762 Jour., Bom. Nat. Hist. Soc, Vol. XXXI II, No. 4 {Oct. 15, 1929. 



1. Eleusine iadica, Gaertn. Frttct. i (1788), 8 ; Lamk. 111. i, 203, t. 48 : Kunth 

 Enum. PI. i, 273, Suppl. 224, t. 16, f. 4; Steud. Syn. Gram. 211 ; Roxb. Fl 

 lad. i, 345 ; Grab. Cat. Bomb. PI. 235 ; Griff. Notul. iii, 52, 53, Ic. PI. Asiat. t. 

 119, f. 156 & t. 150, f. 1 : Thw. Enum. PI. Zeylan. 371 ; Trim. Cat. Ceyl. PI. 

 109 ; Aitchis. Cat. Panjab PI. 168 ; Duthie Grass. N. W. Ind. 34, Fodd. Grass. 

 N. Ind. 57, t. 69 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat iii, 385 ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, v, 555 ; Benth. 

 Fl. Hongk. 429, Fl. Austral, vii, 615 ; Nees Agrost. Brass. 439, FL Afr. Austr. 

 251 ; Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 540.— #. distachya, Trin. ex Steud. Norn. Ed. 

 ii, i, 549.— is", distans, Moench. Meth. 210.— E. domingensis, Sieb. ex Schulb 

 Mant. ii, 323.— i?. Gouini, inaequalis, rigidifolia, 8? scabra, Fourn. exHemsl. 

 Bio). Centr. Amer. iii, 565.— E. gracilis, Salisb. Prodr. 19.— E. marginata, 

 Lindl. in Mitch. Three Exped. i, 319 ; Steud. Syn. Gram. 2Y1.-E. tristachya, 

 Lamk. I.e. ; Kunth Revis. Gram. i. 92, Enum. i, 273 ; Steud. I.e. ; Hook. f. in 

 F. B. I. vii, 293 ; Cke. ii, 1037 ; Achariyar S. Ind. Grass. (1921), 273, f. 206 ; 

 Haines Bot. Bihar & Or'ssa 970,—Cynosurus indicus, Linn. Sp. PI. 72.— 

 Panicum compression, Forsk. Fl. Aeg. Arab. 18.— Paspalum dissectum, Kniphof 

 Cent. Bot. in Orig. t. 11.— Triticum geminatum, Spreng. Syst. i, 326.— 

 Agropyrum geminatum, Schult. Mant. iii, 655. — Rheede Hort. Mal. xii, t. 69. 



Description : Cke. ii, 1037. 



Locality : Gujarat : Bhuj Hill, Cutch (Blatter 8549 \).~Khandesh ; Umalla, 

 Tapti bank (Blatter & Hallberg 5231 !) ; N. slope of Chanseli (McCann 

 A202 !). — Konkan : Byculla (McCann A207 !) ; very common in Bombay and 

 Salsette Isls. (McCann!); Alibag (Ezekiel !) ; Vetora (Sabnis 33595 !) ; 

 Bassein (McCann 4478 \).—Deccan : Khandala, very common (McCann 9407 !); 

 Khandala to Karjat (Blatter & Hallberg 5323 !) ; Igatpuri (Blatter & Hallberg 

 5199!) ; Poona (Woodrow).-S. M. Country : Dharwar, 2,400 ft., rainfall 34 

 inches (Sedgwick & Bell 4988 \).—Kanara ; Yellapore (Talbot 1523 !) ; Halyal 

 (Talbot 2103 !) ; Nencholi, near banks (Talbot 954 !). 



Distribution ; Throughout the plains of India, tropics of the Old World. 



* 2. Eleusine coracana, Gaertn. Fruct. & Sem. i (1788), 8, t. 1 ; Lamk. 

 Illustr. t. 28 ; Schreb. Gram. ii. t. 35 ; Trin. Sp. Gram. Ic. t. 70 ; Steud. Syn. 

 Gram. 211 ; Panz. in Muench. Denkschr. iv (1814) t. 8 ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. i, 342. 

 Grah. Cat. 235 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Suppl. 97 ; Aitchis. Cat. Panjab PL 168 ; 

 Duthie Grass. N. W. led. 34 ; Fodd. Grass. N. Ind. 57, t. 69, Field & Gard. 

 Crops 15, t. 28 ; Lisboa in Journ. Bom. Nat, Hist. Soc. vii (1893), 373 ; Hook. 

 f. in F. B. I. vii, 294 ; Cke. ii, 1039 ; Prain Beng. PL 1229 ; Haines Bot. Bihar 

 & Orissa ;1924), 970. — Cynosurus coracanus, Linn. Syst. Ed. ii, 875.— Eleusine 

 cerealis, Salisb. Prodr. 19.— -i?. sphesrosperma, Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. i, 

 149. — E. stricta, Roxb. I.e. 343.--.fi'. Tocussa, Fresen. in Mus. Senkenb. ii 

 (1837), 141.— Rheede Hort. Mal. xii, t. 78. 



Vern. Names : Nachni, Nagli, Ragi, Makra, Nanguli. 



Description ; Very like Eleusine indica, but stouter, up to 1*5 m. high. Leaves 

 often far overtopping the stem, 5-6 mm. broad ; sheaths compressed, loose ; 

 ligule of hairs. Spikes 4-7, suberect, with their ends or whole spike frequently 

 incurved, rhachis of spikes often pubescent at base, somewhat 3-gonous or 

 back flattened. Spikelets much congested, awnless, 3-6-fld. Flowering glumes 

 more broadly ovate than in E. indica, and often with 1-2 nerves in the sides, 

 variable in size, up to 5 mm. long. Seed globose, dark brown, smooth in some 

 varieties, in other cases somewhat rugose, with a depressed black hilum and 

 slightly flattened on one side.— A cultivated form of E. indica. 



Locality ; Extensively grown in the hilly districts of the Presidency . 



Distribution : Cultivated in the tropics of the Old World for its seed. 



Uses ; ' It is often said to be a good fodder. This is not my experience, the 

 leaves though soft have very tenacious vascular strands aud I have noticed 

 animals frequently reject them after chewing a few times.' (Haines). 



3. Eleusine verticillata, Roxb. FL Ind. i (1832), 346 ; Steud. Syn. Gram. 211 ; 

 Aitchis. Cat. Panjab PL 168 ; Duthie Grass. N. W. Ind. 34, Fodd. Grass. N. 

 Ind. 58, t. 70 ; Lisboa in Journ. Bom. Nat. Hist. Soc. vii (1893), 377 ; Hook. 

 f. in P. B. I. vii, 295 ; Saxton & Sedgwick Plants of N. Gujarat in Rec. Bot. 

 Surv. Ind. vi (1918), 322.— E. racetnos a, Hey tie in Roth Nov. Sp. 80.— 

 Aerachne eleusinoides , Wight & Arn. in Wight Cat. No. 1760 ; Nees ex Steud. 

 I.e.— A. verticillata, Lindl. Introd. Nat. Syst. ed. ii, 381. 



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