212 CLXIIL GRAMINE.®. [Thcmeda, 
(1) Th. arguens Hack. Monogr. Androp. 659. Anthistiria 
arguens Willd. Sp. PI. iv. 901; Ridl. Mat. iii. 160. 
Annual grass 6 to 50 in. tall, usually slender. Leaves 6 to 
16 in. long, -25 in. wide or less, glabrous, rough. Racemes in fan¬ 
shaped nodding heads. Outer spathes narrow acuminate, 3 to 
5 in. long, bluish-green to dark red, hairy. Inner spathes *5 to i in. 
long. Involucral spikelets 2 to 4, green, i in. long. Glume I 
narrow hairy; glume IV oblong bifid. Awn long pale. Bisexual 
spikelets solitary with a brown bearded callus. Glumes I and II 
convolute, truncate, brown; glume IV a straight brown scabrid, 
awn 3 in. long. Hab. Dry open spots, coconut plantations, etc., 
not very common, but sometimes covering considerable areas, 
Singapore, Malacca, Negri Sembilan and Penang. Distrih. Anda¬ 
mans, Malay islands and Australia. Native names : Rumput Mesai 
Adam; Rumput Jangut Adam (Adam’s beard); Rumput Sarang 
Pipit (Finch-nest). 
(2) Th. villosa Durand and Jackson, Index Kewensis, Siippl. 
i. 424. Th. gigantea var. villosa Hack. Monogr. Androp. 675. 
Anthistiria gigantea var. villosa Hook. fit. F.B.I. vii. 217. 
A very large grass forming big tussocks. Culms stout, 8 to 
16 ft. tall. Leaves 4 to 8 ft. long, -5 to i in. wide, edges serrulate. 
Panicle compound, 3 to 4 ft. tall, nodding. Racemes on slender 
peduncles from a red spathe. Involucral spikelets about 6. Bi¬ 
sexual spikelets i to 3. Involucral spikelet, glume I, lanceolate 
setaceous, green. Bisexual spikelet cylindric-lanceolate, *4 in. long, 
dark brown, densely hairy. Glume I very hard, lanceolate, brown, 
hairy; glume IV linear lanceolate. Awn i in. long. Hah. Common 
in open country, river banks, etc., sometimes covering large areas. 
Singapore, Balestier plain. Johor, Genuang. Malacca, Pulau 
Besar; Panchur. Pahang River, Pulau Tawar. Selangor, Batu 
Caves. Perak, Temengoh. Province Wellesley, Bukit Mertajam 
(Curtis). Kedah, Van. Tomoh (Machado). Jalor. Biserat 
(Gwynne Vaughan). Setul. Distrib. Indo-Malaya, China, Aus¬ 
tralia. Native name : Timpayong. 
{3) Th. subsericans Ridl. Anthistiria gigantea var. arundin- 
acea suh-var. subsericans Hack. Monogr. Androp. 674; Ridl. Mat. iii. 
169. 
Panicle lax, about 3 ft. tall, leafy. Leaves linear acuminate, 
narrow. Branches of panicles glabrous. Racemes 3 in. long. 
Involucral spikelets covered with long golden hairs. Bisexual 
spikelets one or two, densely brown hairy, -5 in. long. Awn 1-5 in. 
long, brown. Hab. Rare. Open country, roadsides, Pahang, Pckan 
(Haviland). Perak Tapah (Ridley). Kelantan, Kwala Aring 
(Yapp). Distrih. India. 
25 . HETEROPOGON, Beauv. 
Medium-sized grasses. Leaves usually short. Culms tall. 
Racemes solitary, of many nodes. All pairs of spikelets alike. 
