130 Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 



Singapore: Tanglin (Uiclloy 5;T1), Bukit Timah Road (5:68), 

 Chua CIni Kang (S(ia7) ; Pahang: Knala Luit (liidley) ; Malacca: 

 Simgei Udang (Ridley). Distrib. India, China, Malaya, Polynesia 

 and N. Australia. In wet spots, forming large masses. 'J'his cer- 

 tainly approaches /. australis but the typical small form does not as 

 a rule grow in the same locality nor appears to pass into it. 



4. Panicum, L. 



Annuals or perennials. Leaves linear, lanceolate or ovate. 

 Panicles lax or dense. Spikelets small 1-2 flowered, articulate on 

 their pedicels glabrous or pubescent very rarely awned. Glumes 

 4, I and 11 empty, II and III subequal larger than I oblong 

 ovate or lanceolate, III male or empty, paleate or not, IV lusexual 

 oblong, ovate or lanceolate glabrous becoming coriaceous in fruit. 

 Palea 2 nerved. Stamens 3. Grain free within glume IV and its 

 palea. 



Species very numerous. All warm countries, 



§ 1. Paspalotdeae. Spikes alternate 

 racemcd, rachis flat with glol)ose or ovoid 

 spikelets in 2 rows 1. P. jmnctatum. 



§ 2. EcHiNOCHLOA. Anuuals. Spikes 

 alternate or crowded in a raceme. Spikelets 

 3 or 4 rows on the under surface of the 

 spikes, globose or ovoid. (t1. Ill cuspidate 

 or awned. 

 Inflorescence compact. Spikelets usually 



awned 2. P. Crm-GaUi. 



Inflorescence lax, spikes short, no awns . . 3. P. colonum. 



§ ?). BrjACiiiAniA. Spikelets 1-2 rows 

 on the underside of simple or branched ra- 

 cemes ovoid not awned. 



Stout grass, nodes bearded .. .. 4. P. mutieum. 



Wiry stolon iferous grass, nodes glabrous . . 5. P. distadiyum. 



§ 4. IlY.MENAcnxE. Panicles spike- 

 like (except P. anrilum), spikelets small 

 ovoid or lanceolate often curved. 

 Glumes II and HI 7-0 veined. 

 Panicle dense spike-like. 



Spikelets curved acute .. .. 6. P. Itidicum. 

 Spikelets obovoid 7. P. myosnroides. 



