Andropogon. TRIANDRIA DIGYNTA, 275 
ple, smooth, about as thick as a goose-quill. Leaves many, 
near the root bifarious, few on the upper part of the culm, | 
of a soft texture, pale, green colour, slightly scabrous on’ the 
margins when drawn backward against the fingers, other- 
wise smooth; from three to four feet long including: their 
sheaths, and about three-quarters of an inch broad. Floral 
leaves small. Panicle linear, a little bent to one side, compos- 
ed of many fascicles of spikes that are both terminal, and from 
the exterior axills; Spikes generally paired on a common pe- 
duncle, with a common boat-like spathe, or involucre at’ the 
division ; each has also its proper pedicel, and both spathe- 
shaped. « Rachis articulated, much waved, hairy. | #lowers 
in ‘pairs, one hermaphrodite and sessile, the other male and 
pedicelled ; the last hermaphrodite flower of each spike has. 
_ two males; below, only one male, as the rachis occupies the 
place of the other ; this is the case with most of ee of 
the genus. 
Hermapuropite Fiowers sessile. Glume girt at the base 
with wool, &c, as in the family. Corol two-valved, awnless, 
Nectary, two, broad, short, wedge-formed, ‘obliquely lobed, 
crenulated bodies embr: e the insertions of the filaments ah 
the forepartof the germ. 
~ Maze Frowenrs pedicelled. Calyx, glumes as’in the her- 
voip lrbdite ones, Corol one-valved, awnless. abil as in 
the hermaphrodite. Stamens three. 
Obs. The fresh leaves are much used as a substitute for 
tea. The white succulent centre of the leaf. bearing’ culms is 
ohen’ Eel into curries, to give sig an — flavour. 
35. A. Foittanbusa: Philosoph. Transact. vol. 80. 
_ Iwarancussa. Beak. e+ iv. 109. 
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