Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 179 



obtuse boat-shaped, sides convex with no raised veins. Ghimes I and 

 II unequal smaller than the flowering glumes. Paleas persistent 

 large, nerves scabrid. Grain minute black. 



Singapore (Herb. C'antley 3015 in part) ; Freshwater Isle (Rid- 

 ley 453) ; Pahang; Pekan (Eidley) ; Malacca (Hervey) ; Perak 

 (Wray). Distrib. I3ornco and Banca. Not common or easily over- 

 looked, as it somewhat resembles pale forms of E. unioloidcs. " 



6. E. PiLOSA, Bcauv. Agrost. 71. Annual 3 to 36 inches tall. 

 Stems slender weak tufted. Leaves -3 inches long very narrow 

 linear acuminate minutely scabrid above on the nerves, mouth of 

 sheath long ciliate. Panicle variable -6 inches long, very lax with 

 slender filiform branches 1-2 inches long glabrous or rarely hairy, 

 sub-whorlcd. Spikelets -^-^ inch long linear grey green, 5 to 13 

 flowered, rachilla slender flcxuous. Glumes I and II hyaline deci- 

 duous. Flowering glumes ovate acute keel scaljrid. Palea narrower 

 shortly persistent narrow. Keels ciliate. Grain oblong truncate 

 chestnut. Stapf. Fl. Brit. Ind. A'll. 333. E. indica, Steud. Syn. 

 Gram. 264. 



Singapore: Garden weed: Johor (Feilding) ; Selangor: Batu 

 Caves Estate (Pidley 8161); Peuang Hill (Pidley 10618), (Curtis 

 1801). Distrib. most warm countries. * 



7. E. ELOXGATA, Jacq. Eclog. Gram. 3, t. 3. Perennial grasses, 

 witli geniculate stems 10 to 18 inches tall slender. Leaves l|-3 inches 

 long very narrow glabrous except the ciliate slieath. Panicle very 

 variable 3-6 inches long, branches usually simple 1 inch or less long 

 slender. Spikelets shortly pedicelled, pedicels scabrid, rather crowded 

 •1 to inch long. Flowers 10-85. Glumes I and II lanceolate keeled, 

 keel scabrid nearly equal tinted violet. Flowering glumes ovate lan- 

 ceolate pale green. Keel and a rib on each side scabrid green, tip 

 violet. Palea shorter narrower strongly ciliate on the edge. Stapf. 

 Fl. Brit. Ind. YII. 319. E. Browncana, Nees. Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. 

 XIX. Suppl. I. 205. E. Brownii, Nees. Fl. Austr. 396. Steud. 

 S3-n. Gram. 279. E. Cumingii, Steud. I.e. 266. E. orientalis, Nees. 

 Nov. Act. I.e. 206. E. puhescens, Steud. I.e. E. Willdcnoviana, 

 Nees. Hook, and Arn. Beech. Toy. 252. E. zeylanica, Nees. and Mey. 

 Nov. Act. I.e. 204. 



Singapore common (Cantlev 3064), Galang (Ridley 10400), 

 Freshwater Isle; Changi (6108)'; Pahang: Pekan (Ridley 1375); 

 Malacca: Ayer Panas (Cantley's Coll.); Selangor: Kuala Lumpur 

 (Ridley 10169) ; Penang: Waterfall (Curtis 1805) ; Lankawi: KAvah 

 (Ridley 8318). Distribution Trop. Asia, Australia. Common in 

 waste ground and grassy plots " Rumput Kutu Kerbau."' 



8. E. i:legaxtula, Steud. Syn. Gram. 266 (not of Nees.). Per- 

 ennial, with stiff stems 2 to 4 feet tall glabrous, rhizome short, roots 



