divided. Nodes glabrous. Inflorescence stout, 

 spike-like, cylindrical. Peduncle enclosed. Awned, 

 A very adaptable grass. 



Inflorescence panicled. Spikelets breaking from above 

 downwards. Nos, 158 — i6i. 

 f2 58. Eragrosti^ tenella, JR,eon, & Schult. V4R. plumosa, 

 Stapf, 

 F. B. I. vii. 315 ; B, R 1021 ; F. B.P. ij 1023. 

 Annual leafy tufted grass, 6-18 inches high. Leaves 

 short, flat, narrow. Mouth bearded. Ligule 

 hairy. Nodes glabrous^ black. Peduncle exserted 

 Panicle loose. Rachls bearded at the nodes. 

 Commonest of this genu?^ 

 Vern, Bhurbusi. 

 Eaten by all animals. 



,x59» Eragros-ks interrupta, Beawv. var. Koenigii, Stapf 



F. B. L vii. 316; B. P. J222; F. B.P. ii. 1024. 



Tall tuf4:ed annual grass, ^-3 feet. Leaves very long, 

 narrow. Ligule membranous ciliate. Nodes 

 gIabi;ous. Peduncle exserted, stout. Inflores-, 

 cence long. Spikes interrupted, sub-whorled. 

 Branches short d^ense. Spikelets up to i27flowered, 

 Spikelets sometimes reddish. Comm^on on rice 

 embankments aqd elsewhere. 



Vern. Ghadela. 



Eaten .chiefly by buffaloes. 



fl^O, ErAGROSTIS INTERUPTA; ^^aw-y, VAR. DIP^ACHNOIDES,, 

 Stapf, 

 F. B. L vii. 316; R P. 1222. 



Much larger plant. Ligule large, membranous. 

 Panicle very long, branches more than 2 inches 

 long, approximate. Spikelets up to lO-flowered. 

 Growing in rice fields at Seoni. 



ji6i. Eragrostis interrupta, Beauv. var. tenuissima, 



Stapf. 

 F. B. I. vii. 316; B. P. 1^22. 

 Slender grass. Ligule a cil,iate membrane. Pani,cle 



more open, spreading. Spikelets 6-flowefed. 



Inflorescence panicled. Spikelets breaking from below 

 upwards, Nos. 162—167. 

 ^62, Eragrostis amabilis, Wight & Am. 



F. B, L vii. 317: B. P. 122?; F. B. P. ii. 102S, 

 Blender annual grass, 6 — 18 inches. Leaves long, flat. 

 Lig^ule nppei' l^pdes gla^fous, Peduncle e;sr 



