332 



Brit. hid. 7 (1897) 140; Rendle in Forbes A Hemsl. Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 36 

 (1904) 363; Pilger in Perk. Prag. PI. Philip. (1!K)4) 139; fcterr. in Govt. Lab. 

 Publ. 8 (1904) (». Isehaemum leersioides Munro in Proc. Amer. Acad. 4: .'!<>:); 

 Benth PI. Eongk. (1861 ) 42:>. 



Luzon, Province of (sabela, Echague (138 Merrill) June, 1902. 



Southern China to Pegu and Tonkin. 



( 17 i APLUDA Linn. 



A Leafy, rather slender, tall, Bubscandent grass; much branched. 

 Racemes fascicled, enclosed in the sheatlis, the fascicles in false panicles 

 interspersed with numerous leaves. Callus of the sessile spikelets spher- 

 ical, the other two spikelets. one sianiinate and one rudimentary, upon 

 broad Hat pedicels. 



Species one with many varieties, British India to southern China, Malaya, 

 Australia, and Polynesia. 



(1) Apluda mutica Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 82; Rendle in Forbes & Berosl. 

 Journ. Linn. Soc. Hot. 36 (1904) :*7!C Nees in Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. 19 llS4:il 

 Suppl. 1: 192; F-Vill. Nov. App. (1883) 318; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (.1885) 

 159; Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 292. Apluda varia Hack, in DC. Monog. Phan. 

 6 (1889) 196, snlts]). mutica, var. humilis (Presl) Hack. 1. c. P>s : Pilger in 

 Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. (1904) 139. Calamina humilis Pics] Rel. BZaenk. 1 

 (ls:{0) :544. Calamina mutioa R. et S. Syst. 2 MS17) sin. Apluda oumingii 

 BUse PI. Reinw. 105; F-Vill. Nov. App. (1883) 318; Miq. LI. Ind. Bat. 3 ils.V.)) 

 501. Apluda •'. humilis Knntli Linnn. 1 (1833) .">17; L.-N'i'll. 1. c. MIS. 



Philippines c>.'ir> Cuming). Luzon, Province of Benguet, Baguio (6295 

 Elmer) May. 1904; (134 Topping) January, [903: Province of Nneva Viscaya, 

 Quiangan (110 Merrill) June, 1902: Manila I r>2!> Merrill) December. 1902 Cu- 

 i.ion diS.") Merrill) February, L903. Mindanao, Lake Lanao, Camp Keithley (15 

 Clemens) December, L905: Districl of Davao (102 DeVore <(■ floorer) April, 

 1903; C'470 Copeland) March. 1904: Province of Zamboanga (Eallier) Feb- 

 ruary, 1904. 



India. China, Malaya. Australia, and Polynesia. 



Var. aristata (Linn.) Rendle in Forbes & Hemsl Journ. Linn. Soc. Pot 36 



(1904) 279. Apluda aristata Linn. An n. Acad. 4 (1759) 303; F.-Vill. Nov. 



App. (1883) :ilS; Usteri Beitr. Kenn. Philip. Veg. (1905) 132. Apluda mria 

 >nl»>]>. aristata Hack, in DC. Mono-:. Phan, 6 (1889) 199. 



Philippines, tide F.-Villar et Usteri II. cc. 



India, < hina. and Malaya. 



Forma intermedia (Hack.). Apluda varia mutica intermedia Hack, in DC. 

 Monog. Phan. 6 ( 1889) 198. 



Li/on. Manila ( Robert \is in herb, berol.), fide Hack. 1. e. 



( IS) ARTHRAXON Beauv. 



Slender small grasses, the racemes usually digitate, spike-like. Spike- 

 lets awned. 



Species 9, tropical and subtropical regions id' the Old World. 2 in the 

 Philippines. 



1. Spikes few, two to four, (tensely pilose with long white hairs (1) .1. microph lllus 



I. Spikes many, sometimes few. glabrous or the rhnehis slightly 



dilate, never densely pllode - (2) A. ciliaris 



