CLXIII. GKAMINE^. 
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(7) I. australis R. Br. Prod. 196; Hook. fil. F.B.I . vii. 24; 
Ridl. Mat. iii. 129. ^ 
Culms erect, rather slender, 8 in. to 4 ft. tall. Leaves rather 
thin, lanceolate striate, no distinct midrib, edges at base and sheath 
ciliate, i‘25 to 3 in, long, *25 in. wide. Panicle lax, pyramidal, 
3 to 6 in. long, branches slender, spreading, about i in. long. Spike- 
lets pear-shaped or globose, whitish, glabrous. Glumes I and II 
thin elliptic blunt, nearly equal; glume II slightly longer, glabrous 
or hairy at the tips; nerves inconspicuous; glume III longer, flat. 
Hab. Very common in open grass swamps. Whole Peninsula, 
Singapore, Tanglin; Changi. Johor, Bukit Murdom (Kelsall). 
Pahang, Pekan. Malacca (Cuming, Griffith); Ayer Panas. Perak, 
Thaiping (Wray); Kwala Kangsa; Grit (Burkill); Penang, Water¬ 
fall Gardens (Burkill). Distrib. Indo-Malaya, Australia, New 
Zealand. Native name : Rumput Minyak. Use : A highly valued 
fodder grass. 
(8) I. miliacea Roth. Nov. PI. 58; Hook. fil. F.B.I. vii. 25; 
Ridl. Mat. iii. 129. 
Creeping ascending slender weak grass. Leaves ovate-lanceolate 
or lanceolate acute, base broad, hairy or glabrous, striate, no 
distinct midrib, -5 to 1-5 in. long, -2 in. wide, sheaths hairy on the 
edge. Panicle 1-5 to 2 in. long, branches slender, spreading, -25 in. 
long or less. Spikelets small, -05 in. long, usually glabrous. Glumes 
I and II thin elliptic blunt, obscurely nerved; glumes III and IV 
slightly longer, smooth; glume III shorter than glume IV. Hab. 
Damp spots in forest, on paths, abundant where it occurs, but not 
generally common, Singapore, Selitar; Bukit Timah. Pahang, 
Kwala Luit, Pahang River. Malacca, Sungei Hudang (Good- 
enough). Perils, Kanga (a very small form with glumes III and 
IV pubescent). Distrib. Indo-Malaya, Australia, China. 
50. ARUNDINELLA, Raddi. 
Perennial grasses. Leaves narrow. Spikelets panicled, not 
jointed on pedicels, i- or 2-flowered. Glumes 4. Glume I ovate 
acute or acuminate, rather shorter than glume II, which is lan¬ 
ceolate-acuminate or sub-aristate; glume III as long as glume I, 
oblong truncate, triandrous or neuter; glume IV much smaller, 
bisexual, oblong, membranous becoming subcoriaceous, with, an 
awn, terminal geniculate, twisted at base. Styles 2 ; stigmas long. 
Grain free. Species about 30, tropics. 
(i) A. setosa Trin. Diss. ii. 63; Hook. fil. F.B.I. vii. 70, 
Grass 3 to 4 ft. tall. Leaves narrow linear acuminate, edges 
scabrid. Panicle over i ft. long, branches slender erect, many- 
flowered. Spikelets -i in, long, brownish. Glumes I and II aristate- 
acuminate; glume III lanceolate blunt, truncate, shorter than 
glume I; glume IV half as long, awn very slender, -15 in. long. 
