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superioribus ad bracteas abeuntibus ; bracteis singulis vel duobus basi paniculge 

 insitis, vaginis valde conspicuis laminis valde reductis, vaginis 6-8 cm. longis 

 deorsum tubuliformibus sursum dilatis laminiformibns 5 mm. longis alaba- 

 strum paniculaa obtegentibus, laminis valde reductis convoluto-setiformibus 

 1-3 cm. longis. Panicula pyramidal is 6 cm. longa 2 cm. lata, rhachis glabra 

 gracillima ad nodos longe hirsuta, pilis albis 2 mm. longis, vel versus ramulos 

 rhachis hirsuta ; spicula? secus spicee rhachin articulatam ad nodos geminatse, 

 altra sessili, altra stipitata ; spiculas sessiles lanceolate 3| mm. longee 

 - mm. latse apice acuminatee ; flore uno hermaphrodito ; glum a I. lanceo- 

 lata 3^ mm. longa f mm. lata apice obtusa apice margineque ciliato-hirsuta 

 extus intusque glabra margine sursum carinata ; gluma II lanceolata 3^ mm. 

 longa dorso valde plicato-carinata apice acuminata margine plicato-recurva 

 ciliata ; gluma III. multo minora linearis 2 mm. longa mm. lata apice 

 truncata hyalina apice ciliata ; gluma IV. ad aristam rigidam tortam superne 

 geniculatam l^crn. longam reducta ; palea 0. Spiculee altrse pedicellis 

 longe hirsutis 2mm. longis stipitatse lineari-lanceolatas 4mm. longas acumi- 

 nata3 ; gluma I. lineari-lanceolata 4 mm. longa mm. lata multi-nervia 

 margine apice hirsuta; gluma II. lanceolata acuminata 3^ mm. longa 

 \ mm. lata haud carinata margine interiore plicata margine hirsuta ; gluma 

 III. lanceolata hyalina margine tenuiter plicata ciliolata ; gl. IV. minute 

 lanceolata \\ mm. longa \ mm. lata, florem masculinum gerens. Stamina 

 3, antheris linearibus 1^ mm. longis \ mm. latis. 



HAB. KwashotS, leg. T. SOJIA, Juli. 1915. 



Near A. micranthus KUNTH, but differs from it in the quite lusterless 

 nervose spikelets. 



6. Andropogon formosanus EENDLE ; MATSUM. et HAYATA I.e. p. 528. 

 XLIT. Sorghum PERS. 

 Key to species. 



1. Joints, pedicels and callus shortly villous with purple or rufous hairs. 



1. S. fulvum. 



Joints, pedicels and callus shortly villous, but not with purple or rufous 

 hairs 2 



2. .Bachis of spike tenacious 2. S. vulgare. 



