HITCHCOCK AND CHASE—NORTH AMERICAN PANICUM. 35 
DISTRIBUTION. 
Cultivated and waste ground, escaped from cultivation, Florida to Texas, and 
throughout subtropical and tropical America; native of Brazil. 
Fioriwa: Merrimack, Baker 48; Braidentown, Combs 1265, 1311, Tracy 7763. 
ALABAMA: Mobile, Mohr. in 1880. 
Texas: Without locality, Nealley. 
Mexico: Cuantla, Holway 3045; Manzanillo, Palmer 1078 in 1890; Colima, Em- 
rick 8; Lower California, Brandegee 46. 
GuaTeMALA: Alta Vera Paz, Tuerckheim 7799, 8617; Mazatenango, Marond Hay 
3476. 
Satvapor: Without locality, Renson 214. 
Nicaraacua: Chinandega, Baker 2053. 
Costa Rica: Térraba, Pittier 412; border of Rio Tufs, Fonduz 11393. 
BAHAMAS: Nassau, Curtiss W. Ind. PI. 115. 
Cupa: Puentes Grandes, Leén 283; near Cienfuegos, Pringle 26, Habana, Leén 
568; Romelie, Lggers 4870. 
Porto Rico: Bayamon, Heller 100, Millspaugh 324; Guanica, Millspaugh 727; 
Yauco, Heller 6293; Los Mameges, Eggers 1328. 
Danisu West INptiEs: St. Croix, Ricksecker 300. 
LEEWARD Istanps: Guadeloupe, Duss 2689, L’ Herminier in part. 
Winpwarp IsLanps: Martinique, Duss 539; Granada, Broadway in 1904 and 1905. 
CoLoMBIA: Santa Marta, Smith 211. 
British GUIANA: Jenman 5998. 
Brazi: Bahia, Salzmann; Campinas, Novaes 1242; Sao Sebastiao, Lofgren 3142; 
without locality, Riedel. 
ParAGuay: Morong 779a. 
Ecuapor: Lehmann 5744. 
This species occurs in the warmer parts of the Old World, where it was probably 
introduced from South America. Hooker @ states that it is “cultivated or naturalized”’ 
in Bengal and Ceylon. Trimen? makes 
the following statement concerning it: 
‘A well-known fodder-grass in Ceylon, 
but there is no record of its introduc- 
tion into the island. According to 
Roxburgh seeds were received at the 
Calcutta Botanical Garden fromSumatra 
in 1804, through Dr. Charles Campbell. 
As it is a native of tropical America, 
the Dutch, who then held ports in 
Sumatra, may have imported it from L 
Surinam.’’ Durand and Schinz ¢ state Fic. 16.—Distribution of P. barbinode. 
concerning P. barbinode, which is re- 
ferred to P. molle Swartz, ‘“‘Maurice, Seychelles.—Distrib.: Originaire des Indes 
occid. et abondamment répandu maintenant dans |’ancien monde (Baker).”’ 
Fasciculata.—Annuals with flat, usually rather wide blades; ligules ciliate or mem- 
branaceous-ciliate, not over 1 mm. long; inflorescence of several narrow or 
spike-like racemes along a main axis; second glume and sterile lemma usually 
more or less reticulate-veined, at least toward the apex, the lemma, excepting 
in occasional specimens of P. molle, inclosing a palea of nearly equal length 
and often a staminate flower; fruit transversely rugose. 
a —@Fi. Brit. Ind. 7: 35. 1396. “Hooker gives here several synonyms based upon Asiatic 
specimens, which we have not examined. 
6 Fl. Ceylon 5: 140. 1900. ¢ Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 755. 1895. 
