36- 



tufted. Leaves broad. LIgule long, membrafioti'^ro 

 Nodes glabrous. Peduncle enclosed. Spikes in' 

 pairs subtended by spathe. Spikelets ciliate. The' 

 stem contains a volatile oil, especially at the nodes. 

 Gomnaon. 



Vern. Tikari, Rtisa. 



Rusa oil, one of the lemon-grass oils, is distilled from 

 this grass. 



132. Andropogon Nardus^ Linn. 



F. B I. vii. 205; B. P. 1205. 



Similar to above. Erect tufted gra.ss. Leaves' 

 rather narrow. Peduncle enclosed. Spikes in 

 pairs subtended by leaf. No smell. Common. 



No information. 



J33,. AnTHISTIRIA IMBERBIS, i?^^xr. VAR, IMBERBIS, i^flJC^. 



F. B. I. vii. 211; B. P. 120^; Themeda inibetbis, 

 F. B. P. ii. C93. 



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

 narrow. Sheath's ciliate. Ligule short, ciliate. 

 Nodes glabrous. InfiOrescence subtended by a leaf- 

 like spathe, ciliate. Spikelets awned. Very com- 

 mon. 



Vern. Guniar, Ghunhera. 



Good fodder when green. Also eaten when dry. 



234. Anthistiria ciliata, Linn. 



F. B. L vii. 213; B. P. i20f]Themeda ciliata, F. B. 

 P. ii. 994. 



Annual tufted grass^ up- to 6 feet. Leaves narrow,- 

 Ligule large, membranous. Nodes glabrous. 

 Sheath ciliate. Inflorescence subtended by a leaf- 

 like spathe. Spathe ciliate. Awn long. Comnion. 



Vern. Gunher. 



"Good fodder and hay," Lisboa. 



135. Anthistiria gigantea, Cav, 



F. B. L vii. 216. 



A large perennial tufted grass, up to lo' feet. Leaves 

 long, narrow, waxy beneath, margins serrulate^ 

 Ligule very short, membranous. Nodes glabrous^ 

 Inflorescence subtended by a leaf-like spathe. 

 Spikelets covered with golden hairs. Awns^ long^- 

 A tall jungle grass from Bailar. 



