358 



(17) Panicum brevifolium Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 59, excl. syn.; Rendle in 

 Forbes & Heme], Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 36 | 1004) 328; Mez in Perk. Frag. I''l. 

 Philip. (1904) 142. I'liiiicinn ovalifolium Poiir. in Lam. Encycl. Suppl. 4 (1707) 

 279; Knnth Knuni. 1 (1833) 113; Steud. Syn. 1 (1855) 84; Hook. f. PI. Brit. 

 Ind. 7 | 1897) 44. 



Cuuon (458 Merrill) December, 1902. Balabac (442 Mangubat) March, 

 1906; (5386 Merrill) October, L906. 



Tropica] Africa, India. China, and Malaya. 



(18) Panicum miliaceum Linn. Sp. PL (.1753) 58; Kunlli Knuni. 1 (1833) 

 104; Steud. Syn. 1 (1856) 77: Monk. f. PL Brit. Ind. 7 (1897) 45; Rendle in 

 Forbes A Remsl. Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 36 (1904) 331. 



Neobos, Tanhay [Jose Munoz) 1904. Cultivated only. \ ., Cabug. 



Widely cultivated in warm countries. Millet. 



(lit) Panicum trypheron Schult. Mant. 2 (1822) 244: Hook, !'. PL Brit. 

 lml. 7 (1897) 47: Rendle in Forbes & Hems!. Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 36 (1904) 

 333; Mez in Perk. Frag. PL Philip. (1904) 14.'!. Panicum roxburghii Spreng. 

 Syst. 1 (1825) 320; Kunth Lnum. 1 (1833) 126. 



Skmkkaka (4136 Merrill) duly. 1905. Culion (678 Merrill) February, 1903. 

 Mindanao, Davao (398 Copeland) March, 1904. No. 4478 Merrill, from the 

 District of Lepanto, Luzon, differs from the type only in having the pedicels 

 clavate and supplied. with few long white hairs. 



Tropica] Africa to India, southern China and Malaya. 



(20) Panicum humile Nees ex Steud. Syn. 1 (1855) 84; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. 

 Ind. 7 (1897) 4S: Rendle in Forbes & HemsL Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 36 (1904) 

 .'{.SO: Hack, in Govt. Lab. Publ. 35 (1905) 80. 



Ll'zo.v District of Lepanto (4400 Merrill) November, 1905: Province of 

 Tarlac, Concepcion (.'502;{ Merrill) November, L903. 

 British India to southern China and Malaya. 



(21) Panicum caesium Nees in Hook. Keu Journ. 2 (1850) 07: Hook. f. 

 Fl. Brit. Ind. 7 (1897) 48. /'. reticulatum Thw. ex Trimen Cat. Ceyl. PL 105, 

 mm Griseb. /'. aoroanthum Me/, in Perk. Frag. FL Philip. (1904) 141. nun (?) 



Steud. 



Luzon, Province of Nueva Yiscaya. Quiangan (12:> Merrilh June, Pto-2: Prov- 

 ince of Pampanga, Arayal (1469, 4220 Merrill) March, 1903; September, 1904. 

 British India to Malaya. 



(22) Panicum luzoniense Presl Pel. Baenk. 1 (1830) :i()S ; Kunth Knuni. 1 

 (1833) 121; Mi.p Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 (1859) 457; F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1883) 312. 

 /'. psUopodium Rolfe, Journ. Bol 23 (1885) 216, non Trin.T; Vidal Phan. 

 Cuming. Philip. (1885) 157; Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 287. P. oaesium Me/, 

 in Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. (1904) 142. non (?) Nees. /'. trypheron Merr. Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 1 (1000) Suppl. 27. non Schult. 



Philippines (1667 Cuming, in part). Luzon, Province of Nueva Kcija, Car- 

 ranglang (318 Merrill) May. 1902: Province of Cavitc. Maragondong (4 is;! 

 Merrill) duly, 1905: Province of Pataan. Lamao (0024 Leiberg) duly. 1004: 



(3107 Merrill) October, 1903. 



Malayan Peninsula. 



This species may not he sufficiently distinct from Panicum caesium Nees. 

 No. 1007 Cuming, in our herbarium, on which the Philippine references to I'mii- 

 cum ptUopodium is bated, is a mixture of Panicum angustum Trim. /'. prostratum 



Lam., and the species here considered to represent /'. luzoniense. The specimen 



