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Branches of panicle clustered. Spikelets -£ v in. broad, 
5-1 2 -flowered . . . . . . 6. E. pilosa. 
Spikelets dark olive-green, usually few, scattered . 7. E. nigra. 
Spikelets sessile in a spike . . . . . 8. E. nardoides. 
1. Eragrostis interrupta, Beauv. ; FI. Br. Ind. vii. 316. 
Annual ; stems tufted, 6-24 in., erect. Leaves flat, 6-12 in., up to 
J- in. broad. Panicle loose, narrow, 4-12 in., tapering ; branches 
\-2 in., clustered ; branchlets hair-like. Spikelets very numerous, 
minute. Flowers 3-5, sometimes only 2. Flowering glumes 
obtuse. 
Simla.— ^Throughout India, ascending to 7000 ft. — Africa. 
The Simla plant is var. tenuissima , Stapf, of the FI. Br. Ind. 
2. Eragrostis amabilis, Wight & Am. ; FI. Br. Ind. vii. 317. 
Annual ; stems 6-18 in., erect. Leaves flat, 1-4 in., up to } in. 
broad, tapering in a fine point. Panicle oblong, 1^-4 in. ; branches 
solitary, 4-2 in., rarely longer. Spikelets ovate, -J-4 in., much 
flattened, tinged with purple, 20-50-flowered. Flowering glumes 
crowded, transparent, broadly ovate, acute, nerves prominent. 
Simla. — Throughout India, ascending to 6000 ft. — Tropical Asia. 
*3. Eragrostis elegantula, Steud. ; FI. Br. Ind. vii. 318. Peren- 
nial ; stems 1-3 ft., erect or ascending. Leaves 2-10 in., up 
to jq in. broad, margins not glandular, often inrolled. Panicle 
oblong, 2-6 in., nodding ; branches solitary, |-4- in., sometimes 
so short that the spikelets appear clustered. Spikelets narrowly 
oblong, in. by — in. broad, green or tinged with purple, 8-30- 
flowered. Flowering glumes acute, keels rough. Grain oblong- 
ovoid. 
Throughout India, ascending to 4000 ft. 
*4. Eragrostis major, Host . ; FI. Br. Ind. vii. 320. Annual ; 
stems 1-2 ft., erect or ascending. Leaves flat, 4-10 in., up to \ in. 
broad, glandular along the edges. Panicle oblong or pyramidal, 2-8 
in. ; branches 1-4 in. Spikelets narrowly oblong, tapering, J-J in. , 
by in. broad, 10-40-flowered, dark olive-green at first. 
Flowering glumes acute. Grain globose. 
Throughout India, ascending to 5000 ft. — W. Asia, S. Europe. 
*5. Eragrostis minor, Host.; FI. Br. Ind. vii. 321. Annual; 
stems tufted, 6-18 in., erect. Leaves flat, 1-4 in., up to J in. 
broad, glandular along the edges. Panicle oblong, 2-8 in. ; 
branches \-2 in. Spikelets narrowly oblong, J-J in., by less than 
i in. broad, 6-12-flowered, pale green or tinged with purple, 
glistening. Flowering glumes obtuse. Grain globose. 
Plains of N. India, ascending to 8000 ft. — W. Asia, S. Europe. 
