366 B 159. GRAMINEX. 
— Yunnan: Mengtze, 4600 ft. (A. Henry, 9618, 9618 A !). 
Herb. Kew. 
Cape Verde Is., Tropical Africa, Arabia, Tropical Asia to 
Australia. 
8. Ischemum rugosum, Salisb. Ie. Stirp. Rar. i.t. 1; Hack. 
Mon. Androp. p. 206, et in Bull. Mus. Herb. Boiss. vii. (1899) 
p. 723; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. vii. p. 127. 
Ischemum segetum, Trin. in Mém, Acad. Sci. Pétersb. sér. 6, ii. p. 294; 
Hance, in Journ. Bot. xvi. (1878) p. 233. 
Meoschium rugosum, Nees, in Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. xix. Suppl. i. (1843) 
p. 200, 
Formosa: Takow (4. Henry, 2001 !); Kwanerune: Whampoa 
(Hance, 9665!), by river Lienchau (Nevin, in herb. Hance, 
20150 !), Pakhoi (Playfair, 153!). Mus. Brit. ; Herb. Kew. 
India, Malaya. 
9. Ischemum Sieboldi, Mig. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd.- Bat. ii. 
p. 291; Franch. et Savat. Enum. Pl. Japon. ii. p. 198 ; Franchet, 
in Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg, xxiv. (1884) p. 273; Hack. 
Mon. Androp. p. 217, et in Bull. Herb. Boiss. vii. (1899) p. 641, 
et scr. 2, iii. (1903) p. 501; Debeaux, Fl. Tchéfou, p. 163. 
Cursa: East Coast (Home!); Suanruna: Chefoo (Forbes, 
384!); Kranasu: Shanghai (Fabre-Tonnerre, in herb. Hance, 
10156! Maingay, 557, 667!). Mus. Brit.; Herb. Kew. 
Japan. 
1. Heteropogon contortus, Beauv. ex Roem. et Schult. Syst. ii. 
p. 886 ; Nees, in Hook. & Arn. in Bot. Beechey's Voy. p. 241. 
Andropogon contortus, Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 1045; Hack. Mon. Androp. 
p. 585, et in Bull. Herb. Boiss. vii. pp. 721, 723; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 
vil. p. 199. 
Heteropogon hirtus, Pers. Syn. ii. p. 533; Benth. Fl. Hongk. p. 424 ; 
A. Henry, in Trans. Asiat. Soc. Jap. xxiv. Suppl. (1896) p. 108. 
Formosa: Apes’ Hill, Takow (A. Henry! Playfair, 289!) ; 
Hurren: Ichang (A. Henry, 442, 4143 !); Kwanaruna: Canton 
(Sampson, 302!); Honexona (Hance, 555! Wright!) Mount 
Victoria (Lamont !), Aberdeen and Little Hongkong (Wilford, 
258!) Mus. Brit.; Herb. Kew. 
Generally distributed in the warmer parts of the earth. 
