159. GRAMINEX. 303 
Ophiurus undatus, Nees, in Hook. Kew Journ. ii. (1850) p. 100. 
Formosa: Takow (A. Henry, 1201!); Howakoxa (Hance, 
1248! Harland!) Mus. Brit. ; Herb. Kew. 
Philippine Islands ; Tonkin. 
l. Manisuris granularis, Linn. f. Nov. Gram. Gen. p. 37, 
figs. 4-7 ; Hack. Mon. Androp. p. 314; A. Henry, in Trans. 
Asiat. Soc. Jap. xxiv. Suppl. (1836) p. 108. 
Formosa: Apes’ Hill, Takow (4. Henry, 1865!), Tamsui 
(A. Henry, 1478!); Kwaneruna: Whampoa (Hance, 5022! 
Ford, 205!); HarvaN (A. Henry, 8120!) Mus. Brit. ; Herb. 
Kew. 
Tropics of both hemispheres. 
1. Eremochloa leersioides, Hack. Mon. Androp. p. 264; 
Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. vii. p. 140. 
Eremochloa falcata, Hack. l. e. p. 203. 
Ischæmum leersioides, Munro, in Proc. Amer. Acad. iv. (1864-65) 
p- 968; Benth. Fl. Hongk. p. 425 ; Hance, in Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot. xiii. 
Ischæmum pectinatum, Nees, in Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. xix. Suppl. i. (1843) 
p. 201 (quoad plantam chinensem). 
Nardus ciliaris, Zinn. Sp. Pl. p. 53; Osbeck, Resa, p. 220. 
Kwanatunea (Tate! Ford, 198!), Sam Cocks Island near 
Macao (Staunton!), Canton (Sampson, 303!), Whampoa ( Wright), 
Pakhoi (Playfair, 147 !); Honeaxone (Hance, 1951! Lamont! 
Forbes, 497! Wilford, 249! Seemann, 223! Faurie, 15849 !). 
Mus. Brit.; Herb. Kew. 
Pegu, Tonkin. 
This species is very near Eremochloa zeylanica, of which it is 
probably only a less robust variety, with shorter, more falcate 
spikes and narrower, less obtuse leaves. 
2. Eremochloa ophiuroides, Hack. Mon. Androp. p. 261. 
Ischeemum ophiouroides, Munro, in Proc. Amer. Acad, iv. (1864-65) 
p. 363; Benth, Fl. Hongk. p. 425. 
Krawasu: Kiangnan (Staunton!); CureKiANG: Ningpo Mts. 
(Faber, 1532!); Huren (A. Henry, 4148!); KWANGTUNG: 
Whampoa (Wright!), Macao (Tate!), Pakhoi (Playfair, 142 in 
part !); Honexone ( Hance, 1249!). Mus. Brit.; Herb. Kew. 
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