330 159. GRAMINE. 
7. Panicum decompositum, R. Br. Prodr. p. 191; Benth. FI. 
Austral. vii. p. 489. 
Formosa: sea-face of Apes' Hill, Takow, rare, growing more 
or less in clusters (4. Henry, 1080!) South Cape (Schmiirer, 
in coll. Henry, 255!) Mus. Brit. ; Herb. Kew. 
Tropieal Australia. 
8. Panicum distachyum, Linn. Mant. p. 1835 Kunth, Enum. 
Pl. i. p. 91; Benth. Fl. Hongk. p. 410: Hack. in Bull. Herb. 
Boiss. vii. (1899) p. 723; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. vii. p. 37. 
Formosa: Kelung (Makino, fide Hackel); Mowokoxwa: 
spontaneous (Hance, 1983!). Mus. Brit. ; Herb. Kew. 
India, Malaya, Australia. 
9. Panicum humile, Nees, ex Steud. Syn. Gram. p. 84; Hance, 
in Journ. Bot. xvi. (1878) p. 238; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. vii. p.48. 
KwaworUNG : Canton (Sampson, in herb. Hance, 9896 in 
part!), Whampoa (Hance, 9686 in part!), Pakhoi (Playfair, 
158!). Mus. Brit.; Herb. Kew. 
India, Malaya. 
10. Panicum indicum, Linn. Mant. p. 184; Steud. Syn. Gram. 
p. 84; Benth. Fl. Hongk. p. 413; Pilger, in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 
xxix. (1900) p. 223; Hack. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. vii. (1899) 
p. 644, et sér. 2, iii. (1903) p. 502. 
Curva: without locality (Staunton! Fortune!); Formosa : 
Bankinsing Mts. (A. Henry, 1547 !); Huren: Ichang ( A. Henry, 
2750, 43121), Nanto (A. Henry, 4423!); Honaxona (Hance, 
1072! Wilford, 240! Wright!) Mus. Brit.; Herb. Kew. 
Japan, and tropics of Old World. 
Var. angustum, Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. vii. p. 42. 
Panicum angustum, Trin. Ic. Gram. t. 334. 
Kwanetune (Tate!), Pakhoi (Playfair, 141!). Herb. Kew. 
India. 
Var. contractum, Mig. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd.- Bat. ii. 
p. 275; Hack. in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. vi. (1881) p. 49; Franch. et 
Savat. Enum. Pl. Jap. ii. p. 163. 
Lvcnv AncurpELAGO : Amami Osima (Döderlein, fide Hackel). 
Japan. 
I have seen no specimen. 
