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Luzon (Abra, Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan), Busuanga, Cuming 1003, B. S. 

 7216, It900, 41269 Ramos, F. B. 12^77 Merritt & Darling. In open grasslands 

 at low or medium altitudes. Ceylon and Bruma to tropical Australia. 



ANDROPOGON ZIZANIOIDES (Linn.) Urban Symb. Antil. 4 (1903) 79; 

 Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 7 (1912) Bot. 228, Fl. Manila (1912) 

 83, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 62. 

 Phalaris zizanioides Linn. Mant. 2 (1771) 183. 



Andropogon squarrosus Hack, in DC. Monog. Phan. 6 (1889) 542; 

 Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) SuppL 337, non Linn. f. (cf. 

 Stapf in Kew Bull. (1906) 348. 

 Andropogon muricatus Retz. Obs. 3 (1783) 43, 5 (1789) 20; F.-Vill. 



Novis. App. (1882) 316. 

 Andropogon nardus Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 39, ed. 2 (1845) 27, 



ed. 3, 1 (1877) 51, non Linn. 

 Vetiveria zizanioides Stapf in Kew Bull. (1906) 346; Camus in Bull. 

 Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 25 (1919) 673. 

 Batan Islands, Luzon (Amburayan, Rizal, Cavite), Merrill Sp. Blan- 

 coanae 355, Phil. PI. 118, Loher 7213. Planted about rice-paddy banks, 

 often abundant; certainly an introduced plant in the Philippines. A native 

 of tropical Asia, now pantropic. Vetiver. 



Local names: Amoora (C. Bis.) ; amoras (Ilk.) ; anias de moras (Pamp.) ; 

 giron (P. Bis.) ; ilib (Pamp.) ; mora (Bik., Bis.) ; moras (Tag., Bis., 

 Bik.) ; moro (Tag.); narawastu (Sul.) ; raiz de moras (Sp.) ; rimodas (P. 

 Bis.); rimora (Sbl.) ; rimoras (Bik.); tres-moras (Bis.). 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Andropogon eriostachys Presl Rel. Haenk. 1 (1830) 339; Kunth Enum. 

 1 (1833) 496; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 (1857) 487; F.-Vill. Novis. 

 App. (1882) 316. 

 "Hab. in insulis Philippinis" Presl. This is the tropical American 

 Andropogon ternatus Nees var. eriostachys (Presl) Hack, in DC. Monog. 

 Phan. 6 (1889) 425. The type was one of the numerous Malaspina Ex- 

 pedition plants collected by Presl but erroneously localized as Philippine. 



Heteropogon tenellus Schultes; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1882) 315. 



18. ASTHENOCHLOA Biise 



ASTH ENOCH LOA TEN ERA Buse in Miq. PI. Jungh. (February, 1854) 367. 

 Andropogon leptos Steud. Syn. PI. Glum. 1 (1854) 397; Merr. in 



Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 268, 337, 4 (1909) Bot. 250. 

 Garnotiella philippinensis Stapf in Hook. Ic. IV 5 (1896) t. 249 U; 



Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 374. 

 Garnotiella leptos Stapf in Kew Bull. (1910) 302. 

 Luzon (Benguet), Panay, Merrill 4322, Phil. PI. 154, B. S. 5318 Ramos. 

 On steep open slopes up to an altitude of 1,400 m. Originally described 

 from "Andor," a locality I have not been able to locate; perhaps "Ind. 

 or." intended. Java. A monotypic genus. 



The alliance of the genus is with Andropogon, not with Garnotia. 



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