Graminece.1 ceylon plants. 371 



L 

 L 



glumis ovatis, glabris, apiculatis, quam flores fere dimidio brevioribus ; 

 /ori5w5 sessilibus, a?quilongis, hemmpbroditis, obtusiusculis, basi pilis 

 • subasquilongis cinctis. — c.p, 3470. 



Hab. Eatnapoora, at no great elevation. 



Culmi 3-4-pedalcs vel ultra. Folia bipedalia, |-1 poll. lata, firina. Panicula 

 6-8 poll, longa. Sjnculw 1 lia. longa;. 



45. CYNODON, Pers. 



1. C. Dactylon, Pers. (Ktb. Enum. i. p. 259, cum syn.)— c.p. 312. 

 Hab. Common in tbe warmer parts of the island. 



2. C. Neesii, Tliw.— C. virgatus, N. ab Ea. ; Steud. Svnops. Gram 

 p. 213 (baud Willd. Enum.)— c.p. 3749. 



Hab. Trincomalee, Bev, S, O. Gle^iie. 



3. C. gracilis, N. ab Es. (Steud. 1. c.)—Leptochloa unijlom, Hochst. 

 Steud. I. c, p. 209.— c.p. 2948, 



Hab. Common in tbe bot drier parts of tbe island. 



46. LEPTOCHLOA, Beauv. 



1. Ii. Chinensis^ N. ab Es. (Steud. Synops. Gram 

 Fl. Hongk. p. 430, cum syn.) — X. tenerrhna, E. and I 

 i. p. 270.— c.p. 3748 (933 partim). 



Hab. Atakalam Corle, 



filiformis 



Mr. 



c.p. 3245. 



47. ELEUSINE, Ga^rtn. 



1. E. Indica, GsBrtn. (Ktb. Enum. i. p. 272, cum syn,)— c.p. 937. 

 Hab. Very abundant. 



E. Coracana, Gsertn. (nom. vulg. '' Koocaklcan "), is extensively cultivated by the 

 Cinghalesc as a food-graiu. 



48. DACTYLOCTENIUM, "WiUd. 



■ ' I- 



1. D. .a:gyptiacum, Willd. (Kth. Enum. i. p. 2G1, cum syn.)— c.p. 

 941. 



Hab. Common in tbe warmer parts of tbe island. 



49. CHLORIS, Linn. 



num 



c.p, 954. 



Hab. Common in tbe botter parts of tbe island, especially near tbe 

 sea. 



2. C. decora, IS", ab Es. (Steud. Synops. Gram. p. 205.)— C Meccana, 

 Hocbst. ; Steud. 1. c.—c.t. 958.^ 

 Hab. Hot drier parts of tbe island. 



207 



Gi^mnopogo 

 3t drier pari 



