Eragrostis, 0. Stapf.] OLXXIII. GBAMINE^S. (J. D. Hooker.) 313 



plumose. Grain minute, globose oblong ovoid or obovoid, free in the gl. 

 and palea. Species about 100, of warm countries. 



The Asiatic aud African species of this very difficult genus have been studied 

 by Dr. Stapf, to whom I owe the classification and diagnoses of the Indian. With 

 regard to their synonymy, and the citation of authorities, we have together en- 

 deavoured to determine these ; but from the want of authentically named specimens 

 of the species described by Roxburgh (under Poa) and by older authors, and of 

 those enumerated in more recent works, we cannot hope to have attained complete 

 accuracy in these respects. J. D. H. 



A. S pikelets panicled; panicle open contracted or spiciform. Species 

 1-23. 



Sect. I. CATACLASTOS. Rachilla of spikelets more or less jointed, and 

 breaking up from above downwards. Species 1-7. 



* Panicle spiciform, rachis bearded at the nodes; margins of flg. glumes 

 ciliate. 



1. XS. phleoides, Stapf \ perennial, panicle compact subclavate, 

 spikeletf/ 5-3- by T V~ s in. 12- or fewer fld., flg. gls. mucronate, keels of 

 palea long-ciliate. Dacbylis phleoides, Klein ex Steud. Nom. Ed. II. i. 

 478. D. phleoides & spicata, Herb. Heyne ex Wall. Cat. n. 5015. 

 Eragrostoides, Wall. I. c. 



SOUTHERN INDIA, Heyne. 



Stems 1-3 ft., densely tufted, erect or geniculately ascending, very slender. 

 Leaves 3-5 in., linear-lanceolate, finely acuminate, spreading, fiat, glabrous, base 

 rounded ; sheath bearded close below the mouth ; ligule a few hairs. Panicle 1-3 

 in. by ^~| in. diam., pale, rather shining; branches very short, villous at the 

 nodes. Spikelets moderately compressed ; gls. I and II subequal, acute ; flg. gls. 

 iV~i in., membranous, minutely scaberulous ; nerves slender, prominent; palea 

 i shorter than its gl. Anthers ~ in. Grain r ^j ^ in., elongate-ellipsoid. 



2. XS. ciliata, Nees Agrost. Bras. 512 ; perennial, panicle cylindric 

 compact, spikelets -^oHr ^ n - or smaller much compressed 6-12-tld., flg. 

 gls. cuspidately acuminate, keels of palea long-ciliate. Wight Cat. n. 

 1788 ; Steud. Syn. Gram. 265 ; Dalz. $ Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 298. E. rupestris, 

 Steud. 1. c. Poa ciliata, Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 334. P. cylindrica, Herb. Heyne 

 & incurvata, Rottl. ex Wall. Cat. n. 5014. P. duplo-ciliaris, Roxb. Ic. Pict. 



*i*ei * 83L P - rupestris, Both. Nov. PI 8p. 71. Eragrostid. Wall. I. c. 



BOMBAY; at Domus, Dalz. $f Gibs. CHOTA NAGPORE, Clarke. SOUTHERN 

 INDIA, Heyne. DISTRIB. Cochin China. 



Stems 2-4 ft., erect or geniculately ascending from a nodose base clothed with 

 hard sheaths, smooth, leaves linear-lanceolate, finely acuminate, widely spreading, 

 flat or convolute, rarely in. broad, smooth, glabrous ; sheath bearded 'close below 

 the mouth ; lignle a few hairs. Panicle 2-3 by ^ in. diam. ; branchlets hirsute. 

 Gls. I and II acute, ciliate; flg. gls. T V~i ]> membranous or subhyaline, 

 minutely scaberulous, nerves prominent ; palea shorter than its gl. Anther* 

 about T V- TV in. Grain ovoid to ellipsoid, J--^ in., terete. I have not seen Bombay 

 s-pecirnens. 



3. E. coarctata, Stapf. ; perennial, panicle elongate subspiciform 

 often lobed or lax-fld., spikelets ^-^ by - 2 \ in., slightly compressed 5-10- 

 fld., flg. sis. obtuse, keels of palea long-ciliate. E. cylindrica, Aitch. Cat. 

 Punjab PL 169 (non Steud.). Eragrostis, Wall. Cat. n. 5003 (in part}. 



