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6. A. WiGHTiANA, Nees in Linnaea, ix. 482. Panicula tlecoraposita, ramis patulis, axillis 



glandulosis ; foliis tcsscllatis, margine membranaceo, 4t-4^, raro 8 lin. latis ; vagiuis 

 hirsutis ; spiculis 2-8-floris, fere glabris. — Ruprecht, I. c. 116, tab. iii. fig. 10. ; Stcud. 

 I.e. 335, non Benth. in Fl. Hong., nee Thw. in Enum. PL Zeyl. A. hisjnda, Steud. 

 I. c. 336. A. moUniformis, Hochst. in Herb. Hohenacker, no. 1282 ! 



Hab. Ind. or: in montibus Nilgliiri ! Ulght, no. 2\Z\ 1797! Schmidl Hohenacker \ v. s. 



Culmus suifruticosus, ad nodos ramosissimus, 6-8-pedalis, crassitie 2|-lineali, internodiis 2-4 poll, lono-is, 

 apices versus e tuberculis asperis vel glabris, nodis ipsis vix hirsutis, ramulis in fascicule quam plu- 

 rimis |-1 ped. longis, fere omnibus paniculam terminalem gerentibus, 1-2 foliiferis tantum, in his 

 folia majora sunt. Folia ovato-lanceolata, acuminata, subtus glaucescentia et ssepe basin versus 

 ad costam glaudulosa, plerumque lg-3 poll, longa, 4-5 lin. lata, raro (in ramulis sterilibus) 8-9 lin. 

 lata, 4-6 poll, longa, basi rotuudata vel cuneata brevi-petiolata (petiolo basi subtimiido), margine 

 membranaceo seabro vel scaberrimo vel tandem glabrescente, nervis secundariis utrinque 1-6, venulis 

 transversis pallidioribus sat crebris. VagincE striatic, saepe coloratse, nunc tubercuHs hispidte, nunc 

 glabrescentes (in eodcm ramulo), ore cUiis 1-2-3 longis fimbriatje, ligula elongata vel brevissima. 

 Panicula terminalis -4-6 poU. longa, decomposita, effusa, ramis patentibus vel divaricatis, axiUis om- 

 nibus conspicue glandulosis, ramulis ultimis paucifloris. Spicules in pedicellis longis vel longissimis, 

 3-5-florae, pallidse vel coloratse, fere glabrae vel hirsutiusculae, 4-6 lin. longse, rhachillie articulis sub- 

 clavatis, scabro-hirsutis. Gluma nervosse, acuminatte vel obtusse, apicc ciliata; ; inferior plerumque 

 acuto-mucronata, 2-5-nervis; superior basi 7-nervis, acuminata. Palea inferior sub 5-7-neiTis, 

 mucronata, primo adspectu glabra, sub lente scaberulo-hispidiuscula ; superior subaequilonga, apicc 

 bicuspidata. Filamenta 3, autheris luteis. Stylus cito bifidus. Squamula; ovatse obtusse vel acut^ 

 (fide Ruprecht in icone), margine fimbriatse, nervosae. 

 This species appears to be confined to the Neilgherries, where it covers the outer 

 slopes of the hills to some extent, especially towards Sisparah. A. Wightiana, or JFiyhtii 

 of the ' Hongkong Flora,' is my A. longiramea, and is easily distinguished by its habit, 

 long branches of the panicle, and large very smooth leaves and vaginse. A. Wightiana 

 of the ' Enumeration of Ceylon Plants' is my ^. Walkeriana, separated from all its allies 

 by the thickened cartilaginous margin of the deeply tessellated leaves. 



7. A. LONGIRAMEA, Munro. Paniculae compositse vel decompositse, ramis divaricatissimis, 



infimis longissimis (4-8-poll.), pedicellis ssepe 2 poll, longis ; foliis usque ad 15 lin. 

 latis, tessellatis ; vaginis demum hevissimis ; spiculis 3-4-floris, glabris. — A. Jf'ighlii, 

 Benth. in PL Hongk. 434. 



Hab. Hong Kong, C. Wright ! Hance, no. 1945 ! v. s. 



" Culmi, crassitie pennte anserinse, e rhizomate repente oriuntiir " (Hance), " ad nodos ramosi" (Wright), 

 internodiis apicc glabris. Folia lanceolataa cuta, basi subcuneata in petiolum brevem utroque latere 

 rugulosum attenuata, glabra, subtus pallidiora, majora 6-9 poll, longa, 9-15 lin. lata, minora (infra pani- 

 culam locata) 2i— IpoU. longa, 4—6 lin. lata, nen'is secundariis utrinque 5-7 inconspicuis, venulis trans- 

 versis distantibus, prsecipue subtus, conspicuis. Vagiiia primum striatae demum hevissimae, ciliis per- 

 paucis fimbriatse, ligula bi-cvi. Panicula i-l-pedalis et ultra, ramis glabris simplicibus vel compositis, 

 infimis 4-6 poll, longis, divaricatissimis, axillis glandulosis ; pedicellis 1-2 poll, longis, interdimi flexu- 

 osis. Spicules 3-4-flor8e, glabriusculse, 6-8 lin. longse. Gluma glabrae, margine inconspicue ciliatae ; 

 inferior subacuta, mcmbranacca, hyalina, 3 lin. longa, vix carinata, nervis 1-3 utrinque conspicuis ; 



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