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Ujhelyi, J.: Data to the systematics of the sections Bulbosae and Caespitosae of the genus Koeleria. VII.

acutae: lemmae 6.2 mm longae, angustae, acutae, superficie minute hirsutae, paleue 5.4 mm longae, bicarinatae, hyalinae, acutae. Antherae 2.8 mm longae (Plate I, Fig. 7). Cellulae epidermidis laminae inferioris foliorum innovationum magnae. Series cellularum costalium 4—7, intercostalium 4—5. Habitat in parte peninsulae Balcanicae meridionali. Holotypus adest in Herbario Musei Historico-naturales Hungarici Budapestini. Holotypus: Albania borealis, in serpentinicis (peridoticis) distr. Krajsnic supra ft. Dr in: secus viam jugi Qafa Lurs versus Kolgecaj (Bagram Curri). 28. Jun. 1955, JÁVORRA et ÚJHELYI. I dedicate the plant to K. PAP ARISTO, renowned Albanian botanist, Dean of the University of Albania, our host and leader of the expedition in Albania. Specimina examinata: Albania: Valamare Gusht, 1956, Mustafa Demiri (Hb. Tirana) ; DE HELDREICH, iter quartum per Thessaliam, primumque in monte Pindo. Koeleria cristata L. vide HACKEL! Pindus Tymphaeus: in summi montis Zigós supra Metzovó regioné silvatica, alt. 4500 — 5000', substratu siliceo-serpentino. Legit Dr. TH. DE HELDREICH, 19-20 Jul. 1885. Schedula DOMINÍ: Koeleria grandiflora BERTOL. DOMIN (BP); Kajabasa. 5 Juli. 1886, Formanek. Manuscr. Domini: Koel. grandiflora var. pyramidata (duplicatum, Herbarium K. DOMIN) (PRC). Description of the leaf-epiderm: On the abaxial and axial sides of the innovational leaves the cells are large, the cellular walls strongly sinuous and densely, incrassately pitted. In the senile leaves, the costal zone is 2—4-seriate, the parenchymatous cells sporadically alternating with silica-bodies or here and there with an initial hair. Silica-bodies cubic or cubicoid, their walls strongly sinuous. Intercostal zone 4—6-seriate, with sporadic small macro-hairs and some large macro-hairs, present as mere vestiges. One or two rows with stomata. Costal zone of juvenile leaves 3—6seriate, silica-bodies regularly alternating with parenchymatous cells, elongately oblong, longitudinal walls strongly sinuous, transversal walls straight; rarely with vestiges of hairs. Intercostal zone 4—5-seriate, the elongated parenchymatous cells alternating with small macro-hairs; stomata in 2 or 3 rows, immersed. Cellular walls rugulose (Plate VI, Figs. 2,3). The definitely robust plant is densely cespitose, the innovation strong, the rhizomatic system also compact. The plant is 47 cm high, its culm strong. The senile blades of the basal leaves are about 17 cm long and 3 mm wide, flat, marginally with a strong, rough rib. The blades are green or slightly greyish, the vaginae whole. The juvenile leaves may attain 22 cm, they are 2 mm wide, flat or convoluted, basally and on the undersides hirsutely margined due to infrequent pili; the vagina is about 4 cm long, subglabrous. The developed culm is foliose up to about half of its length. The uppermost blades are 5—6 cm long and even longer at lower points, the sheaths 12 cm long, the leaves 2.5 mm wide, ribbed, acute. Ligula well developed, 0.8 mm long, rotundate, entire. The culm of the Kajabasa and Valamare specimens are smaller, the holotype reaches 38 cm. The panicle of the holotype is elongately cylindrical, tapering apicad, that of the other two exemplars compact, cylindrical, stramineous, with some brownish hue. Glumae sericeous, dorsally rough, inferior glume 6 mm, superior one 7.2 mm long, acute; lemmae narrow, 6.2 mm long, acute, surface pubescent due to very short hairs; paleae 5.4 mm long, hyaline, bilobate. Antherae 2.8 mm long. The three members of the Series indubitably exhibit another evolutional line. The diploid, tetraploid, and hexaploid grade plants display, similarly to the series discussed in my earlier papers, similarities and differences of the same character as the other series of the genus. By the clarification of this series, I was able to clear simultane-