filiate. Ligule short, membranous. Nod^s densely 

 bearded. Peduncle long, far exserted. Spikes 

 paired. Spikelets winged above the middle. 

 Common. 



106. IsCHiEMUM CILIXRE, Retz, VAR. GENUINUM, SUBvAR* 

 MALACOPHYLLUM, Hook. 



As above. Glume I, broadl y winged at tip. Spike- 

 lets hairy. From Seoni District. 



107 ISCH^MUM LAXUM, R. Br, 



F. B !. vii, 136 ; B. P. 1196 ; F. B, P. ii. 964. 



Perennial tufted grass, 1-3 feet. Leaves long, 

 narrow, waxy. Margins rough. Ligule a tuft of 

 hairs. Nodes glabrous. Peduncle exserted. In- 

 florescence a single spike. Outer glume 6-nerved. 

 Common on black soil. 



Vern. Shedwa. 



A good fodder. 



?08. ISCH^MUM SULCATUM, Hack. 



F. B. I. vii. 137 ; B. P. 1 196 ; F. B. P, ii. 964. 



Branched grass with bent stem, 2 feet. Leaves long, 

 narrow, waxy. Sheath loose. Ligule a ciliate 

 ring. Nodes glabrous. Peduncles shortly exserted. 

 Spikes solitary, outer glume 2'nerved. Com- 

 mon. 



Vern. Ponai, Pohna. 



A good fodder. 



J09. Arthraxon giliaris, Beauv. 



F. B. I. vii. 145; B. P. 1199; F. B. P. ii. 970. 

 Tufted annual creeping grass, up to 2 feet. Stems 



leafy. Leaves short, broad, ovate, margins ciliate. 



Ligule very short, membranous. Nodes bearded. 



Peduncle enclosed. Spikes arising close together, 



ascending. Awned. 

 Common grass under the shade of trees. 

 Vern. Kakrya, Basin, Leplania. 

 Eaten both in the green and dry states by all animals. 



?io. Arthraxon microphyllus, Hochst, 



F. B. I. vii. 147; B. P. 1199; F. B. P. ii. 970. 



Small erect or straggling grass, 6 — 10 inches. Stems 



hair-like. Leaves small, flat, ovate, slightlv hairy. 



Ligule small. Peduncle exserted, very filiform. 



Spikes arisingr close together, fewer and shorter 



than above. Rachis hairy. Spikelets ciliate. 

 Vern. Lotna. 



