383 



wide, the pilose pedicels 0.4 to 0.8 mm. long; empty glumes unequal, 

 l-nerved, acute or acuminate, ovate-lanceolate, the lower one 2 mm. long, 

 the upper 3.5 mm. long; flowering glumes 2.5 to 3.5 mm. long, the upper 

 ones longer than the lower, subulate-acuminate at the apex, with a 

 prominent nerve on each side of the keel, the keel above and short awn 

 scabrid. Palea •<? mm. long, linear-obovate, curved, deciduous, the keels 

 ciliate. 



CULION (410 Merrill) December, 1902. In old rice Lands near sea level. 



A species well characterized by its narrow panicles, sparsely long pilose 

 sheaths, leaves and inflorescence, and acuminate flowering glumes. It may be 

 the form credited to the Philippines by F.-Villar as Eragrostis ciliata Nees. 



(2) Eragrostis tenella (Linn.) II. et S. Syst. 2 (1817) 576; Presl Rel. 

 Ilaenk. 1 (1S.-J0) 274: Seribn. Rept. Mo. Bot. Gard. 10 (1899) 44. pi. ',', ; 

 F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1883) :522: Pilger in Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. (1904) 148; 

 Hook. f. Fl. Brit. hid. 7 (1897) 315. /:. plumosa Link; K.-Vill. 1. c. 322; Vidal 

 Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 159; Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 293; Ceron Cat. 

 PI. Herb. (1892) 185; t'steri Beitr, Kenn. Philip. Veg. (1905) 132. /•>'. amabalis 

 (). Kuntze Rev. (Jen. PI. (1891) 77:5. non Wight et Arn. Poa tenella Linn. Sp. 

 PI. (1753) 69. Cyperus paniculatua Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 1 (1837) 32; ed. 2 

 (1845) 22. 



Philippines (714 Cumin;/). Luzon, .Manila (HalUer) December. 1903; (0 

 Merrill) May. 1902: Province of Cagayan, Aparri (1:50 Merrill) June. 1002: 

 Province of (avite. Cavite (156 Foomoorthy) duly. 1905: Province of Union, 

 Bauang (5681 Elmer) February. 1904: Province of Principe, Baler (1128 Merrill) 

 September. 1902. Pa nay, Iloilo (Copeland) January, 1904. Palawan, Puerto 

 Princess (4171 Curran) May, 1906. Mindanao, (amp Overton (599 Clemens) 

 dune, 1900. 



Tropical Asia, Africa, and Malaya. 



Possibly the species credited to the Philippines by F.-Villar as Eragrostis 

 pilosa Beauv., was a form of this species. 



(3) Eragrostis viscosa (Retz.) Trin. in Mem. Acad. St. Petersb. VI. 1 

 (1831) 397; Miq. Fl. Ind. Hat. 3 (1859) 392; F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1883) 322. 

 E. tenella R. et S.. var. viscosa Stapf in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 7 (1897) 315; 

 Pilger iu Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. (1904) 148. Poa viscosa Pet/. Ohs. 2 (1779-91) 

 20; Kunth Enum. 1 (1833) 336. 



Luzon, Manila (."171 Merrill) August, 1902. 

 Tropics of the Old World. 



(4) Eragrostis interrupta (Lam.) Doell. in Mart. Fl. Bras. II. 3: 157. non 

 Beauv.; Usteri. Beitr. Kenn. Philip. Veg. (1905) 132; Pilger in Perk. Frag. Fl. 

 Philip. (1904) 148 "Beauv." Poa interrupta Lam. Dl. 1 (1791) 185. Eragrostis 

 interrupta var. koenigii Stapf. in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind, 7 (1897) .'HO. /•,'. minu- 

 ti flora Presl Rel. Haenk. 1 (18:50) 274. 



Luzon, Province of Nueva Viscaya, Bayombong (122 Merrill) .Tune. 1902: 

 Province of Tayabas, Atimonan (708 Whit ford) August, 1904. Mindoko, Baco 

 River (214 McGregor) April, 1905. Palawan (17!>2 Merrill) February, 1903. 

 13alabac (408 Mangubat) March. 1906. 



Tropical Asia, Africa, and Malaya. 



Eragrostis interrupta Pea 11 v., was based on J'oa interrupta R. Br., which is a 

 synonym of Eragrostis elongata Jacq., according to Uackel in lit. Lamarck's 

 name is here accepted for the species. 



