JOHNSTON: FLORA OF MARGARITA ISLAND. 187 



Dactyloctexium "Willd. 



D. AEGYPTiUM (L.) Richter, PL Eu., vol. 1, p. 68 (1890); Urb., 

 S}Tiib. Ant., vol. 4, p. 104. Cynosurus aegyptius L., Sp. pL, p. 72 

 (1753). Eleusine aegyptia Desf., Fl. Atl., vol. 1, p. 85 (1798). D. 

 aegyptiacum Willd., Enum hort. Berol., p. 1029 (1809).— El Valle, 

 Miller & Johnston, no. 174, July 8. Widely distributed in tropical 

 countries. 



Eragrostis Host. 



E. ciLiARis (L.) Link, Hort. Berol., vol. 1, p. 192 (1827); Griseb., 

 Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 532; Doell in ISIart., Fl. Bras., vol. 2, pt. 3, p. 

 155; Urb., S}Tnb. Ant., vol. 4, p. 108. Poa ciliaris L., Syst. nat., ed. 

 10, vol. 2, p. 875 (1759). — El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 175, Aug. 



15. Venezuela: Ernst in Seem., Journ. bot., vol. 5, p. 295 (1867). 

 Widely distributed in tropical countries. 



Gynerium H. & B. 



G. SAGiTTATUM (Aubl.) Bcauv., Agrost., p. 138 (1812); Urb., 

 Symb. Ant., vol. 4, p. 105. Saccharutn sagittatum Aubl., PI. Guian., 

 vol. 1, p. 50 (1775). G. saccharoides H. & B., PI. Aequin., vol. 2, 

 p. 112, pi. 115 (1809).— El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 193, July 30. 

 Venezuela: near Cumana, HBK. Nov. gen. et sp., vol. 1, p. 149. 

 Widely distributed from ^Mexico and Cuba to Brazil. 



ICHNANTHUS BcaUV, 



I. FALLENS (Sw.) Munro ex Benth., Fl. Hongk., p. 414 (1861); 

 Doell in Mart., Fl. Bras., vol. 2, pt. 2, p. 290; Urb., S\Tnb. Ant., 

 vol. 4, p. 94. Panicum pallens Sw., Prod. veg. Ind. Occ, p. 23 

 (1788); Steud., Gram., p. 93. — San Juan Mt., alt. 600 m., Johnston, 

 no. 208, July 16. Venezuela: Ernst, Sobre la flora y fauna, p. 223. 

 American tropics and East Indies. 



Leptochloa' Beauv. 



L. FiLiFORMis (Lam.) Beauv., Agrost., p. 71 (1812); Doell in Mart., 

 Fl. Bras., vol. 2, pt. 3, p. 93; Urb., S\Tnb. Ant., vol. 4, p. 104. Fes- 

 tuca filiformis Lam., 111., vol. 1, p. 191 (1791). L. mucronaia Kth., 

 Rev. Gram., vol. 1, p. 91 (1829).— El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 



16, July 30. Venezuela: Ernst in Seem., Journ. bot., vol. 5, p. 295 

 (1867) as L. mucronata. Distributed generally in tropical countries. 



