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^- E. fistulosa^ hinlc. Stoloniferous, I -oft. Jiigli (as clavis). 

 Spikelets about 1 in., straw-coloured, acute, with far fewer glunirs 

 than the next species. Glumes striate, subacute. Nut with nar- 

 row horizontal outer cells in vertical series givinj^ the effect of faint 

 strias and trabeculsB*. 



South of the Presidency. (Scattered through X. E. aii<l S. W. India and 

 Burmah. Tropics generally). 



3. E. spiralis, /•'. Br. Stoloniferous, 1-2 ll . (as clavis). Spike- 

 lets about I in., straw-coloured, elega)it cylindric, obtuse, Avitli 

 innumerable quadrate obtuse olumes, their tips making spiral 

 lines around the spikelet. Nut more or less as last species. 



A Konkan species. Bassein and Sion (Herb. St. X. Coll.) Salsette and 

 Goa (ex Cooke). (Scattered throughout heavy rainfall tracts in low-lying 

 parts of India). 



4. E. palUStriS, li. Br. llhizomatous, rooting from the nodes. 

 Stems variable, medium to stoutish. Spikelets |-1 in., straw-col- 

 oured or chestnut. Nut yellow or pale brown. Bristles brown. 



Sind. AVoodrow (ex Cooke). No specimens available in the Presidency 

 now. (In India confined to tlie northern b(;lt. f)thcr\vi8e cosmopolitan 

 except Australasia). 



5. E. atropurpurea, Kuntk. Tufted, 2-J in.. V. slender, stems 

 almost filiform and flaccid. Spikelets v. small, Clarke says l_j^ 

 but the ]3ombay specimens are all ^ in or less. Nut minute, very 

 glossy, black. Bristles pure white or occasionally with a yellowish 

 tinge especially at the base. 



A northern species, from Sind through Gujarat to Sion and Kalyan. No 

 specimens from further south. (North India, Ceylon, tropics generally). 



6. E. capltata, R. Br. Tufted (specimens from Dhulia show 

 a short slender rliizome), 2-8 in., stems less slender than the last 

 species, stiff. Spikelets v. small, (Clarke says ^-^ in. but liie 

 Bombay specimens are all about ^ in.) Nut slightly larger, than 

 the last species, dark, glossy. Bristles red brown. 



Scattered throughout the Presidency, but mainly in the Deccan tract 

 from Khandesh to Bagalkot. Apparently not uncommon in the Central 

 Deccan. (Most warm countries). 



7. E. Chaetaria, Roem. & Sch. Stems in the Bombay example 

 thread-like, copiously interlaced. Spikelets | in. Glumes expend- 

 ing, leaving the top of the spikelet gaping. Nut trigonous, grey, 

 with pointed shoulders and perforate outer cells, giving a dotted 

 appearance. 



Extreme south of the Presidency only, Castle Kock and Londa. (Scat- 

 tered throughout the tropics). 



• Note. — This species is supposed to have spikelets broader than the stem. 

 Specimens from Bommig-atti, Dfiarwar Dist, (Herb. Sedgwick) have stems much 

 broader than the spikelets. In other respects however these specimens seem to 

 be indubitably referable to this sp. 



