PLATE 437. 
('iii,(ti;is (i.uANA. Ixiiiitli. (V\. \'()!. |». 
\;it. ( li'dcr ( ii'iiiiiiiica'. 
Pi;kknmai, (ii; Anm al. '2 to 4 feet hiuh. — ( 'i i.ms erect oi' ^eiiiculiitch -iiscx'iidiDu'. 
(>!• prosti'ate at the l»asc. simple or l)i'aiiehe(l, often einittiiiii" fascicles of harreii shoots 
or slioit riiiiiiers from the lowest nodes, often I'ohust. .'i to 'J-noded. com|)ressed helow. 
u'lal (I'ons. smooth, npix'r intei'iiodes iisuallx' exserted : sheaths <ilahroas or sparinii'lN' 
liaiiA' near the mouth, smooth, the loivo' stronuK' coinj)i'essed. keeled, keels sometimes 
seahrid. the n|>|)ei'most sometimes tumid : li;j,'ules meinhi'anous, \-er\' shoi't. lonu'diair^' : 
hiades linear. lonii-ta])ei'ini:' to a fine |>oinl. k to moi'e than 1 foot 1)\' .'> to 4 lines when 
ex])an(le(l. flat oi' folded, u'lahrous oi- hirsute neai' the hase. i^reeii. smooth helow . rouoii 
al)o\c and on the maru'ins. S|»ikes (! to 1 innhelled. sessile, suhei'ect. rai'eU' 
sjtreadinL;'. 'Di to 1 inches Ioul;'. ,L;'i"eenish oi' hrow iiish : rhachis seahrid. 
Simki;lk I S 1 1- line Ioiil;'. .")- 1 -ilow cred, sliortl\- l^-a^\ llc(|. 
(ilJMf.s wv\ ime<|Ual. the /"^ro- o\atedanceolal('. acute. sul)li\aline. ^ (o ''^ line 
lonji'. the '?y>y>cr ohlonu'. ohtiise. muci'onatc. 1 to 1 ^ line lonii'. firmei", scaberulous : lowest 
\al\c ol>lonu'. suhohtuse oi- acute, minutely :^-toothe(l. ciliolate along the marginal 
ner\es and shoi'th heai'dcd helow the ti|)s oi' onl\ fiiiel\- hearded (in the South African 
species), oi- almost glalirous. with a sometimes miiuitch' hair\ ) gi'ooNc on each face : 
awn as long (h- slightK' longer than the \al\('. sti'aight : callus minuteK' heai'ded : 
pale glahrous. keels scahi'id : aiithei's ^ line long, second \al\e with a male flower, like 
ihe preceding, hut glahrous. I line long, aw n I line long oi' less : third (and fom-th) 
\al\e I'udinientarx'. cuneate in pi'ofilc. emptw awnless. 
HdhitRt : XaI'AI,. I nila/i Www. JJiiyr : [WvmIwaww. Snf/u'r/'onJ : near Durhan. 
iitsi>n I.'!: I mpininilo. Biu'Ikiihiji iSS. 
A Iso in I n ipical A frica. 
Drawn from Inichanan s iSS, 
Fin' 1, Lower gluuK' ; 1^, upper glume ; o, valve ; 4, j)ale ; 5, pistil, staiueu.s and ludicules ; 
6. secuutl valve : 7, rudiuieutaiy valve, ^lll cnlitrycd. 
