220 OLxxiii. GRAMiKE^. (J. D. Hooker,) [Pseudanthutirid. 



proper spathes much longer than the spikes, sessile spikelets i in., gH 

 terete glabrous except as to the scabrid summit, awn 1-lJ in. 



The Concan, Stocks, Law, DaUell, &e. Central Provinces; Khandwi, 



Bulhle (No. 8478). 



Stem 1-2 ft., rather stout, erect. Leaves \~\ in. broad, base narrowed, 

 acaberalotis above and on the margins. Panicle elongate, simple, leafy.— Closdj 

 allied to P. heterocUia, and perhaps only a variety of it, but a stouter more bispid 

 plant of a pale green colour, with much longer fascicles of spikelets wltli long:* 

 spathes and glabrous sessile spikelets. 



3. P. umbellata, Hook. /.; stem filiform straggling, leaves 1-2 in. 

 glabrous Hnear-oblong acute base rounded sessile or petiolulate, nervea 

 very slender, fascicles of spikelets few axillary J-| in. broad with fef 

 sparingly ciliate spathes and spikes, outer spathes ^-1 in., proper spathes 

 rather longer than the spikes, sessile spikelets y^s i^- scaberulous, 

 pedicelled naked, awn |-§ in. Andropogon umbellatus, Hack. ^^^' 

 Androp. 401. Anthistiria heteroclita, ^ foliis glabris, Wight Cat. n. 1/00. 



Deccan Peninsula, Wight \ Cochin, Johnstone. Cetlon, Gardnety &c. 



A very slende^ glabrous plant, with prostrate creeping branched stems rooting 

 the nodes. Leaves distant, with a few scattered cilia on both surfaces, near J 

 smooth ; sheaths shorter than the blade. Fascicles of spikelets axillary, glabrous ^o^ 

 with a few tubercle -based cilia, on simple rarely branched capillary P^^^^^*^ 

 shorter than the leaves ; lower peduncles sometimes elongate 1-3 in. long aud beani^ 

 several fascicles ; outer spathes i-| in. long. Spikes 3-6 in a fascicle, pfop^^ 

 spathe glabrous. Gl, I of sessile spikelet dorsally concave ; base of awn as iQ 

 heteroclita^ 



4. P. burmanlca, Hook.f.; stem filiform straggling, leaves l--."»"^ 

 Hnear-oblong or lanceolate glabrous, nerves very slender, fascicles of sp| 



subulate-hastate* 



Pegu, Kurz. ^ 



Habit of P. umlellata (of which it is possibly a variety) bat leaves n^rro*^ 

 fascicles of spikelets 1-lJ in. long, very narrow, with much longer awns, the base 

 which is suddenly dilated and hastate or sagittate at the dilatation. 



Tribe V, Phalarxdi^. (See p. 5.) 

 56. PKAZiARZS. Linn. 



Annual or perennial grasses. Leaves flat. Spikelets ^.'I^^qx^ 

 traded or spiciform panicles, laterally compressed, rachilla with 

 minute scales (imperfect gls.) below gl. Ill, beyond which it is ?^-nnty 

 duced, jointed at the base. Olumes (perfect) 3, I and II subequal, emp^ 

 persistent, keels winged or not; Hi much smaller, bisexual, ^-"j; o 

 thin, at length coriaceous ; palea like the gl. 2-aerved. Lodicu 

 Stamens 3. Styles 2, free. Grain ovate or oblong, free within tlie g 

 Species 9 or 10 temperate and tropical. ^ 



The uppermost glume alone being flowering should technically refer ^'^^ -^j 

 to the Series of Panicacea ; but its affinities are with Poacece, P* ^{^^ ^jot 1 

 Linn. (Canary Grass) is given as 

 have seen no specimens ; it closely 

 wings of the gl». P. paradoxa 



