32 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 139 



132800. Heteropogon contoetus (L.) Beauv. Poaceae. 



An excellent forage grass which is perennial and produces seed readily. 

 It is the dominant grass of the Ati Plains, Kenya Colony, Africa. 



For previous introduction see 51226. 



132801. Indigofera endecaphylla Jacq. Fabaceae. Indigo. 



An annual or biennial prostrate legume 2 to 3 feet long, with 7 to 9 oblong 

 leaflets and dense racemes of violet-purple flowers. It is used as a cover crop. 

 Native to tropical Africa. 



For previous introduction see 77296. 



132802. Indigofera hirstjta L. Indigo. 

 An annual 3 feet high with crimson flowers. Used as a cover crop. 



For previous introduction see 107803. 



132803. Ischaemum laxum R. Br. Poaceae. Grass. 

 A perennial grass, native to tropical Asia and Australia. 



132804. Leucaena glauca (L.) Benth. Mimosaceae. 

 For previous introduction see 110884. 



132805. Lotus corniculatus L. Fabaceae. Birdsfoot trefoil. 

 A low-growing legume with yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see 111582. 



132806. Melinis minutiflora Beauv. Poaceae. Molasses grass. 

 For previous introduction see 118389. 



132807. Microlaena stipoides (Labill.) R. Br. Poaceae. Meadow ricegrass. 



A slender perennial grass, plentiful in lowland districts in Australia and 

 New Zealand, chiefly near the sea. It is a valuable lawn and pasture grass. 



For previous introduction see 49019. 



132808 to 132810. Pennisetum spp. Poaceae. Grass. 



132808. Pennisetum complanatum (Nees) Hemsl. 



A grass native to Guatemala, with slender wiry stems up to 6 feet high, 

 narrow succulent leaves, and a foxtail seed head 5 to 6 inches long. It 

 grows well on dry land, but is much more succulent during the wet season. 



For previous introduction see 49763. 



132809. Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. Napier grass. 



A grass native to Northern Rhodesia where it grows on river banks in 

 alluvial soil. 



For previous introduction see 89626. 



132810. Pennisetum setosum (Swartz) L. Rich. 

 A grass cultivated for forage. 



For previous introduction see 117956. 



132811. Stylosanthes guianensis (Aubl.) Swartz. Fabaceae. 



A branching herbaceous perennial about 3 feet high, with rusty hirsute stems, 

 trifoliolate leaves of lanceolate, sharp-pointed leaflets, and globose heads of 

 small fragrant yellow flowers, subtended by leafy bracts. It is native to Guiana 

 and Brazil where it is grown as forage. 



For previous introduction see 89214. 



132812. Stylosanthes mucronata Willd. 



A much-branched undershrub 1 to 2 feet high, native to southeastern Asia 

 and tropical Africa, with rigidly coriaceous trifoliolate leaves. Of value as a 

 forage crop. 



For previous introduction see 103836. 



