Pentaschistis. ] GRAMINEZ (Stapf), 485 
prostrate or ascen ri 
ing Seaties A wee 
1 in. long, fi ® (33) densifolia, 
uals 
awn . cool and fine, 
mipact ., (34) brachyathera. 
Valves usually hai iry 3 ; lobes 
istinct from the bristles 
Panicle ; 
lowest pte de ree 
in. long, ultimate 
divisi and pedi- 
rds the 
ends of — go a Thunbergii, 
ultimate in. lone 
and pedicels very Aga? 
bikes long and fine ... (36) longipes. 
Spikelets 2-24 lin. long; anthers 1 lin. 
pubescent all ove from 
without or wit 
tubercles a the margins ; 
panicle v ts lax, more or less 
divaricate . (37) patula, 
Leaves with se seriate, ‘often stalked, 
conspicuous glands on the shea 
nerves and the blade far 
jer ae panicle more or less 
. (38) euadenia. 
Spikelets ea lin. n- Tong 5 anthers Mt 
. (39) airoides. 
internodes enclosed or the upper exserted ; sheaths lax, wisi 
ciliate or villous along the margin, otherwise glabrous except the 
west which are densely tomentose at the base and more or 
Persistent ; ligule a dense fringe of short hairs ; blades linear, 
= the axis, “aman dg and voll cels, laxly tri richo otomous from gu in. 
above the base, 1 lowest. 21-41 in. long ; pedicels. very unequal, 1-4) 
