iff, ThELEPOGON ELEGANS, Roth. 



F. B. I. vii. 148; F. B. P. ii. 971'. 



Perennial tufted grass, i— 3 feet. Leaves long, hrokdf 

 base clasping the stem. Leaf margins and base 

 strongly ciliated. Ligule ciliate. Nodes bearded. 

 Peduncle stout. Spikes arising close together. 

 Outer glumes with transversely tuberculatecf 

 ridges. Awns black below. Gdmmon. 



Verri. Mothi Tor. 



Eaten when youtig. 



ii2» Apluda varia, Hac^. sub-s^'. aristata, HacJi, 



F. B. I. vii. 150 ; B. P. 1 194 ; F. B. P. ii ,956. 



Tall perennial leafy tufted grass, reddish or green in' 

 colour, up to 5 feet. Leaves loiig, base narrow, 

 almost stalked, rough on both surfaces, 

 margins rough. Ligule menibranous, toothed. 

 Nodes glabrous. Sheath hairy. Peduncle en-^' 

 closed. Inflorescence an interrupted leafy panicle. 

 Spikes many, approximate, enclosed in leaf- like 

 spathes with awns. Awned, Common amongst 

 shrubs. 



Vern. Ponai, 



Eaten when green and makes a good bay.' 



113. Apluda VARi A, /f^r^, sub-sp, aristata, Hach, var-. 



ROSTkATA, Book, 



F. B. L vii. 151. 



As above. Spike far exserted beyond the spathe. 



Less common than above. 



114. ROTTBOELLIA COMPRESSA, Lintt, 



F. B. L vii. 153; B. P. 1192 ; F.B. P. ii. 952. 



Perennial leafy erect branched grass ftom. creeping 

 base, 2-3 feet. Stem slightly compressed. Leaves 

 linear, margins rough. Sheaths loose, mouth 

 hairy. Ligule a ring of hairs. Nodes glabrous. 

 Peduncle shortl}; exserted. Inflorescence spike- 

 like. Spikes terminal and axillary, solitary or a 

 few together. Rachis not fragile. Spikelets 

 alternate. 



The vegetative appearance of this grass is very lik« 

 * dub. ' In wet places. 



Vern. Bhaisan kand. 



Eaten by cattle both in the green and dry states* 



