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1. Andropogon tristis, Nees ; FI. Br. Ind. vii. 169. Stems 
2-3 ft., erect, branching. Leaves very narrow, 6-12 in., slightly 
hairy or glabrous. Spikelets in pairs, loosely imbricate on 2-6 
unequal, minutely hairy spikes 1-3 in. long and forming a digitate 
cluster at the end of an axillary stalk often partially enclosed in 
the dilated leaf-sheath. Sessile spikelet | in. ; flowering glume 
membranous, narrow, bifid ; awn about twice the length of the 
spikelet. 
Simla. — W. Himalaya, 5000-10,000 ft. 
2. Andropogon Ischsemum, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. vii. 171. Stems 
2-3 ft., erect, usually simple. Leaves mostly basal, 1-6 x| in., 
hairy. Spikelets in pairs, on 3-20 unequal spikes lf-3 in. long 
and forming a digitate cluster at the top of the stem ; stalk and 
rhachis of spikelets covered with long, white, silky hairs. Sessile 
spikelet \ in., nearly glabrous ; lower empty glume acute ; flower- 
ing glume reduced to a naked awn three or four times the length 
of the rest of the spikelet. 
Simla. — N.W. India, ascending the Himalaya to 12,000 ft. 
3. Andropogon intermedius, R. Br. ; FI. Br. Ind. vii. 175. 
Stems 3-5 ft., erect. Leaves narrow, 6-12 in., more or less hairy. 
Spikelets pale green or tinged with purple, in numerous pairs, on 
spikes about 1-2 in. long and arranged on the very slender, gla- 
brous, whorled, spreading branches of a terminal panicle 3-6 in. 
long. Sessile spikelet \ in. ; lower empty glume hairy, pitted on 
the back ; flowering glume reduced to an awn f-1 1 in. long. 
Simla. — Throughout India, ascending to 8000 ft. 
The Simla plant is the variety punctatus of the FI. Br. Ind. vii. 176. 
4. Andropogon micranthus, Kunth ; FI. Br. Ind. vii. 178. 
Stems 2-3 ft., erect. Leaves 4-12 in., less than \ in. broad, 
roughly hairy. Spikelets ^ in., with a basal tuft of short, 
spreading, white hairs, in spikes containing only 2 or 3 pairs 
arranged on the very slender, glabrous, whorled, spreading 
branches of a terminal panicle 3-8 in. long. Awn of sessile 
spikelet J-f in. 
Simla. — Hilly districts throughout India, 4000-6000 ft. — Australia, S, 
Africa. 
The Simla plant is the variety villosulus, Hack. 
A. assimilis, Steud. ; FI. Br. Ind. vii. 179 may perhaps occur below 5000 ft. ; 
it can only be distinguished from the above by its taller, thicker, much-branched 
stems creeping at the base. 
* 5. Andropogon halepensis, Brot. ; FI. Br. Ind. vii. 182. Stems 
many, 3-12 ft., erect. Leaves 6-18xJ-l| in. or more, smooth 
except the rough edges. Spikelets J in., without a basal tuft of 
hairs, in spikes containing only 1-3 pairs, rarely 5-7 pairs, some- 
times only 3 spikelets and arranged on the very slender, whorled, 
