614 GRAMINES (Stapf). | Hragrostis. 
oblong, 3-4 in. long; axis glabrous, angular, seaberulous, at least in 
the upper part; branches solitary, short, spreading more or less at 
right angles, 6—2-spiculate from the base, simple or almost so, 
angular, scaberulous; pedicels extremely short, puberulous ; spike- 
lets more or less spreading at right angles, linear to linear-lanceolate, 
strongly compressed, 4~8 lin. 1—2 lin., olive-green, somewhat 
] —20-flowered ; rhachilla persistent, scaberulous; glumes 
Katawart Reoion: Griqualand West, Hay Div.; between Griqua Town and 
Witte Water, Burchell, 1981! between Witte Water and Riet Fontein, Burcheld, 
2010! Herbert Div.; near . Clair, Douglas, Orpen, 252! Bechuanaland 5 
! Orange Free State 1 
gt 279! near the Caledon River, Burke! Basutoland, Leribe, Buchanan, 
rm, persistent; ligule a narrow long hairy rim; blades very 
compressed, {—4 lin. long, whitish, subtranslucent. Steud. Syn- 
Glum,i. 271; Anderss, in Peters, Reise Mossamb. Bot. 560 ; Durand 
stamens 2; anthers about 1-1 lin.; grain short, ellipsoid, ies 
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