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1 line long, truncate, ciliated. Leaves 5 — 8 in. long, 5 lin. broad ; 

 upper smaller, linear lanceolate, narrow rotundate at the base, 

 terminated generally into an acute point, sparsely sprinkled with 

 hairs on the lower surface, few or none on the upper, scabrous on both 

 surfaces and margins, and distinctly divided into 2 unequal parts by 

 a white rib, prominent on the lower surface. Panicle 5 — 7 inches ; 

 long, erect, much branched, supported on a long peduncle without a 

 sheath. Rachis of faded purple colour, smooth or scabrous, from 

 minute tubercles. Nodes 6 — 9 or more, lower internodes longer. 

 Branches many at each node (6 — 12 at the lowest), alternate, capillary, 

 smooth or scabrous, semi-verticelled, unequal in length, the longest 

 often 5 — 6 nodes. Nodes of both the primary rachis and of the 

 branches slightly swollen, bearded with soft white hairs. Primary 

 branches give out at each node 2 — 3 secondary branches, and these, in 

 their turn, yield smaller tertiary branches, the ultimate branches 

 and the smaller primary ones bearing 3 terminal spikelets, one 

 sessile, and two pedicellate, and generally three pairs below the 

 triplet. Racemes very fragile, supported on peduncles free from 

 hairs. The articulation of racemes and pedicels of the pedicellate 

 spikelets short, hairy. Both sessile and pedicellate spikelets about 

 l|f lin., dull yellowish-white, or dingy-green, with a tuft of hairs at 

 their base. Sessile spikelets linear, oblong. 1st glume 7 — 9 nerved, 

 apex obtuse, margins slightly turned in, often ciliate, the dorsiun 

 scabrous ; 2nd glume equal to the first, rather broader, obtuse at the 

 apex, 5-nerved, glabrous ; 4th a very slender awn, nearly 1 inch long, 

 twisted to a little above the middle. The twisted part dark brown, 

 the upper portion straight and light-coloured. An hermaphrodite 

 flower in the axil. Pedicillate spikelets linear oblong ; 1st glume 

 obtuse at the apex, ciliolate at the margins towards the upper half, 

 many-nerved ; 2nd glume similar to the first, 3-nerved ; 3rd glume 

 hyaline, obtuse, nerveless, shorter but broader than the last two. 4th 

 none. No awn; stamens 3; anthers one lin. long. 



Common all over the Presidency, especially in Bassein, Thana, and 

 over the Ghats. Specimens are received from Thana under the name 

 of Podcui, Koolce, Sippee ; from Bassein with that of Tain, Kullus ; and 

 from Bhewndy , where it grows along the embankments and in Mahals, 

 and is known as Padra. Used as fodder : no oil extracted. The 



