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V. Bid Characters — conrU. 



Flanges present a point of differ 

 ence of sonic iuiportanee. 



Bristles much better developed 

 in the Saretha group. 



Basal patches better develoiied 

 in the ,S:iretha group. 



Minute black hairs much better 

 developed in the Sunnabiie 

 series-. . 



Narrow, outlint^ usually ob- 

 scured by bristles. 



Fairly well dcvciloped and 

 often abunrlant. 



Usually W(l! devclopiui and 

 consisting of the tyjucal, 

 crisped, white, parallel hairs. 



Broad, outline well seen and 

 usually free from hairs. 



Not well devclopcfi. irregular 

 and often absc^it. 



L^sually poorly devclojx'd and 

 often merely a roushness or 

 pubescence. Well and tj'pi- 

 cally developed in Putii Kha- 

 jee and less so in Bri)i<i. 



Practically absent in the Katha rsually abuTidant in all parts 

 section, but generally present of the bud. 

 in small numbers in the ' 

 Mesangan section. i 



VI. Leaf Sheath. 



Scarious border commences 

 early only in the Simnabile 

 series. 



Young ;^dges colourless in the 

 Saretha group, soon becom- 

 ing red brown in the Sunna- 

 biie. 



Tuft of hairs at the apex of the 

 sheath usually meagre : de- 

 current in the Sunnabiie 

 group. 



Spines on the Ijack present only 

 in the >Sunnabile group. 



Venation finer and more dis 

 tinct in the Saretha group. 



Tran.sverse bars pre.sent only 

 in the Saretha group. 



Ligular processes only present 

 in the Katha section. 



Absent in the Katha section, 

 and very occasionally 

 commencing early in the 

 Mesangan section. 



Light coloured or transparent 

 in the young sheaths. 



Not usually decurrent along 

 the edges of the sheath in thi^ 

 Katha .section, occasionally 

 slightly so in the Moeangan 

 section. 



Absent. 



Usually well iriarkcd. clear and 

 rather fine paiallel lines in 

 the Katha section, and mo- 

 derately distinct in the 

 Mesangan section. 



Usually well developed in the 

 Katha .sc^'tion, though some- 

 times obscured by ))looni. 

 Less distinct in the Mesangan 

 section. 



Usually well developed in the ; 

 Katha section, as long, sharp 

 teeth ; seen, poorly developed, 

 only in Ganda Cheni of the 

 Mesangan section. | 



Developing very early in the 

 young leaf sheath. 



Quickly assuming a Vi'-A brown 

 colour, sharj)ly contrasting 

 with the green sheaths and 

 often with a white border 

 outside. 



I'sually decurrent along the 

 edge of the leaf sheath, 

 sometimes very f reel v. 



Present or indicated in all but. 

 one of the two Khaffyn speci- 

 meris examined. 



Irregidar and often 

 and indistinct. 



thickish 



U.sualiy ab.sent. or their pla^-^ 

 only indicated by sm.nl 

 patches of darker colour 



.Absent; 



