911), Compreh. Catal. 

 682 (1918), F. v. MUELL. First Census 135 (1882), See. Census 227 (1889), Täte Handb. Fl. Extratr. South Austr. 198, 270 

 v lStH>\ in Hörn Sei. Exp. Centr. Austr. III. 185 (1896). 



Poa rtegans R. Br. Prodr. 181 (1810). 



Poa tpeciota ROEM. u. SCHULT. Syst. II. 573 (1817). 



Geogr. Verbreitung: Nord-Australien, Queensland, South und West Australia. 



Nord-Australien: Islands of the Gulf of Garpentaria (R. Brown, Iter australiense 1802 — 05, 

 No. 6273 Poa elegans!). 



Queensland: Savannenwälder bei Pentland (Domin, II. 1910); bei Barcaldine und bei Jericho 

 (Domin, D.I. 1910). 



ß. Subsectio Bulbosae. 



589. E. laniflora Benth. 



Benth. Fl. Austr. VII. 648 (1878), F. M. Bail. Syn. Queensl. Fl. 666 (1883), Catal. Plants Queensl. 57 (1890), Queensl. 

 Fl. VI. 1906 (1902), Compreh. Catal. 632 (1913), F. v. Muell. First Census 135 (1882), See. Census 227 (1889), J. H. Maid. 

 Usef. PI. Austr. 87 (1889), Man. Grass. N. S.Wales 176 (1898), Täte Handb. Fl. Extratr. South Austr. 198, 270 (1890), in Hörn 

 Sei. Exp. Centr. Austr. III. 186 (1896), Moore Handb. Fl. N. S. Wales 494 (1893), Turner in Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales XXVIII. 

 442 (1903), XXIX. 180 (1904), XXX. 89 (1905). 



Geogr. Verbreitung: im Innern von Queensland, N.S.Wales, Victoria, South Australia. 



590. E. desertopum n. sp. 



Perennis, densissime caespitosa, strieta, glaucescens, rigidiuscula , gracilis; eulmi basi vaginis 

 aphyllis, ovato-lanceolatis , acuminatis, pallidis bulboso-incrassati, basi bulbosa densissime lanuginosi; eulmi 

 ipsi glabri sed viseiduli , gracillimi , stricti , usque ad paniculam foliati , cum paniculis circa 35 cm alti ; 

 folia eulmea sat numerosa, glauca, rigidiuscula sed gracilia; vaginae eulmos arete amplectentes , glabrae 

 sed viseidulae, tantum ad orificium longe patentim ciliatae; laminae tenuissimae, rigidiusculae , patentes 

 usque 1 dm longae, anguste convolutae, aliquantum scaberulo-viseidulae vel fere laeves; lamina folii eulmei 

 supremi paniculam attingens; panicida strieta, anguste pyramidalis, laxa, circa 11 — 15 cm longa, scaberulo- 

 viscidula; paniculae rami graciles, simplices, stricti, remotiusculi, divaricati vel interdum infimi in vagina 

 folii supremi diu clausi plus minusve erecti, infimi circa 3 cm longi, superiores gradatim breviores, supremi 

 ad spiculas singulas redacti; spiculae in ramis divaricatae, pallidae, ineurvae, breviter pedicellatae (pedicellis 

 vix 0.5 mm longis), fere subsessiles, semper remotiusculae, parvae, circa 4 mm longae, circa 7 — 9 florae, sub- 

 cylindricae, perangustae, tantum circa 0.75 mm latae; glumae scariosae, subaequales, dorso minute scabe- 

 rulae, glumellis paulo breviores; glumellae circa 1.25 mm longae, subscariosae sed pallescenti-virides, mar- 

 gine scarioso pellucidae, obtusae, nervis lateralibus omnino obsoletis et dorso subteretes; paleae glabrae, 

 obtusissimae, totae scarioso-pellucidae, glumellis tantum paulo vel vix breviores ; stamina semper 2 ; antherae 

 magnae, oblongo-lineares, circa 0.6 mm longae; caryopsis mihi ignota. 



West- Queensland: dürre Hügel bei Gloncurry (Domin, IL 1910). 



Diese neue Art steht am nächsten zu E. eriopoda, ist aber durch die sehr schmale Rispe mit 

 spreizenden, kurzen Zweigen, die äusserst kleinen, fast zylindrischen und spreizenden Ährchen, die Vis- 

 cosität etc. hinreichend verschieden. 



591. E. eriopoda Benth. 



Benth. Fl. Austr. VII. 648 (1878), F. v. Muell. First Census 135 (1882), See. Census 227 (1889), F. M. Bail. 2nd. 

 Suppl. Syn. Queensl. Fl. 64 (1888), Catal. Plants Queensl. 57 (1890), Queensl. Fl. VI. 1906 (1902), Compreh. Catal. 632 (1913), 

 Täte Handb. Fl. Extratr. South Austr. 198, 270 (.1890), in Hörn Sei. Exp. Centr. Austr. III. 186 (1896), Tepper in Botan. 

 Centralbl. LIV. 261 (1893), Moore Handb. Fl. N. S.Wales 494 (1893), J. H. Maid. Man. Grass. N. S.Wales 177 (1898), Turner 

 in Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales XXVIII. 442 (1903), XXIX. 180 (1904), XXX. 89 (1905). 



Geogr. Verbreitung: Australien (bis auf Victoria). 



