ICl.MX III.dA U. \\]\ 
SiMl\'Kr,i;TS 1 -l'-l1()\\ ('i-c(l. siimll. srssilc. crow ilcil. iiiiil;ilcr;il on ;i tciicil rluicliis. 
Altcniiitiiiu' l^-scriatc IVoiii ikmi' tlic iii;iri:'iiis of ilic i-|i;icliis. oi- in a siiiu'lc row : 
rliacliilla disarliculatiiiu' aUov c the u'liiiiics, more or less jirodiiccd. Floret licrina- 
I lite, or if '2. rlio Imrcr licriiiapliroditc. tlu' upjx'r male oi' indicated an eni])t\' 
valve. 
( i MMi;s i\ pi'i'sistcnt or (particidai-K- the upper) dccidiioiis. strongly l-ner\ed, 
flattened tVoni the hack or keeled, sul)('(nial. \'al\e shorter than the uliunef<, delicate, 
w hite. iiiinuteK' oi" ohscureK' nuici'onulate or (■niai'ginate, o-ncr\'e(l, densely hairv along 
the nei'M's (if 'I. the upper glahrous) ; callus small, acute haii'\'. Pale slightlv' shorter 
than the \al\e or almost e(pial. I^dceeled. Lodicnles jf. cuiieate. glahrous, thin, faintly 
iier\ed. Stamens W. o\ai'\- ulahi'ous ((piite sup])i-essed in the uppei' Horet) : styles 
distinct: stigmas plumose, laterally exserte(l. (ii'ain ohiong. tei'cti', (i'i(pieti'ous or 
compix'ssed. einl)i'aee<l 1>\' the unchanged \al\c and pale, fix'c : hilum punctiform ; 
cml)r\() ('(pialling the length of the grain. 
Pkkkn.m A I,. rarel\' animal, sometimes denscK- tufted : leav es nai'ro\\\ often 
sul )setaceous : ligule rediiceil to a minuteK" ciliolate rim : s])ikes solitarw tei'minal (in 
the Alrican species) or 1^-1 in a terminal umhel. sti'aight or cui'\ed. 
Species 7. wideK' distrihuted thi'ongh the tropics. M in AlVica. ."> in Australia. 
PLATE 431. 
M ICKoeill.oA (AtKK'A. Xees. (I'd. Cap.. \'ol. \'II.. p. (»;>()). 
Xat. Order (Jraminea". 
I*i;i;knniai,. com])actly ca's])itose. — ("i lms erect or geniculate-ei'cct. \vv\ slender, 
simple. .T to 1 foot long, compu'essed helow. 1 to I^-noded. glul)rous. smooth, interuodes 
e.xsei'tecl. tlu' uppermost hy far the longest. 
Li:a\'i;s crowded at the hase ; sheaths tight or the u])peiMnost suhtumid. glabrous 
or ciliatc at the mouth, smooth, the lowest ])ersistent. hi'eaking uj) into hhi'es : 
hiades suhsetaceous, w ith an acute oi" callous point. .V to (i in<'hes long. folde(l, hrm. 
often ciuaimI. glahrous or scantily haii'y near the hase. smooth, mai'gins rough. Spike 
solilarw '1 lo .■).', inches long, usually eiu'wd. often pm-[)le. mai'gins of the rliachis 
cilit )late. 
Si'i KKi.K l's I -flow crtMl. di\ci'gent and hisei'iate or imhricate and more oi" less 
uniseriate. sliglitK' dorsalty compressed, 1 to l^j- lines long, glahrous. 
(ii.r.Ml'.s lanceolate-ol)long, iicute or the uppc i' wwunwAXv, the InU'cr as\inmetric. 
slightK' longer. \ al\e minutely cus])idate, H line long. densel\- hair\- along the 
nei'Acs except at the xcry ti[» : keels of pale seahi'iil. ciliolate aho\e the middle. 
Anthers not (piite 1 line long, (ii-ain tei'cte. o\(i- line long. 
Habitat: Xatai.. Kiet \ lei. [(M)()-:)(M)() feet alt.. Bnc/ixiiaii South 
Downs. Weeiien County, 4(M)() feet alt.. Wood iMVo: lienvie. 1000 feet alt.. 
Wood ()007 ; Pietenuaritzburg, Wood J-J-Ji). 
Fij;- 1, Lower gliuiie ; 2, ii])per glume ; .3, valve ; 4, pale : 5, pistil, stamens and lodieiiles. 
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