232 DR. J. D. HOOKER ON THE PLANTS 
There are two forms thus marked from Abyssinia (Schimper) : 
viz., No. 1635, a stout, broad-leaved form, tallying with the de- 
scription of Steudel, of which I have very imperfect flowers ; and 
another (Herb. Mus. Paris., Schimper, No. 95) with slender 
culms and very narrow, strict leaves. The Cameroons specimens 
accord best with the latter of these. The spikes are sometimes 
nearly 6 inches long. The second glume of the lower (sessile) 
spikelet is shortly awned both in Schimper’s 95. and the Cameroons 
plants. The outer glume of the pedicelled spikelet is sometimes 
awned in the Cameroons specimens and sometimes muticous, but 
always awned in Schimper’s 95. specimens. 
28. ANDROPOGON (GyMNANDROPOGON) Mannin, H. f.,n. sp. Spi- 
thamæus ad pedalis, culmis cæspitosis simplicibus basi compressis 
foliosis apice sericeis, foliis distichis brevibus parce pilosis, vaginis 
latis compressis, lamina lineari acuta, spicis 2~5-pollicaribus rhachi 
ciliata, spiculis lanceolatis lævibus, inferioris basi barbatæ valvula 
exteriore acuminata subaristata, interiore aristata, arista glumam sub- 
æquante, superioris valvulis aristato-acuminatis.—Ante, vi. 23 (Gym- 
nandropogon, sp?). 
Hab. Fernando Po, alt. 8500-9000 feet. (Fl. Dec.-April.) 
Glaberrima nisi pili sparsi in pagina superiore folii, apice culmi et 
rhachibus spicarum. Vagine l unc. longz, } unc. late, ligula brevis- 
sima sericea. Folia subcoriacea, stricta, 2 unc. longa, plana v. com- 
plicata, non convoluta. Culmi stricti, erecti, subrobusti. Spice pur- 
purascentes. Spicule laxeimbricatz, fere } unc. longe. Flos inferior 
Semineus, superior masculus. 
I cannot identify this with any described species, though it 
very closely resembles several Cape and African ones. Its short, 
stout, tufted habit, much compressed, glabrous, short sheaths, 
and short, stout, not convolute leaves distinguish it at once from 
the preceding. 
29. ANDRoPOGON (CyMBopocon) SurruiANUS, H. f., n.sp. Pa- 
tentim pilosus v. glabratus, culmis 1-2-ped. foliosis apice ramosis, foliis 
elongatis superiorum vaginis inflatis, pedunculis longissime sericeis 
spathis inclusis, spicis 3-4 brevibus paucifloris densissime fulvo-vil- 
losis, spiculz sessilis valvula exteriore truncata, interioris arista torta 
valvula duplo longiore. 
Hab. Cameroons Mountains, alt. 7000 feet. (Fl. Dec., Jan.) 
Gramen pulcherrimum, erectum. Vagine longe pilosz, ligulis brevius- 
culis membranaceis. Folia 4-8 unc. longa, 1-1 lata, scabrula. Pe- 
dunculi plurimi, graciles, 2-3 unc. longi, apices versus patentim longe 
pilosi. Spice pollicares et breviores, densissime sericeo-villose, pilis 
fulvo-brunneis. 
