16. Sobghum.] 97. GR AMINES. 



ing and ciliate. Joints of rachis and pedicel margined ciliate, Sessile 

 spikelet £-£", Gl. ' I appressed silkily-hairy ; embracing the 

 others, usually faintly 6- (5-11-) nerved, somewhat shining. II sub- 

 coriaceous, keeled above ; IV ovate obtuse, awned or not. Pedicelled 

 spikelet narrow-lanceolate, 61. 1 glabrous 5-9-nerved. 



The grain is eaten, in fact, it is considered to bo the wild ancestor of 

 the cultivated S. vulgare. The spikes are sometimes reduced to a single 

 fertile and two pedicelled spikelets. 



2. S. vulgare, Pere. Syn. Andropogon Sorghum, Brot ; 

 Gangai, X. ; Juar, 8. 



A very stout cultivated grass -with broad leaves and a 

 large usually white panicle, the latter usually sub-effuse in 

 the Chota Nagpur form but the whorls of branches very 

 crowded, pedicelled spkts. usually neuter, much narrower 

 than the very broad female and their pedicels very short. 

 Joints of the spikes not easily separated, leaving a ragged 

 scar at the tip. 



Sparingly cultivated. Usually reaped in Nov. 



8pikes several on the fleyuous branches which are whorled or not* 

 Rachis compressed. Axils of spikes villous. Scar when spkt. is removed 

 from its pedicel truncate hairy. Gl. I pale 10-nerved villous apiculate with 

 incurved margins ; II, 7-nerved ; III, white-silky ; IV, 2-fid, awn short £*. 

 Terminal spikelets ternate, 2 pedicelled. 



3. S. fulvum, Beauv. Syn. Andropogon serratus, Thunb. 



A tall tufted perennial grass 6 ft. high with sheaths 

 villous on one side and villous at the nodes, leaves with long 

 hairs at the base. Brown or black shining spikelets in short 

 spikes at the ends of filiform sub-verticellate branches which 

 are arranged in a sub- simple lax oblong panicle about 9" 

 by 3". 



Rocky shady forests in Singbhum and Santal Parganahs. Fls. Nov. 



L. on stem 9 "-2£ ft. by f-$" with prominent white mid-rib. 

 Rachis and branches of panicle often flexuous. Spikelets 3-4 

 prs. about £", terminal with 2 pedicelled spikelets, rachis of spike 

 compressed bearded with brown hairs. Sessile spkt. Gl. I coriaceous 

 ell. obtuse polished 6-7-nerved ; II polished somewhat keeled 7-nerved 



compressed bearded with brown hairs. Sessile spkt. Gl. I coriaceous 

 ell. obtuse polished 6-7-nerved ; II polished somewhat keeled 7-nerved 

 glabrous, margins involute ; III hyaline nerveless, villous at the convolute 

 tip ; IV, small hj aline hairy, 2-toothed with a \" long bent awn or 



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