704 PANICACE^- 



Cenchrus, L. {Endl. gen. pi. I, p. 85.) 



1. tribuldides. Vahl. {Rom. and Sch. 2, p. 253.) © Virginia. Carolina. 

 Fl. R. S. ; fr. C. S. 



2. echinatus, Vahl. {Rom. and Sch. I. c. — Schreb. gram. p. 9, t. 23,/. 

 \.— Gdrtn.fr. 2, t. 8,f. 3.) © W. Indies. Cumana. Fl, R. S. ; fr. C. S. 



C. SaccharejE, Nees. 

 Lindl. Nat. Si/st. p. 378. 

 Sorghum, Pers. {syji. \,p. lOl.^Trachypogon, iVees. ; — Eiidl. gen. pi. 1, 

 p. 108.) 



l.vulgare, Pers. {Rom. and Sch. 2, p. 836. — S. commune, Beauv. — 

 Holcus Sorghum, L. — J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 238, excl. syn. Rumph. 

 — H. Durra, Forsk. — Andropogon Sorghum, Brat. — Roxb.Jl. ind. 1, 

 p. 269; ed. Carey, 1, p, 273.) '^'HJowar. Arabia. Cultivated in 

 India. Fl. C. S. ; fr. H. S. Grain much used for food. The straw 

 is reckoned very nourishing for cattle, and is a substitute for forage 

 for horses, when grass is not obtainable. {J. Grah.) 



2. bicolor, Willd. {Rom. and Sch. 2, p. 837.— Holcus bicolor, /,.— An- 

 dropogon bicolor, Roxb. fl. i?id. 1, p. 268; ed. Carey, 1, p. 272.) 

 ^tSf OR^rt^ Kalo-debdhan. © Cultivated in India. Fl. C. 8. ; fr. 

 H. S. Grain much used for food. 



S.cernuum, Willd. en. {Rom. and Sch. I. c. — Holcus cernuus, Willd. sp. 

 — Andropogon cernuus, Roxb. fl. ind. 1, p. 270; ed. Carey, 1, p. 



273. — S. halepense, Pers Andropogon laxus, Roxb.) cf- Cultivated 



by the natives of Munipore and other mountainous districts imme- 

 diately East of Bengal. In H. C. G. fl. C. S. {Roxb.) 



4. saccharatum, Pers. {Rom. and Sch. I. c; — Host. gram. 4, /. 4. — 

 Holcus saccharatus, Arduim. — Andropogon saccharatus, Roxb. fl.. 

 ind. 1, p. 271 ; ed. Carey, 1, p. 274 ,—J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 238 ; 



Rumph. 5, t. 75.) 'TtWl CW^*tt^ Sada-debdhan. © Cultivated in 



India. Fl. C S. ; fr. H. S. 

 Chrysopogon, Host. (Andropogon, Nees. ; — Endl. gen- pi. 1, p. 108, 

 under Andropogon, L.) 



1. acicularis, Host. ? (Andropogon acicularis, Bets. ; — Roxb. fl> ind. 1, 

 p. 262 ; ed. Carey, 1, p. 266 ,—J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 238.— Raphis 

 trivalvis. Lour. ; — Rheed. 12, t. 43 , — Rhumph. 6, t. 5,/. 1.) cp-f? ^t^l 

 Chor-kanta. % Moluccas. Cochin China. Sunda Islands. Ceylon, 

 Both Peninsulas of India. Bengal, (Serampore,) &c. Fl. R, S. ; fr. 

 Oct. and Nov. 



2.Jili/ormis, (Andropogon filiformis, Roxb. fl. ind. ] , p. 256; ed. Carey, 

 1, p. 260. — PoUinia filiformis, Spreng. syst. 1, p. 238.) © Bengal, 

 (Calcutta, Serampore,) &c. Fl. C. S. ; fr. H. S. 

 Imperata, Curillo. {Endl. gen. pi. \,p. 107.) 



1. cylindrica, Beauv. (I. arundinacea, Cyril, ic. rar. fasc. 2, t. l\ ; — 

 Rom and Sch. '2, p. 288; — R. Br. pr. \,p. 204. — Lagurus cylindri- 

 cus, L. — Saccharum cylindricum, Lam. ; — Roxb. fl. ind. 1, p. 234 ; 



