386 GRAMINE (Stapf). [ Panicum. 
waar eet — to otine: acute 14-1? 
lin n usually dense, contracted, 
soak ng P haniston: ; upper glume 11—13- 
ved, lower valve 9-nerved .-. (29) miliare. 
ito 
wh 
over 5 i a, ie ac ae ahs lin. | 
Glum dais: lower valve enti 
Culms at aided, tes a long rit 
rhizome; stoloniferous; lower leaves 
tichously imbricate ; blades 13-3 <4 
broad, usually rigid and involute... ... (30) repens. 
Culms 4- to many-noded, from de 
cumbent, branched base, not stoloniferous ; 
leaves mor stant; blades 2 lin. 
broad, flat, often rather flaccid —.., ... (81) coloratum, 
Culms 1-3-(rarely 4-)noded, simple, densely 
ceespitose; blades very narrow, usually 
convolute : 
Lower glume 3 +2 = size of the spikelet ; 
upper glume 7-nerved : 
Spikelets not pos nor gaping 
~ t when wiciiacois lower 
e 9-nerved . (32) minus 
Spikelets somewhat oblique, gaping 5 
ower valve 5-nerved .. (33) dregeanum, 
Glumes ca lower valve equal, very similar, 
. (34) natalense. 
ne ina aia 
Glumes and lower valve 3-5-toothed . (35) Ecklonii. 
Section 4. \ pene eae x Spikelets in m slender dense mcbride ve ely 
lax and open, P. c wm) pan often more or les r glume and 
open, rved ; upper 
i hora cially shean tid 9- coat frniting dead steals shorter Ciiash 
the spikelet. 
Panicle cylindric ; axis stou 
Spikelets opine: olive- “ern with dark tips, 
; 3 blades flaccid . (36) interruptum. 
on ovat sli ly, “extved purpli ish, 
ie 1 lin. long; blades gid . (37) typhurum. 
Panicles ted or open; axis very slender 
ats | anaes curved ... Bre . (88) curvatum. 
and ex ve Rich. Tent. Fl. yg i. 363) ; perennial ; culms 
or Sieg Pte tien’ rom a "hort sine stout in 
aiken tight, Ge striate ; ligule a narrow, fimbriate rim ; blades 
a b 
