PLATE 436. 
("iiLdi.'ls \ ii;(iA'l'A. Swnrt/. ( \n\. \\\.. |i. (ill). 
Nat. ( (iniiiiiiir:r. 
I'i;i;i:n.\i.\ I, oi; Anm ai, ( liowci'iiii:' the tirsr wur ?). 1 to ."1 Feci liii^ii. 
( 'ri.Ms ci'ect ())• !i'i'iii<'iil;it('l v-iisccinliiiu' or pi'ostrntc Ix'low. rootiiiu' jiikI emit I iiiu' 
liisciclcs of l);iiT('li shoots IVolii flic nodes. ;> to .')-lio(l('il. more oi' less col 1 1 j )l"css('( | hclow, 
li'lahroiis. smooth, iiitci'iiodcs cxsertcd : sheaths ulal >rous. i-areh' s|)ariiii;I\ hair\. 
smooth, the lowei" much eom|>l'essed. keeled: MliiiIcs meml)raiious, \-er\" shoi't, 
mimiteh' eiholate : Mades hiiear. L;i'a(hiall\" tapei'iii;^' to an acute point. 1 to I inches 
l>v I tolfi; hne, flat or folded, sometimes tiaccid, liiancoiis. u'lahrons. I'areK spai'inuly 
haii'\-. smooth below, scalx'rnloiis al)o\('. mai'u'in^ I'ouuh. Spikes (i to IT) or more, 
subei'cct. sessile, w liitish-u'l'een or pin'plish. 1 to inches lonu'. sti'aiii'ht ; rhachis 
})iil)escent oi' \ ilioiis at the l>ase, scahi'id. 
Sim KKLKTs 2- (rareh' snl)-o ) tiow cred, :^-a\vned, almost '2 lines loni;' : rhachilla 
joint hetweeii the vaKcs rathei' lonu', tei'minal joint \rr\ minute. 
^ii.lMi'.s narrow, lanceolate, hxaline. nnicronate. keels scahi'id. the /oircr 1 to 1 j 
line lonu'. the /'/*/'cr almost 'J lines : lowci' \ al\c ohliipicK' oiiloiii;'. acute or oliscurcU' 
:^-t(>othed. 1 j line loiii;'. whitish or almost hlack when matui'c. ciliate alonu' the 
mai'a'iiial nerxcs and liearde(l helow the tip. finch' u'I-ooncmI on the faces, keel i^'lahroiis 
oi' ininiiteU" ciliate helow the mi<ldle : awn to S lines Ioiil;'. sti'aiu'ht : pale u'labroiis : 
anthers ^ to | line lonu' : i;i'ain linear-ol)lonii', ohtiiseK' ti'i( pietroiis, ^ line lon^i' : up])er 
\al\e (oi- \al\'es) <piite ein])r\ . ohlicpiel}' eimcatc in profik', I line or less long, awn 
IVom helow the tip. ."1 to (! lines long. 
I (If. ]'J<'<i<iiis (Sta|)f). Spikes up to .") inches long. Spikelets nsualK' suh-.")- 
Ilowei'ed; lower \al\e conspicnonsl\- gihhous. Inline long, moi'c deepK" grooved on 
the faces, keel glahrous oi- ciliate to. and liearded at the middle. 
Habitat: Xat.m,. licrea. Wood y.) [S ri\cr hanks at Tiigela. (idO to KXM) 
I'cel alt., linchd iKiii iSi; : \';ni Keenen's Pass. .'jaOO feet alt.. Wood : Ziilnland, 
I^IMIO feet alt.. Jciiknisoii ')2 ; ra r. ('!('(/(( us. Inanda. ISOI) feet all.. W ood liNZ. 
\\'idel\' s|)i-ead thl'oilgh the tl'opics of hotli hcmisphei'cs. 
Mr. 'lenkinson sa\s of this grass : •• l'\)mid chielK' in ol<l cnl!i\ale<l ground, 
di'ies up altogethei' in w intei'. It is s;iid to he a good fodder gi'ass. ;nid to he nnich 
I'elished h\- stock."' Dr. Andi'ew Smith sa\s that the natives l)oil the I'oots to make a 
hath h»i' cold and also for I'henmatism. 
¥\'^ 1, Lower gliiiiip ; u|ii»cr <;]ui»ie ; .'1, vahc hi prelilc ; 4. pale ; ."), pistil, stamens and 
lodicules ; G, second valve. All cnldiu/cd. 
