M 



loose, inflated. Nodes glabrous. Peduncle in- 

 cluded. Inflorescence of spike-like branches 

 approximate. Rachis of spikes flattened. Spike- 

 lets in two rows. 



Growing in watef and wet places. 



"Considered a good fodder for cattle." Lisboav 



Grain eaten in famine. 



69^ Panicum Crus-galli, Linn. Var. stagninum, Trim. 



B. P. 1 177 ; P. stagninum, F. B. P. ii. 930. 



Erect stout annual grass, freely branching at base, 

 1-2 feet high. Leaves long, flat, erect. Month 

 hairy. Nodes glabrous. Peduncle stout, long- 

 Spikes close to rachis. Spikelets arranged in 

 3-4 rows. Awned. Grain larger. Common in rice 

 fields and wet places. 



Vern. Datya. 



The grain is eaten. " Good fodder and hay.'* Lis- 

 boa. 



5^0. Panicum Crus-gAlli, Linn, var. frumentaceum' 

 Trim. 

 F. B. J. vii. 30; B. P. 1 177. 

 As above. Awnless. 



^i, Panicum colonum, Linn, 



F. B. I. vii, 32; B. P. 1177; F. B. P. ii. 931. 



Annual slender grass, branching from base, 1-2 feet 

 high. Leaves long, flat, rough. Ligule with brown 

 hairs. Nodes glabrous. Peduncle long, slender. 

 Spikes clustered, longer than the internodes. 

 Spikelets acute, 3-4 rows. Grain large. Whole- 

 grass sometimes red-coloured. Very common. 



Vern. Sawa, Sama. 



One of the best fodders. Grain eaten* 



72, Panicum prostratum, Lamk. 



F. B. I. vii. 33; B. P. 1177; F. B. P. ii. 932. 



Annual creeping grass, 4-18 inches. Leaves shortV 

 broad, base encircling stem. Mouth hairy. 

 Nodes pubescent. Peduncle long, slender. Spikes^ 

 approximate. Spikelets ellipsoid in 2-3 rdws;- 

 Grain medium. Very common, 



Vern, Sirput. 



" Good fodden Grain eaten ". Lisboa. 



