518 GRAMINER. 
28. ANTHEPHORA. 
Anthephora, Schreb. Beschr. Gras. ii. p. 105, t. 44; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. i. p. 1122. 
Besides the following, there are four species of this genus in Tropical and South 
Africa. 
1. Anthephora elegans, Schreb. Beschr. Gras. ii. p. 106, t. 44; H.B.K. Nov. 
Gen. et Sp. i. p. 116; Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. Ind. p. 556; Fourn. Mex. Pl. Enum., 
Gram. p. 51. 
Cenchrus levigatus, Trin. Diss. ti. p. 74. 
South Mexico, Acapulco (Thiebaut), San Augustin, Pochutla, &c. (Liebmann), Vera 
Cruz (Gouin), Volcan de Jorullo (Humboldt & Bonpland); Nicaraeva, near Granada 
(Lévy, 239), Greytown (Tate, 80).—CoLomBia to Perv and BraziL and in the WEsT 
Inpies. Hb. Kew. 
29. TRAGUS. 
Tragus, Hall, Stirp. Helv. ii. p. 203; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. iti. p. 1122. 
Lappago, Schreb. Gen. Plant. p. 55. 
A monotypic genus. 
1. Tragus racemosus, Hall, Stirp. Helv. ii. p. 203; Déll in Mart. Fl. Bras. ii. 2, 
p. 122, t. 18. 
Lappago racemosa, Willd. Sp. Pl. i. p. 484; Kunth, Enum. Pl. i. p. 170, et Revis. Gram. t. 120; 
H. B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. i. p. 119; Benth. Pl. Hartw. p. 28. 
Tragus occidentalis, Nees, Agrostol. Bras. p. 286, et in Linnea, xix. p. 688 ; Fourn. Mex. Pl. Enum., 
Gram. p. 4. 
Lappago aliena, Spreng. Neue Entdeck. iii. p. 15; Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. Ind. p. 557. 
New Mexico; Texas.—NortH Mexico, region of San Luis Potosi (Parry & Palmer) ; 
Souta Mexico, Aguas Calientes (Hartweg, 253), Orizaba (Botteri), Guadalupe, valley 
of Mexico (Bourgeau, 668), near Guanajuato (Humboldt & Bonpland).—Souta AMERICA 
and West InpiEs, and very widely diffused in hot and temperate regions of the OLD 
Worip. Hb. Kew. 
30. SCHAFFNERA. 
Schaffnera, Benth. in Hook. Ie. Pl. xiv. p. 59, t. 1878; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. iii. p. 1124. 
A monotype. 
1. Schaffnera gracilis, Benth. in Hook. Ic. Pl. xiv. p. 59, t. 1378. 
Nort Mexico, mountains of San Miguelito, San Luis Potosi (Schaffner, 1070). 
Hb. Kew. 
Tribe VI. ANDROPOGONE A. 
Andropogonee, Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. ii. pp. 1076 et 1081. 
This tribe is generally diffused in the tropics, and a few species extend into temperate 
regions. There are sixteen genera and about 320 species, 100 of which belong to 
Andropogon itself, as limited by Bentham and Hooker. 
