44. 9, GRAMINEAE. 



9. chloromelas Steud. Common pioneer, early spring. 



10. curvula Nees. Very common pioneer all over. 



"umRrepiirrepu." 

 curvula var valida Stapf. Very common all over. 



11. gangetica Steud. Coast and Midlands. 



12. gummiflua Nees. Midland grassveld. 



13. heteromera Stapf. Coastbelt chiefly. 



14. hornemanniana Nees. Coastbelt rare. 



15. lappula Nees. Coast and Midlands. Grass veld. 



16. major Hockst. Chiefly ruderal. 



17. namaquensis Nees var robusta Stapf. Vleis and stream 



banks and coast sand dunes. 



18. natalensis Hack. Drakensberg. 



19. nebulosa Stapf. Vleis, often dominants 



20. patentissima Hack. Midlands, not common. 



21. pilosa Beauv. Coastbelt. 



22. plana Nees. Common "umTshiki." 



23. superba Pcyr. Mostly in vleis. 



24. plumosa Link. Near Durban. 



42. CYNODON Pcrs. "isi Nandi." 'uNgwengwe." 



dactylon Pers. Common pioneer in open spaces. Often domi- 

 nant over termites' nests and old kraals. Used for 

 lawns. 



43. MICROCHLOA R.Br. 



1. caffra Nees. Mountain veld. Often dominant. 



2. altera Stapf var nelsoni Stapf. Mountain veld common. 



44. CTENIUM Panz. 



concinnum Nees. Rare in Natal. Commoner in Pondoland. 



45. HARPECHLOA Kunth. 



capensU Kth. Chiefly in mountain veld. Common. 



46. CHLORIS. Wats. 



1. gayana Kth. Grass veld. "umTaka." "Rhodes grass." 



2. petraea Thb. Open rocky hillsides. "umBungane," 



3. pycnothrix Trin. Chiefly ruderal. 



4. virgata Swartz. Grassveld and ruderal. 

 virgata var elegans Stapf. Inanda. 



47. ELEUSINE Gaertn. 



1. indica Gaertn. Common ruderal. "uMunyankomo." 



2. coracana Gaertn. Cultivated by natives. "uPoko." 



48. DACTYLOCTENIUM. Willd. 



aegyptiacum Willd. Sand dune and seashore species. Often 

 dominant. Sometimes used for lawns. 



49. LEPTOCARYDIUM. Hochst. 



vulpiastrum Stapf. Rare stream bank species. 



50. CROSSOTROPIS Stapf. 



grandiglumis Rendle. A pioneer on stony hillsides. 



