This grass is said to be one of the best tro[)ical African sweet 

 grasses for use as a cattle fodder. 

 Syntherisma exilis (Kippist) Newbold. 



Paspalum exile Kippist, in Proc. Linn. Soc. 1: 157. 1842. 



The seeds are known in Sierra Leone, Africa, as fundi and are 

 prized as a cereal; Prof. Piper considers this a remarkably 

 promising forage for the southern states. 

 Syntherisma henryi (Rendle) Newbold. 



Digitaria henryi Rendle, in Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 36: 323. 

 1904. 



Introduced from China as a possible forage crop. 



Syntherisma iburua (Stapf) Newbold. 



Digitaria iburua Stapf, in Kew Bull. Misc. Inf. 8: 382. 1915. 



Iburu is grown as a cereal by the natives of northern Nigeria. 

 It is being tested in this country as a forage crop. 

 Syntherisma nodosa (Pari.) Newbold. 



Digitaria nodosa Pari. PI. Nov. 39. 1842. 



This species is reported by Stapf to be a good fodder in 

 tropical Africa. 

 Syntherisma parviflora (R. Br.) Newbold. 



Panicum parviflorum R. Br. Prodr. 192. 18 10. 



Reported by B. Harrison, Burringbar, New South Wales, to 

 be a heavy yielder of nutritious fodder and to grow well in sandy 

 soil, 

 Syntherisma puberula (Link) Newbold. 



Digitaria puberula Link, Hort. Berol. 1: 223. 1827. 



A slender annual, native to India, introduced for trial as a 

 possible forage plant. 

 Syntherisma royleana (Nees) Newbold. 



Panicum royleanum Nees; Steud. Syn. PI. Gram. 47. 1854. 



Considered by Prof. Piper to furnish excellent pasturage. 

 Syntherisma ternata (A. Rich.) Newbold. 



Cynodon ternatus A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 405. 1851. 



Cultivated for forage in the central provinces of Nigeria. 

 Syntherisma uniglumis (A. Rich.) Newbold. 



Panicum uniglume A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 370. 1851. 



Reported by Dr. H. L. Shantz to be an important river- 

 bottom grass in the Belgian Kongo. 



Patty Thum Newbold, 



