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rounded or subtruncate, verruculose, not at all reticulate. Style- 
arms 38. 
Luzon, Benguet Subprovince, Baguio, Merrill 7664 (type), Phil. PL, 
558 Merrill, June, 1911, scattered on slopes among various grasses in thin 
pine forests, altitude about 1,550 m. 
A species apparently well characterized by its solitary, not at all caes- 
pitose stems, woody rhizomes, narrow leaves, usually simple inflorescence 
of few spikelets, and verrucose, not at all reticulate, white, obscurely trian- 
gular nuts. It is allied to Fimbristylis monticola Steud., and to F’.. pierotii 
Miq., of India, the latter extending to Japan. 
MAPANIA Aublet 
MAPANIA PALUSTRIS (Hassk.) F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1882) 809; C. B. 
Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 6 (1894) 681. 
Pandanophyllum palustre Hassk. in Tijdschr. Nat. Vereen. Ned. Ind. 10 
(1843) 119; Boeck. in Linnaea 37: 188; Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng 
38: 78. 
Lepironia palustris Mig. Ill. Fl. Archip. Ind. (1871) 63, t. 25. 
MINDANAO, Agusan Subprovince, Waloe, in muddy places along small 
streams in forests, Merrill 7298, October, 1910. 
Except for F.-Villar’s previously unverified record, not before reported 
from the Philippines; Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 
There is some doubt as to the proper specific name for this plant, for 
Clarke, J. c., states that Hasskarl’s description calls for a bifid style and 
3 to 5 spikelets, which does not apply to Mapania palustris; however, these 
statements may have been based in part on erroneous observations. Miquel 
definitely states that the number of spikelets in a head is variable, and his 
drawing shows a 2-cleft style. It is not clear, that in case Mapania palus- 
tris is distinct from Pandanophyllum palustre Hassk., why the specific name 
is retained, for if not based on Hasskarl’s description, then it was based 
on a later one under the same name by Boeckler or Kurz. It seems only 
reasonable to suppose that Boeckler and Miquel were familiar with type or 
typical material of Hasskarl’s Pandanophyllum palustre, and under the 
circumstances it seems best to retain the specific name palustris, at least 
until opportunity is had to examine Hasskarl’s type. Incidentally Clarke 
credits Bentham with authorship of the combination Mapania palustris; 
this is incorrect, for Bentham did not make the actual transfer, but only 
indicated Pandanophyllum to be a synonym of Mapania, F.-Villar appears 
to be the first to make the actual transfer of the species. 
MAPANIA GRACILLIMA Kiikenthal & Merrill sp. nov. 
Rhizoma breve, lignosum, crassum. Culmi laterales scapi- 
formes, 5-10 cm alti, gracillimi, obtusanguli, striati, asperi, basi 
vaginis nonnullis lanceolatis fuscis nervosis tecti et in medio 
vagina unica aequali obsiti. Folia culmos longe superantia, 4—5 
mm lata, plane utrinque attenuata, marginibus aculeato-scabra, 
coriacea, glaucescentia. Spica parva, primo lineari-ellipsoidea 
demum ovata, densa, 5 mm longa, 4 mm lata, bracteae squami- 
formes. Spiculae haud numerosae oblongae. Squamae late 
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