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petioiarifi, Steud. Syn. Pi. Glum. I. 398. A. petiolatus, Dalz. and 

 Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 303. 



Ver. Xunjdi, Rhalphil, Philphil, Kallil, Pharavi (the latter name 

 is also given to I. •pillosum). Said to be good fodder for cattle. 



I have not seen specimens of the leaves of I. petiolare with a 

 petiole 4 in. long, nor does any author, so far as my reading goes, 

 describe it of that length. I have not observed petioles longer than 

 f — \\ in. Mr. Dalrell says: "A remarkable grass (I. petiolare), the 

 existence of a distinct petiole being extremely unusual in grasses." 

 It is strange that none of the Indian botanists have described the 

 petiole which exists in some forms of /. semisagitatum, Roxb. and 

 I. con jug at urn, Roxb. This omission has caused great embarrassment 

 to the students of grasses. I know of instances in which specimens 

 of I. semisagitatum were sent to me for identification of the specific 

 name. It is stated by Prof. Hackel that the leaves of Spodiopogon 

 a Ibid us are also distinctly petioled. 



I. pillosunv, Wight, Madras Jour., Sc. Dabr., and Gibs., Bomb. 

 Fl. 305 ; Spodiopogon pilosus^ Nees, Steud. Syn. PL Glum. I. 373. 



Ver. Koorida (also named Pharari). 



Common in the Deccan. I have received specimens from East 

 and West Khandeish, Bhooj, Sholapoor and Sattara, where it is 

 called Koonda or Dungri Koonda; it grows also in Maisur, Assirghar, 

 Bellari and Chauda. It is a good fodder. One report from Poona 

 says it is a good fodder when young. 



1. l/.rion, R. Br. Prodr. 205 ; Ilologamium nervosum, Nees, in Edin. 

 N. Phil. Jour.; Andropogon nervosum, Rottb. ; Ischaemum nervosum, 

 Thwait. Enum. PL Zevl, 365. 



Yrr. Suc/cal, Shall, Skeda, Pavna, Bal. All over the Presidency, 

 also in Ceylon, Australia, Abyssinia, Arabia and Cape Verde. Said 

 to be a good fodder. Often used for thatching in West Khandeish. 

 This is often confounded by natives with Reterpogon contortus; 

 Roem. and Schult, being named Bal, name generally given to 

 the latter. 



/. sulcatum, Hack. Andropogonea?, 248. 



Ver. Sheda, Pavna. Species received from Sattara and Sholapoor, 

 from Malsiras (Sholapoor taluka). Nothing is known about its uses. 



/. ramosimmum. Hack. Andropogoneae 249. 



