92 CLARKE. 
{Fimhristijlis nutans Vahl, Enum. 2: 285, is a species closely allied to F. acu- 
minata Vahl, above, and is said to occur in the Philippines by Vidal I expect 
that it does occur, but the two examples on wliicli Vidal rtlies, viz, Nos. 1413 
Cuming and 1975 Vidal, are at Kew and are Fimhristylis schoenoides Vahl, 
.below. I have seen no FifnhristijJis nutans from the Philippines.) 
4. Fimbristylis polytrichoides Vahl, Ehum. 2 (1806) 248 { poly thrico ides ) . 
Nut obovoid, brown-black, smooth, slightly scaly on the shoulders. 
Miq. Fl. Nederl. Ind. 3: 315, syn. excl.; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 6: G32; 
Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc 36: (1903) 241. FimhristyUs albescens Steud. in 
Zoll. Verz. Ind, Archip. heft 2, 61; :Miq. Fl. Xederl. Ind. 3: 316. F, juncea 
Boeck. ! in Linnaea 37 (1871) 4, non Roem. et Sch. Scirpus polytrichoides' 
Retz. Obs. 4: 11. Ahildgaardia Javanica Steud. ! in Zoll. Verz. Ind. Archip. 
heft 2, 63; Miq.. Fl. Ncdeil. Ind. 3: 297, non Nees. 
Philippines, (129 Chamisso) . Luzon, (753, 754, 755 Loher) ; (4249 Mer- 
rill). 
India to Japan and to north Australia, frequent. Rare in east tropical 
Africa. 
Sect. II. DiCHELOSTYLis Bcuth. . 
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Style 2-fid. Stem generally with more than one spikelet. Lower glumes 
spirally imbricated. 
Series A. Spikelcis all solitary, 
5. Fimbristylis schoenoides Vahl, Enum. 2 (1806) 286. 
Stem with 3-1 spikelets ; nut obovoid, smooth, minutely reticulate. 
Miq. Fl. Nederl. Ind. 3: 315; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 6: 634; Hemsl. in 
Journ. Linn. Soc. 36 (1903) 243. Fimhristylis hispicata Xees ! in Linnsa 
9 (1834) 290; Miq. Fl. Nederl. Ind. 3: 317. F. nutans Vidal ! Rev. Pl. Vase. 
Filip. 284; Phaner. Cuming. Philip. lo6j non Vahl. Scirpus schoenoides Retz. 
Obs. 5: 14. Atildyaardia nervosa Presl, Rel. Haenk. 1 : 180. 
Luzon, (1413 Cuming) ; (1975, 3980 Vidal) ; (750, 751, 752, 1975 Loher), 
' In India very common, extending to the Philippines and Queensland. Re- 
corded by Britton in Florida, where occur several Old World plants. 
6. Fimbristylis subbrspicata Nees in Nova Acta Nat. Cur. 19 (1843) 
Suppl. t: 75. 
Stem with 2-1 large cylindric spikelets; otherwise as F. schoenoides 
Vahl. 
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Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 6: 634; Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. 36 (1903) 245. 
From India to China and Japan; frequent. 
Var. j3 caesia Miq. ! Fl. Nederl. Ind. 3: 315. 
With many leaves; spikelets one or two to a culm, hardly different from 
those of F. sclioenoides, 
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Philippi>-es, -(747 Loher). 
Java. 
This species should perhaps be reduced to Fimhristylis schoenoides Vahl, as 
several species of the genus occur in leafless and leafy forms. However this 
may be, No. 747 Loher appears to match exactly the authentic example of 
F. caesia Miq. 
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