387 



Bbomus i.r/.oMKNsis Pres] Rel. Baenk. 1 (1880) 262. Tnlieum luzonienais 

 Kuntli K.iuin. 1 (1833) 440; Miq. PL Ind. Bat. 3 (1859) 402: K.-Vill. Nov. 

 App. i iss.'ii 323. 



"Hah. in Lujsonia" Presl. 



Probably of American and not Philippine origin, erroneously localized. 



(00) BRACHYPODIUM Beauv. 



Spikelets many-flowered, narrow, cylindrical, in simple racemes, very 

 short-pedicellate. Flowering glumes usually awned from the point, 

 7 to 9-nerved. Palea with stiff-fringed keels. 



Species about in Europe and temperate Asia and in the mountains of 

 tropical Asia, and Africa; one in Luzon. 



(1) Brachypodium silvaticum Beauv. Agrost. (1812) 140. subspec. luzon- 

 iense Hack, in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1900) Buppl. 209. 



Luzon, Province of Benguet. Mount Tonglon (4830 Merrill) November, 1905; 

 1'auai (4710 Merrill) November, 1905: District of Lepanto, Mount Data (4536 



Merrill) November, 1905. 



Endemic, i. e., the subspecies, the species widely distributed in Europe. 

 northern Asia and the mountains of India, China, and Japan. 



(2) Brachypodium silvaticum Beauv. var. asperum Hack, in Philip. Journ 

 Sci. 1 (1900) Suppl. 269. 



Luzon, Province of Benguet, Pauai to Bagulo (4098 Merrill) November, 190."). 

 Endemic. 



Tribe XII. HORDED. 



Spikelets one to many-flowered, sessile on teeth or notches of the 

 rhachis, forming a spike. 



(07) MONERMA Beauv. 



Spikes cylindrical, subulate, articulated. Spikelets deeply immersed 

 in the rhachis, awrdess, the terminal with two, the others with one empty 

 glume, these coriaceous. Flowering glumes membranous. 



Species three, southern Europe and Africa to tropical Asia, Malaya, Australia 

 and Polynesia; one in the Philippines. A maritime grass. 



(1) Monerma repens (Foist.) Beauv. Agrost. (1812) 117; Hack, in Govt. 

 Lab. Publ. 35 (1905) 81. Rottboellia repens Forst. f. Prodr. (1797) 9. hep- 

 turns repens R. Br. Prodr. (1810) 207; Kunth Ennui. 1 (18:5:5) 40:5- Stem! 

 Syn. 1 (1855) 357; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 7 (1897) 365. 



Mindoro, Puerto Galera (3.'531 Merrill) October, 1905. CuiJON (000 Merrill) 

 December, 1902. Cajoagan (5245 Merrill) October, 1900. Pai.mas (5354 

 Merrill) October, 1906. 



Ceylon to Malaya, Polynesia, and Australia. 



(08) TRITICUM Linn. 



Spikes with a terminal spikelet, the rhachis articulate, the lowest 1 

 to 1 spikelets smaller than (he others, awnless, sterile. Fertile spikelets 

 inflated or ventricose, 2 to 5-flowered. • 



Species about 15. Europe, temperate Asia and America; 1, wheat, rarely 

 cultivated in the Philippines. 

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