159. GRAMINE Æ. 337 
Panicum viride, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. 10, p. 870; Trin. in Bunge, Enum. 
Pl. Chin. Bor. p. 70; Nees, in Hook. § Arn. Bot. Beechey's Voy. p. 235; 
Franchet, in Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg, xxiv. (1884) p. 267. 
Cuimur: Peking (Bushell!), Tientsin (Fortune !), mountains 
west of Pekin (Bretschneider, 815!); Surwakrwa : Talienwan 
(Birnie!); SuaxruNG : Chefoo (Forbes!); KraNasu (Maingay, 
561, 761!); Curxiane: Ningpo (Swinhoe, in herb. Hance!); 
Formosa: Tamsui (Oldham, 607 !), Takow (4. Henry, 1104), 
Apes Hill (Playfair, 37!), South Cape (Schmurer, in coll. 
A. Henry, 969!), Pescadores (Swinhoe!); Hupra: Ichang (A. 
Henry, 191, 2565 A !), Patung (4. Henry, 5054A 5; NORTH 
CENTRAL CurxA : Leunteon (Hugh!); Sugssr: Kusan, Kaolin- 
sien, Paoki, Mt. Kiansan and Mt. Lao-y-san (Hugh!) ; SZECHUEN 
(Faber, 1182 !), Lofaushan (Faber, 18!); Kwanerune: Canton 
(Sampson, 230 !); Lvcuv ArcHIPELAGO (Wright!) Mus. Brit. ; 
Herb. Kew. 
Widely distributed in temperate and subtropical regions of 
the Old World. 
1. Oplismenus compositus, Beauv. Agrost. p. 54; Kunth, 
Enum. Pl. i. p. 141; Franchet, Pl. David. i. p. 323 ; Pilger, in 
Engl. Bot. Jahrb. xxix. (1900) p. 223; A. Henry, in Trans. Asiat. 
Soc. Jap. xxiv. Suppl. (1896) p. 106; Hack. in Bull. Herb. 
Boiss. vii. (1899) pp. 721, 723; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. vu. 
p. 66. 
Oplismenus loliaceus, Beauv. (o: Hack. l c. p. 721. 
Panicum compositum, Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 57; Steud. Syn. Gram. p. 44 ; 
Benth. Fl. Hongk. p. 411. 
Orthopogon compositus, R. Br. Prodr. p. 194. 
Formosa: Bankinsing (4. Henry, 1557!), South Cape 
(Sehmürer, in coll. A. Henry, 232!); HvrrH (4. Henry, 
4819); Suenst: Paokisan, Mt. Miaowansan (Hugh !) ; 
Kwayetune: Canton (Lamont! Hance, 1010 in part !); 
Honexona (Harland, 714, in herb. Hance, 1010 in part! 
Forbes, 486!); Yunnan: Mengtze woods, 5500 feet (4. Henry, 
10971!); Lucnu AmcurPELAGO (Tashiro, fide Hackel). Mus. 
Brit.; Herb. Kew. 
Japan. 
Widely distributed in the warmer parts of both Old and New 
Worlds. 
