62 ICONES PLANTARUM. 
wie taney toy The inflorescence approaches that of the Hlettaria 
Cardam tice Miss Smith’s drawing is ue up partly from a series 
of excellent specimens received from Mr. Thwaites, partly fro 
co Bloated ane taken by him from living specimens. —G. Br fiat, 
Fig. 1. Anther. 2,3. Stigma. 4. Ovary. 6. The same, transverse section, 
PLate 1381. 
ERAGROSTIS WIGHTIANA, Benth. 
GraMInead, Tribe Fesrucea. 
panicula eae dense Sree ramulis numerosissimis quaqua- 
versis confertis, spiculis breviter pectemens 46-floris, glumis 
erioribus vacuis parvis in aristam v. mucro nem longum desinen- 
Has. East India, East Bengal, Grifith; Sunderbunds, Wall. Cat. 
Herb. Ind. n. 3823. 
Caulis validus, pluripedalis, uti tota planta glaber. Folia longissima, 
erecta, rigidula, e basi latiuscula longe subulato-acuminata. Panicula 
~2-pedalis, cylindracea ; 
bes 
xteriores vacue vix lineam ae ‘ed spins in aristam 
This speci pe 
difficult to adruit it into the genus; it is, how 
connected with it through the #, aoe dan 
chlorideous inflorescence chara 
mens are affected with a 
nodes in the panicle.—G. Brn 
_ Fig. 1. End ofa —— of the Mencrert 
ing glume. 5. Palea. 6. Young caryop 
ve. 
lar an as Sia that ae is at first 
wever, in some measure 
It has nothing of the 
cteristic of Leptochloa. Several speci- 
ie a forming here and there hard 
2,3. Outer empty glumes. 4. Flower- 
Sh) an Lae oe eae eee 
