Andropoginea. Зи 
latera pl. min. fimbriatl: inferior neuter, i-valvis: valvula lineari-lanceolata, 
glumis paulo breviori; superior hermaphroditus, bivalvis : valvula inferior 
longitudine neutrius sed anguslior, supra medium dorsi aristam exserens 4 - 
linealem, flaventem, inferne geniculatam ; valvula superior duplo brevior, ob- 
longo-lanceolata. Slamîna i— 2 . 
Saccharum giganteum Pers. Artlculls pedlcello splculaque superiorl vlllosis; Splcula 
Inferiori sessili; Glumis aculls, pills baseos dimldlo brevlorlbus; Perlanthii 
arista recta, splcula bis longiorl; Follls angusto-llnearibus. 
Andropogon alopecuroides L. sp. pL ed, i. (excl, Syn. Sloan.) 
Anthoxantlium giganteum PValt. 
Erîanthus saccharoides Mchx. R. et S. IL p. З 2 З. 
Erianihus giganteus Mühlenb, 
Saccharum alopecuroides Nuit. 
V. spp. Am. bor. Brasil. 
Obs. Quotquot bujus vidi speclmina, omnla folla angusta (nec llnearl - lanceo- 
lata, ut Mühlenbergio, nec lato-linearla, ut Neesio dlcuntur) habebant. 
Saccharum breçibarbe Pers. Artlculis pedlcelloque vlllosls ; Spicula inferiori sessili ; 
Glumis acuminatls, glabris, pllos baseos aequantlbus; Perlanthii arista recta, 
splcula sesquilongiorl; Folils lanceolato - llnearibus. 
Erianthus brevibarbis Mchx. R. et S. II. p. 324» Mant. II. p. 180 . 
V. spp. Am. bor. 
Obs. Glumae lana non longiores in nostra planta (a celebrl quodam Botanico 
Americano determlnata) ; an itaque gramen Mlchauxlanum — Lodlculae 
squamae aplce fimbriato-clliatae. 
Saccharum brasilianum. Artlculis pedlcelloque villosis ; Splcula inferiori sessili ; Glu¬ 
mis acutls, glabris, pills baseos tertiam partem breviorlbus; Perlanthii arista 
recta, longitudine splculae; Folils subangusto - lanceolato - llnearibus. 
V. spp, Brasil. 
Mèm. Vl.Sér. Sc. mnth. etc, T. //. 
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