322 



ill Imperata cylindrica (Linn.) IJoauv. Ajiiost. (1812) Exj)l. Plancli. 5. t. 

 ■',. f. I. v;ir. koenigii (Kct/.i l?cntli.: IMljicr in i'cik. Fraji'. V\. IMiilip. | 1004) 

 1:57. Jiii/i(i(il(i III iindiiiarni ( yr.: Mi<i. l'"l. liul. I'.at. 3 i 1 So!) i .")14: K.-N'ill. Xnv. 

 Aiii). ll.S8;i) '■]]{>.- I. iiniiifliiKiiiii var. IcovniijU Hack, in \)(' . Monoj^. IMian. 6 

 (ISSO) 84; \i(ial. I'lian. (iiinini:. I'liilip. (18S.")) 158: Kov. Pi. \'asf. l-'ilip. 

 (18S(i) 28!). Siicrliarinii spicutinii Presl Rel. Haciik 1 (18:50) ;54(); Scrihn. Kept. 

 Mo. Bot. (.aid. 10 (1809) 52. pi. 1; Miq. Fl. Ind. i'.at. 3 (18.50) 51:}; Kuntli, 

 Enuni. 1 (I8:5;J) 47t); F.-Vil. Nov. App. (1888) .SIT. 



Lr^o.N. rrovinco of Benj>uot, Hagiiio ( 575.'^ FAiucr) Maicli. 1004: Manila (85 

 Mmili) May. 1002: Province of I'anipanoa. Bacolor (32 I'arker) May, 1004. 

 MiNDOKo. iiaco IJivcr ( 12:5 Mcdrri/or) April. 1005. Sibuyax (27 Mc<lrc(/or) 

 .Inly, 1004. I5()ii()i. ( 1218 MHlrcf/or) .lunc 100(1. Mindanao. l)a\ao ( 1S4 

 I}(]'()rc d- llmirci) Ai)ii]. lOO;?: (537 Cnprhind) March. 1!)04: i^akc l.anao. (amp 

 Kcitlilcy ( 1-15 r/(//M7(.s) Fcljiuary. lOOO. 



.Minndant and widely distributed in tiie Pliilipi)ines, the species hcinj;- dis- 

 tributed tlirou<;h the wanner parts of the World, the variety koenigii, extending,' 

 from tropical Africa to soutliern Asia. .Jajian. Malaya. Australia. Xew CahMlnnia. 

 and the Fiji Islands. T.. Coguii. 



(2) Imperata exaltata MronLin. \'«iy. Cociu. I'.ot. (1820) 101. exci. syn.; 

 Hack, in DC. Monog. Plian. 6 (1880) 08; Pil.yer in Perk. Fraj:-. Fl. Pliilip. 

 (1004) 137; Merr. in Piiili]). -Icmrn. Sci. 1 (lOOti) S\ippl. 20. Iinperatii raiiiosa 

 Anders.; Rolfc in .lourn. i'xit. 23 (1885) 21(i; Vidal, Than. Cuming. Philip. 

 (18S5) 158: Nidal. Ucv. PI. \'asc. Filip. (188()) 280. Surchnrum iK'nro.scnsc 

 Stend. Syn. 1 I 1 855 1 407. Sdrcliannii (■oiifertinii PresI R'el. llaenk. 1 (1830) 

 ;i(i4; Kuntii, Knnm. 1 (1833) 470: F.-\'ill. Nov. Apj). (1883) 317. S<irvU(inuii 

 alopecuras Xees: M\i[. Fl. Ind. P.at. 3 (1850) 513; F.A'ill. Nov. .\pi). (1883) 317. 



PiULii'iMNES (1801 CuiiiiiKj) 1830-40. Luzon, Province of Kizal, Posoboso 

 (3279 Ahcm's colleclor) Aujiust, 1005: Province of Tayabas. Atinionan (122 

 (Ircgory) August, 1!)04: (005 Whil f'lrd ) August. 1004. Palawan. Ivwi-ig River 

 (701 Merrill ] February. 1003. 



('(luimon and widely distributed in the Philijipines. Malayan Peninsula and 

 Archipelago to New llcln ides. T., Coi/uii. 



Imperata exaltata IWdngn. snbsp. merrillii Hack, in Philip, .lourn. Sci. 1 

 ( 1000) Suppl. 204. 



LrzoN. Piovince of Pcnguct. Mduiit Tonglon (-1813 Merrill) November, 1005. 

 lOndemic. 



I 7 I MISCANTHUS Anders. 



I )is( iiiL!iiislicil IVniii liiijiinihi \)\ its lirujul |»;iiiicl('S. tlircc stoiiiciis and 

 the lluwcriii.u' .Liliiiin's iiKH'c or Irss liillil ami usually jiwiu'd hctwccii (lie 

 Icotli or loljcs. Tall coarse iii-asscs. 



Species 7 or 8. southern and eastern Asia to .Malaya ami Polynesia; twii in 

 the l'liiii|*|)ines. 



1. Kacemes not fastigiate, the lower ones semi verticel late shorter tlian 



the common rhachis, laxly flowered ( 1 ) ■'/• jupiDii-ns 



1. Kacemes corymbose-fastigiate, the lower ones exceeding the conunon 



rhachis, densely flowered (-) .1'- siiirnnix 



III Miscanthus japonicus iriiiinlj.i Andns. ()t'i\. \C1. .\kad. Forhandl. 

 Slockh. (IS55i 100; Mack, in DC. Mon.ig. Phan. 6 (ISS'.i) 107; Kcndlc in 

 Fnrbes iV llemsl. .Ininri. Linn. Sue. P.m. 36 (1004) ;!17: Koord. Medcd.'s Lands 

 Plane 19 (1898) 274. S<i<i-li<ini in priiei/rdiiilf Steud. Syn. 1 (1855) 408. l/rs- 

 i-initlnis hr.diirnsin Anders. I. c. 10(i; N'idal. i'han. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 158; 

 i;.>\. PI. \a>c. l-'ilip. (ISSOi 280: \[i,\\'r in .lourn. P.<.t. 23 (1885) 210. 



