Order III. 
MONCECIA TRIANDRIA. 
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13135 Male spike sol. Scales obi. with very long beaks : female cylind. 2 ; stalk of the lower exserted, Stigm. 3, Fr. 
ovate inflated 5-nerved beaked 
13136 Male spike sol. : fem. 2 obi. close ; low. stalk. Stigm. 3, Fr. ellipt. glob. shin, bifid at end larg. than ov. scale 
13137 Male spike sol. : fem. 3-rem. ; lower stalk. Stigm. 3, Fr. ov. nerv. memb. at mouth long, than mucron. scale 
13138 Male spike sol. : fem. 3 few-fl. 2 close sessile ; lower rad. on a very long stalk, Stigm. 3, Fr. obov. obi. 3-cor- 
nered with a very short beak 
13139 Sheaths none, Bracteas foliaceous auric, at base. Spikes sess. obi. or subcylind. obt. Fruit broadly elliptical 
13140 Fertile spikes nearly sessile cylindric. filif. acumin. Fr. ovate somewhat acute plane above on each side. 
Culm acutely angular straight 
13141 Fert. spikes cylind. very long droop. Fr. ov. short, acum. bif. at extremity closely imbricated, I,eaves broad 
13142 Digynous, Sheaths none, Spikes ovate : upper sessile, Leaves somewhat recurved rigid. Fruit compressed 
* 3. Male spike solitary, fe??2ale all stalked. 
13143 Fert. spikes few-fl. lax drooping, Fr. as long as ovate membranac. decid. scales oblongo-ovate acuminate 
13144 Fert. spikes pedunculated oblongo-cylind, subpendul. Bract, subfoliac. Fruit ov.-ellipt. tumid obt. glabrous 
13145 Sheaths elongated shorter than the flower-stalk, Fruit elliptical ovate beaked (black.) bifid at the [lo'mt 
13146 Fert. spikes narrow obi. very few-fl. lax pendul. Bract, subsetaceous. Scales acute longer and broader than 
the fruit, Fruit ovate somewhat acumin. striated 
13147 Fert. spikes oblongo-ovate pendulous, Bracteas subsetaceous. Scales acute as long as the fruit. Fruit ellipt. 
rotundate striated shortly mucronate 
13148 Fertile spikes upon long footstalks cylind. pendul. Bract, very leafy. Scales setaceous. Fruit oblong very 
much acuminate cloven at the tips striated 
13149 Male spike sol. : fem. about 4 remote filiform stalked cernuous, Stigm. 3, Fr. dist. altern. obi. beaked bifid 
13150 Fert. spikes filif rather slender slightly drooping, Fr. broadly ov. much acumin.cleft at point, Lvs. narrow 
13151 Male spike solit. : fem. usually twin stalk, filif. Stigm. 3, Fr. lane. hisp. scabr. 2-toothed long, than obi. scale 
13152 Fert. spikes slend. filif nearly erect. Fruit ov.-lanc. nerved slightly recurv. loose, imbric. Lvs. rather broad 
* 4. Male spikes more than one. 
13153 Fertile spikes subcylindrical drooping. Fruit obovato-globose obtuse rather downy entire at the point 
13154 Male spikes twin : fern, twin obi. sess. rem. Stigm. 3, Fr. ov. nerved forked ventric. larg. than ov. lane, scale 
13155 Male spikes 3 : fem. tv/in on short stalks nodd.cylind. Stigmas 3, Fr. ellipt. ventricose with a short ent. beak 
13156 Fert. spikes short, peduncul. oblongo-cylind. their cal. subcusp. Fr. ov. short, beak. bif. at point very pubes. 
13157 Lvs. subsessile suhlin. thickened, Stigmas 2, Fr. ellipt, with short beak ent. at end as long as rounded scales 
13158 Fert. spikes long cylind. acum. slender erect when in fruit, Fr. oval swelling subacum. entire at point. Culm 
acutely angular scabrous 
13159 Seal, of sterile spike obtuse. Fertile spikes cylind. obtuse. Fruit oblongo-ovate acute bifid at point striated 
13160 Fohaceous, Seal, of sterile spike acum. Fertile spikes scarcely peduncul. broadly cylindrical acute. Fruit 
ovate subacum. bifid at the point 
13161 Fert. spikes cylind. slightly droop. Seal. lane. Fr. broadly ovate inflat. subulato-rostrate deeply bifid at point 
13162 Fert. spikes cylind. long near, erect, Seal. lane. Fr. crowd, subglob. inflat. setaceo-rost. slightly bif at point 
13163 Male spikes 2 : female 3 obi. remote subsessile. Stigmas 3, Fr. obi. compr. rostr. bifid ciliate serrat. at edge 
13164 Male spikes 2 : female 3 obi. remote subsessile ; lower subrad. Stigmas 3, Fr.ovate comp. 2-toothed hairy 
lSiQ5 Bracteas long foliac. Fertile spikes short cylind. distant their seal, cuspidate, Fr. ov. with long beak hairy 
13166 Fert. spikes droop, cylind. all the seal. acum. or mucr.Fr.ov.triang.with rather long acum. beak bif at point 
13167 Male spikes twin : fem. 4 dist. stalk, pendul. cylind. Stigm. 2, Fr. round, ellipt. ventric. with very short beak 
13168 Male spikes 2 : fem. 2 rem. on very long stalks erect obi. Stigm. 2, Fruit ellipt. with short beaks ent. at end 
13169 Male spikes about 4 : female 2 erect stalked cylind. Stigmas 3, Fr. obov. obt. shorter than obi. blunt scale 
13170 Male spikes 3 : female 2 cylindr. stalked erect, Stigm. 3, Fr. ov. glob, beaked with 2 forks, Beaks hispid 
13171 Spikes 3 or 4 alternate male above 
13172 Fruit oblong 3-cornered smooth at edge 
13173 Leaves entire 
13174 Leaves serrated 
13175 Culm half round at top and obtuse, Flowers naked. Fruit ovate 
13176 Culm round. Flowers naked. Fruit nearly round 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
1949. Uncinia. So called from oyxo;, a hook, in allusion to the hooked awn, which in the fruit becomes 
hardened. Plants with the habit of Carex. 
1950. Zea. The Greek name of corn of some kind. It is derived from ^cccjj, to live, and applied to this 
nutritive plant with propriety. The word Maize is the denomination of the vegetable among the South 
Americans. Zea Curagua is the curious Valparaiso corn, to which a sort of religious reputation is attached, on 
account of the grains, when roasted, splitting regularly into the form of a cross. Of the well known Indian 
corn, Z. Mays, there are numerous varieties, some of which are sufficiently hardy to thrive in this climate. 
1951. Coix. A name used by Theophrastus to designate a kind of grass. C. Lachryma, commonly called 
Job's tears, derives its name from the appearance of its shining pearly fruit, which, when suspended on its 
slender pedicels, resembles in no inconsiderable degree a falling tear. Tropical grasses, which flower and seed 
plentifully in rich light soil. 
