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acutis, membranaceae. Stamina tria, jam perfecta, jam castrata. Ovarium oblongum; styli distincti, 
graciles ; stigmata aspergilliformia, purpurea, demum subfusca. Idem flosculus in spicula pedicellata ejusdem 
est structuraa et indolis, eo autem differens, quod valvula inferior fere integra est et inter duos denticulos 
minutos apicis mucronulum brevissimum setaceum, quandoque et nullum omnino, emittit. 
[Our specimens from Mr. Millett, and those in Prof. Henslow’s herbarium from Mr. Vachell, now lying 
before us, some of which were examined by Nees v. Esenbeck, agree with the above description in every 
particular, except that the lodicules of the male floret are actually as small as, and precisely similar to, those 
of the bisexual one : in both they are somewhat cuneate and truncated, and not longer than the ovary. We 
are therefore disposed to suspect some error of observation in those parts from which the specific name has 
been derived ; nor can we readily account for it unless on the supposition that, while dissecting the flower, 
the inflexed margins of one of the valvelets had been in part or wholly separated and supposed to be the 
lodicules.] 
Trib. IV. OLYRE^. 
17. SPINIFEX. Linn. 
1. S. squarrosiis ; bracteis apice subulatis longis, foliis involucrisque flabellatis convo- 
luto-subulatis laevibus, vaginis latis ore truncatis dense ciliatis, flosculis muticis, rhacheos 
utriusque sexus acumine scaberrimo. Linn. Mant. p. 300. Willd. Sp. PI. 4. p. 1129. 
Kunth, Ln. 1. p. 135. — Stipa spinifex. Linn. Mant. p. 34. — Ily mullu. Rheed. Hort. Mai. 
12. t. 75. (masc.) — Cyperus littoreus. Rumph. Herb. Amh. 6. p. 6. t. 2. f. 2. 
Hab. Prope Macao et in insulis vicinis ; G. H. Vachell, n. 32, a (forma junior), b (fern.), et 33 (masc.), 
Globi florales pugno majores ; rhaches feminese preelongee (5-6 pollicares) ; acumen spicae masculae 
3-6-flor8e §-| pollicis longum. Gluma inferior major superiore 7-nervis, superior 5-nervis ; utraque ovata. 
ValvulcB flosculorum oblongae, acuminatm, aequales, omnium tarn masc. quam fem. chartacese ; inferior 
5-nervis ; superior binervis acumine bidente. Singulare, quod lodiculce a valvula superior! excludantur. 
Antherm violaceae. 
[18. ZEAc Linn. 
1. Z. Mays. Linn. Sp. PI. p. 1378. Willd. Sp. PL 4i.p. 200 ; N. ah E. Agrost. Bras. 
p. 311. — Zea Mays. Mill. Diet Mays Zea. Gcertn. Fr. \. p. 6. A 1./. 9. 
Hab. Culta circa Macao ; Millett.'] 
Trib. V. PEROXIDES. 
19. PEROTIS. Ait. ; Brown. 
Inter genera cognita, huic maxime aflinis est, praesertim quod . ad habitum attinet, Holboellia, Hook, in 
Bot, Misc. V. 2. p. 144. t. 76., gramen propter glumarum formam maxime memorabile, 
1. V . longijlora ; spiculis fructiferis patentibus pedicellatis linearWanceolatis in setam 
excurrentibus, flosculi valvulis inaequalibus, inferiori mucronata trinervi. — 2V. ah E. in 
Herb. Lindl. 
Hab, Ad Macao et in vicinis insulis ; Millett; G. H. Vachell, n. 38. 
Similis omnino P. patulce (seu P. latifolice Ait. at minime tarn species est latifolia quam P. hordeiformis, 
N. ab E. in Herb. Royle, e Mont. Himalayis, n. 280), sed differt spiculis duplo fere majoribus, 2 lineas, et 
