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Page 34
... habit and inflorescence , and characterized by having only one empty glume below the flowering one , and by the constant reduction of the number of stamens to two . It has since , however , been as- certained that several species which ...
... habit and inflorescence , and characterized by having only one empty glume below the flowering one , and by the constant reduction of the number of stamens to two . It has since , however , been as- certained that several species which ...
Page 36
... habit and floral and other characters of Paspalum except this single one ; and Fournier , apparently on this account , transfers it to the tribe Oryzea . Doell , however , reduces it to a section of Paspalum under the name of ...
... habit and floral and other characters of Paspalum except this single one ; and Fournier , apparently on this account , transfers it to the tribe Oryzea . Doell , however , reduces it to a section of Paspalum under the name of ...
Page 39
... habit rather of the section Brachiaria of Panicum than of Paspalum , but wants the small lower glume of the former genus , and differs generally from both in a peculiar callous thickening of the pedicel at the articu- tion . There are ...
... habit rather of the section Brachiaria of Panicum than of Paspalum , but wants the small lower glume of the former genus , and differs generally from both in a peculiar callous thickening of the pedicel at the articu- tion . There are ...
Page 40
... habit and inflorescence it may be confounded sometimes with Paspalum , sometimes with Arundi- nella , or even with some Agrostem . Generally speaking , it may be easily recognized by technical characters ; but the most marked , the very ...
... habit and inflorescence it may be confounded sometimes with Paspalum , sometimes with Arundi- nella , or even with some Agrostem . Generally speaking , it may be easily recognized by technical characters ; but the most marked , the very ...
Page 43
... habit , that it seems difficult to attach any more than specific importance to it . ( 6 ) Brachiaria . This section , sometimes referred to as Paspaloid Panica , comprises a large number of species both from the New and the Old World ...
... habit , that it seems difficult to attach any more than specific importance to it . ( 6 ) Brachiaria . This section , sometimes referred to as Paspaloid Panica , comprises a large number of species both from the New and the Old World ...
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Agrosteæ Agrostis allied American species Andropogoneæ appear articulation Asiatic Australian species Beauv Beauvois Benth botanists branches bristles caryopsis characterized characters chiefly Chlorideæ closely cluster comprises Crypsis dense Desv distinguished Doell dorsal awn East-Indian Eriochrysis European extratropical fertile flower Festuca Flora Flora Australiensis flowering glume forming Fourn Fournier fruiting glume genera genus glabrous Gluma Gramineæ grasses Griseb groups habit hairs helopus hermaphrodite Hochst included inflorescence Isachne Kunth Linn lodicules lower empty glumes lowest glume male flower Mexican Munro narrow nearly Nees Nees's nerves North-American number of species Old World Oryzeæ outer empty glumes outer glumes pair palea Paniceæ panicle Panicum Paspalum pedicel peduncle plant Poaceae Pollinia Presl proposed rarely reduced regions rhachilla rhachis Rottboellia sæpius scarcely sessile short single slender small spikelets sometimes South Africa specimens Spiculæ spike-like spikelets spikes Spodiopogon Sporobolus stamens Steud Steudel subtribe terminal tribe Trin Trinius tropical Africa unawned usually whilst