244 CLXIII. GRAMINE^. [SpOToboluS. 
(r) S. diander Beauv. Agrost. 25: Jacq. Eclog. Gram. t. 28; 
Griff. Notulm, iii. 46; Ic. PI. ^s. t. 149, fig. 2 ; Hook. ffl. F.B.I. vii. 
247; Ridl. Mat. iii. 170. 
A tufted grass forming tussocks. Culms i to 2 ft. tall, slender, 
very tough. Leaves very narrow, 6 in. long. Panicle narrowly 
pyramidal or dense, 8 to 12 in. long, branches very slender, capil¬ 
lary. Spikelets lanceolate, green, -05 in. long, sessile, short-pedi- 
celled. Glumes I and II sub-equal oblong truncate erose; glume III 
much longer, lanceolate acuminate. Grain oblong truncate, flat¬ 
tened, brown. Hah. Very common on the roadsides and dry spots. 
Whole Peninsula. Singapore, Kalang; Reservoir. Johor, Tana 
Runto. Malacca, Ayer Panas (Cantley). Negri Sembilan, Tampin. 
Selangor, Kwala Lumpur. Bindings, Lumut. Perak, Gunong 
Pondok Pass (Burkill). Penang Gardens. Distrib. Tropical Asia 
and Australia. Native name : Rumput Tuloh Belalang. 
(2) S. indicus R. Br. Prodr. 170; Hook. fit. F.B.I. vii. 247; 
Ridl. Mat. iii. 171. 
A tussock grass. Culms 2 to 3 ft. tall, fairly stout, tough. 
Leaves usually long, 8 to 24 in. long, rarely -3 in. wide. Panicle 
18 in. long or more, compact narrow; branches densely covered with 
spikelets, pale, -06 to *08 in. long. Glumes I and II obtuse or glume 
II acute; glume III lanceolate acute. Hah. Dry open spots, much 
less common than S. diander. Singapore near Mount Faber. 
Johor, Jambu Larang (Feilding). Pahang, Pekan. Malacca, 
Pengkalan Bukit. Bindings, Lumut. Penang Gardens. Distrib. 
All warm countries. 
A more robust plant than 5 . diander, forming large tussocks, with longer 
panicles and larger, paler, more crowded spikelets. 
(3) S. piliferus Kunth. Enuni. PL i. 211; Hook. fil. F.B.I. vii. 
171. Vilfa pilifera Trin. Diss. i. 157; Sp. Gram. Ic. t. 58. 
Annual grass, 3 to 12 in. tall. Leaves chiefly at the base, hairy, 
serrulate, i to 4 in. long. Panicle linear, branches very short, i to 
3 in. long. Spikelets *05 in. long, brown. Glume I lanceolate; 
glume II oblong-lanceolate; glume III oblong, twice as long as 
glume 1 . Hab. Very rare. Once collected by D. F. Hervey in 
Malacca. Distrib. India. 
(4) S. pulchellus Br. Prodr. 170; Hook. fil. F.B.I. vii. 
252. 
Annual grass 6 to 12 in. tall. Leaves narrow lanceolate 
acuminate, distantly spinulose, ciliate on the edges, 2 to 5 in. long, 
•I in. wide at the rounded base; ligule 0. Panicle 4 to 6 in. long. 
Peduncle slender, 6 in. long, in distant whorls, capillary, few- 
flowered. Glumes greenish hyaline. Spikelets-05 in. long. Glume I 
half as long as glume II, narrow acuminate; glume III as long as 
glume II, ovate acuminate. Grain oblong, brown. Hah. Terutau, 
Telok Wau (Robinson, 6398). Distrib. India and Australia. 
