934 CXLIV; GRAMINE. [Andropagon. 
W. Australia. Swan River, Drummond, 1st coll. and n. 985; Preiss, n. 1842; 
Murchison River, Oldfield; Champion Bay, Walcot. i 
The densely silky-woolly spreading spikes and very short awn, readily distinguish 
this from the three preceding species. 
12. A. schcenanthus, Linn. ; Kunth, Enum. i. 493, var. Mario 
— Stems erect, not very stout, 2 to 5 ft. high. Leaves narrow, tat, 
ed, the 2 le 
very prominent towards the end ; 2nd glume thin, rigid, slightly 
i 
about twice as long as the spikelet. Pedicellate spikelet reduced 
empty glumes, the outer one many-nerved.—A. Martin, ft 
Queensland. Herbert’s Creek, Bowman ; Rockhampton, 0' Shanesy- 
: ost 
Widely spread over tropical Asia. The typical form of the papediei 
common in India, with the awns very small or obsolete, has not yet bee 
Australia, 
f 
13. A. refra d Bathing 
about 2 ft., with the narrow leaves paniculate inflorescence and 8^ uii 
bracts of A. schenanthus, and the spikes similarly 2 together : í 
d 
: soon 
in. long on short bracteate peduncles, but much more divaricate, § 
j g e h; : tly entire 
with an awn slightly exceeding the spikelet, or more frequen y witha 
or nearly so and awnless. Pedicellate spikelets neuter or rare i 
male flower, the outer glume many-nerved.—Sieb. Agrostogr. n. 25 
N. Australia. Port Essin m, Armstrong. ; 1 
' | Queensland. Brisbane ram Moreton a, C. Stuart, Bailey ; hé 
Bidwill ; Rockhampton, O'Shanesy ; Herbert's Creek, Bowman ; ware Stuart. 
N. S. Wales. Port Jackson, R. Brown, Woolls ; New England, C. 
| Mitta-Mitta, F, Mueller, 
ut 
, 14. A. lachnatherus, Benth —Stems rather slender, erect, e 
2 ft. high. Leaves narrow, glabrous or sprinkled with long 95 
prece d within 
slender butnot very long branches solitary or clustere us 
Sheathing bracts or floral leaves.  Peduucles exceeding 
