139. GRAMINEM. [10. Eragrostis. 



Anthers •02--03" long. Grain oblong or narrowly ellipsoid, longi- 

 tudinally striolate, -03" long. 



Behar, J.D.H.. '"pratis ubique " ! Edg-e of hot springs, Mong-hj-r, J.D.II.l 

 Santal Parg., Nii)<Jcei'l Gya, Mokiml Ranchi, Mokiml Hazaribag-h, Wood, also 

 Parasnath ascending to 4200 ft., Clark-el Palamau, elev. 2000 ft.! Angul, Lace I 

 FL, Fr. April-Dec. Perennial, 



It is very similar to E. steiiopJiylla in the character of the panicle and the slatey-blue 

 spikelets, but the longer striolate grain is correlated in all the specimens with the 

 longer usually more acuminate glumes and slightly stouter peilicels than occur in 

 stenophylla. 



8. E. stenophylla, Hochst. 



Very slender, tufted, erect or geniculate at the base, 6"-2 ft. high, 

 lieaves flat or mostly convolute, attaining 8" by -1", usually hairy at 

 base and mouth of sheath. Panicle 2-8" long, usually oval and 

 effuse, sometimes contracted when old with very slender or capillary 

 branchlets and close erect or suberect slatey-green or -blue spikelets 

 •15- '25" long ; pedicels 0--3" long (terminal sometimes longer) 

 smooth ; rhachilla zigzag with distinct internodes but rather rounded 

 angles. Fig. glumes membranous ovoid or ellipsoid acute, some- 

 times after falling leaving the rhachilla entirely clothed Avith the paleas, 

 •04--06" long, back convex, lateral nerves not strong ; palea •03-'05", 

 marginal keels scabrid. Grain usually broadly ellipsoid and often 

 oblique at the base, rarely sub-globose, shining light-brown, not 

 striolate, •01-'02" long. 



Very common, usually near the sandy lieds of rivers or in nalas, throughout the 

 province. Shahabad, i^i-iw.^e ! Monghyr, If oA-hh ! Santal Parg., A'«>•^, Gamble, 

 etc.! Ranchi, Clarke, Wood I Manbhum, common. Camp., Clarkel Hazaribagh, 

 Cla7'ke\ Singbhum! Puri, several times collected ! Fl., Fr. Oct.-Jan. Annual. 



Lower leaf sheaths usually loose, ligule of sparse slender hairs. 



9. E. elongata, Jacq. 



►Stems tufted, variable in height (G-12" in our specimens) geniculate 

 at base with very narrow fiat or convolute leaves bearded at the base and 

 mouth of sheath. Spkts. long •25--5" long usually close-set on short 

 distant spreading branches. Fig. gls. -07—09" long, rather suddenly 

 acute, lateral nerves distinct when dry. Rhachilla rather stout with 

 short internodes, angular. Gi'ain sub-globose -021 — 025" diam. or 

 broadly ellipsoid -03—037" long. 



Manbhum, Campbell ! 



Palea curved nearly as long as glume, suddenly acute or almost apiculate, 

 margins reduplicate minutely ciliolate. 



10. E. major. Host. 



Erect or ascending at base 1-2 ft. high, usually branched with 

 flat rather flaccid leaves 3-7" by •15--3", very acuminate from above 

 the middle, margins with small circular glands. Panicle oblong or 

 ellipsoid, rather stiff, the spikelets (somewhat resembling those of 

 amabilis) suberect, rather regularly alternating on the branchlets, 

 oblong, or ovoid-oblong, •2--3" long, by about 'V broad at base, 

 on pedicels mostly under "l" long. Gls. i 1-3-nerved, ii 3-nerved. 

 ovate ; flg. gls. rather large, -07--08" long, broadly ovate and concave, 

 scarcely keeled though midrib strong, scarcely reaching the rounded 



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