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FLORA OF THE SUNDRIBUNS. 
D I STRiB.— Shores of Mascarene Islands; S--E. Asia; Tropical Australia; 
Polynesia. 
This the grass that is next most common in the Sundribuns after Oryza 
coarctata ; it occurs in the northern clearings where Oryza is not found ; frequently 
is associated with at the upper or landward edge of alluvial banks ; and 
is plentiful along the sea-face just above tide-mark. 
334. Iiiiperata Cyrill. 
305. Imperata arundinacea Cyrill.; F. B. I. vii. 196. Saccharum 
cylindricum F. I. i. 234. E. D. 151. 
Northern clearings, general. 
Vernac. Ulu; LJnu, 
A tough grass ; extensively used for thatching. 
Distrib.— Cosmopolitan in the Tropics. 
335. Saccharum Linn. 
306. Saccharum spontaneum Linn. ; F. I. i. 235; F. B. I. vii. 118. 
E. D. s 49. 
Sea-face, general on the small sand-heaps above tide-mark, in 
large tussocks, HeinigX Prain ! 
Vernac. Khdgra ; Kashiya. 
A tall coarse grass ; useful as a sand-binder ; may also be used for thatching 
and for making rough ropes. 
DiSTRiB. — Tropical and sub-tropical parts of Eastern Hemisphere and 
Australia. 
336. Andropogon Linn. 
Scented, tall ,* glumes muricated . . . , squarrosus. 
Inodorous; glumes not muricated : — 
Tall ; joints of rachis and pedicels of upper spikelets compressed, 
with thickened margins and a translucent centre intermedins. 
Short; joints of rachis opaque; tips of branches of panicle bearded 
aciculatus. 
307. Audropogon squarrous Linn, f, ; F. B. I. vii. i86. A. muri- 
catus F. 1. i. 265. E. D. a 1007. 
In large tussocks, ori bunds, in northern clearings, Calcutta 
Garden Collectors ! Prain ! 
Vernac. Khas-Khas. 
A large perennial tufted grass ; used elsewhere in India to make aromatic 
scented mats, fans, baskets and the like; root yields on distillation a fragrant oil. 
Distrib. — Tropical Africa; India generally; Java. Possibly originally 
introduced to India by Arab navigators and invaders. The natural conditions 
are so suitable for this grass that there is no reason why it should not be wild 
in these northern clearings and, as a matter of fact, it is not actually cultivated. 
