90 SOUTH INDIAN .GRASSES 



acute, coriaceous, rugulose, with short broadened stipes, and three 

 faint nerves ; palea similar to the glume in texture and markings. 

 Anthers are orange-yellow ; style branches are purple. Lodicules 

 are small and fleshy. 



This grass is a common weed found in dry cultivated fields and 

 open waste places and is one of the best fodder grasses available 

 Distribution. -Plains throughout India and in Afghanistan. 



