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MELINIs MINUTIFLORA, Beauv. Agrost. 54. 
Near Chirinda, 3500 ft. ; n. 1694. 
Distrib. South tropical Africa ; Natal ; Madagascar ; Brazil. 
SETARIA NIGRIROSTRIS, Durand $ Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. v. 114. 
Northern Melsetter, 4000-6000 ft. ; April; n. 1695. 
Distrib. East tropical and South Atrica. 
№. MAURITIANA, Spreng. Syst. 1. 305. 
Chirinda forest outskirts, 8700-4000 ft. ; April; n. 417. 
Distrib. Wide spread in tropics. Native name “ Izeya." The first vegeta- 
tion to spring up after the destruction of the forest by the annual grass fires. 
PENNISETUM HORDEIFORME, Spreng. Syst. 1. 809. 
Northern Melsetter, 3000-6000 ft.; April ; n. 1694. 
Distrib. East tropical and South Africa. 
P. PURPUREUM, Schumach. in Dansk. Vidensk. Selsk. iii. 64. 
Northern Melsetter, 3000-6000 ft., and Lusitu River, 3000 ft.; April; 
n. 955. 
Distrib. South-east tropical and West tropical Africa. 
P. sETOSUM, L. Rich. in Pers. Syn. 1. 12. 
Upper Buzi, 3000—3500 ft.; April п. 975: Nyahodi River, 4000 ft ; April ; 
n. 1664. 
Distrib. Tropical Africa. 
P. LONGISETUM, А. Schum. in Engl, РИ. Ost- AA fr. С. 105. 
Lusitu River, 3000 ft. ; April: n. 1649: Upper Вил, 3000-3500 ft. ; 
April п. 983 : near Chirinda, 3500 ft. ; n. 414. 
Distrib. Tropical Africa, Natal. 
PŒCILOSTACHYS FLACCIDULA, Stapf MS. in Herb. Kew. 
Gramen eulmis nodosis foliosis е nodis basalibus ramosis et radicantibus, 
internodiis inferioribus brevibus et sparse pilosis, superioribus gradatim 
longioribus; vaginis laxis quam internodia sepius brevioribus, margine 
exteriore et ore pilosis ; ligula truncata membranacea pilosa ; lamina intense- 
viride flaccidule-membranacea oblongo-lanceolata acuminata multinervia 
facie utraque pilis paucis appressis aspersa; panicula зюре secunda, ramis 
strictis rigidule patentibus distantibus superne diminutis; spiculis geminis 
ineequaliter pedicellatis cum pedicello infra glumas articulatis lateraliter 
subcompressis lanceolatis acutis sparsius setosis ; glumis 3 exterioribus 
herbaceis acutis infertilibus ; gl. I. ovato-lanceolata 3-nervia quam spicula 
tertia parte breviore; gl. II. lanceolata 5-nervia spicula paullo breviore; 
