32(i 



Ki I Pollinia maritima -Mcnill. sp. nov. 



(ilal)r;K niliiiis ascciulfiitihus, oO-SO ctu. aitis. i:lal)ci-riinis. apiio 

 midis; foliis ."i-; « in. loniii^. i-'> min. latis. izlaliciTiinis, plus iniiins 

 involiilis; raccinis :'>-'). artit'iilis pcdiccllis s])iculis(|Uc \illis,cincrci)-rul\ is 

 Vfstitis. ')-] ciii. I()ii,uis. siil)i:racilil)us ; s|)iculis scssilihus oMoii^is. 'A.'y 

 111111. lon.uis. uhiiiia tt'ftia cai-ciitiUus. (|iiartia hyaliiia. aii.uiisla. {•ircilci- 

 1 iiiin. l()n<ia. apiir in lacinias diias cuspidatas lissa ; arista ad (i iiiiii. 

 lon.ua ; stamiiiilnis .'). 



An ci-cct t»i' ascciidin.i:' ri^u'id ,i;-|al)rous pci'cnhial iii'ass froiii I'atliri- Imi^ 

 crt'i,'})in«i' rootstdcks. Culnis ,i;-lal)i'()us. .")(i to SO cm. tall, i-atlici' slcndcc: 

 nodes many. Sheaths rather loose, ^-lahrous. crowded and iinhricale 

 helow. imieh exeecdiiii:- the intei-iiodes. limile verv short, miiuitel\' ciliate: 

 blades smooth, giahrous, rather ri*i-id, .") to T cm. loiiii". d: to .") mm. widi', 

 somewhat iinohite. the base eontraeted to tln' petiole-like sheath, the ajiex 

 acuminate. l>acemes ;> to •">, approximate a.t tlie end of the ^lahi'ous 

 eulin. usually exsertcd, .') to ', cm. long, the rhaehis, })edieels, and sjjikt'lets 

 einei'ous-l'ulyons with rather shoi't villous liairs. Sessile spikelets oblong, 

 o..") mm. long, the first and second glumes subiMjual. ti'uncate, ciliate at 

 the apex, the baeks in the lower ^ and margins villous, the second 

 oboyate, truncate, ;5-toothed : tliird ghinie wanting; fourth hyaline, 

 narrow, al)out 1 mm. long, the apex cleft ami bearing a sh'iider nearly 

 straight awn about (i mm. long. Stamens ;> ; antliers oblong, about '■> mm. 

 long. Pedieellate spikelets similar to the sessile ones, the pedicels 

 about 3 nnn. long. 



LUMBACAN ( near Balabac ) (.")277 Merrill) OctolxT 7. 1 '••()(;. On sandy 1)c:u'li 

 associated willi S/iinifc.r stivfirrasiis I. inn. 



Evidontlx' iclatcd lo rolliniu cinniiifiH Necs, diU'oiiiiji troni thai species in its 

 smaller s])ikelets. diU'eiently cdldred sluirter. less dense [Kdiescence i>|' the inlhires- 

 t'cnee, ii.i;i<l lial)it. sh<irtev heaves, niurh sliorter awns, and in the cnliii hein^ 

 unite iiialndus l)ehi\\ llie inlloreseenee. 



(7i Pollinia imberbis Nics. var. /i. willdenowiana Hack.. Idiina monos- 

 tachya i l''ran<li. et Sa\at.) Hack, in IMiiii)). .Iduni. Sci. 1 (lltltd) SiiiipL -id."). 

 I'olliniit j(i])Oi)ic(i var. inoiiosldclii/n l-'iancii. et Sa\at. 



Luzon, ProviiK'c (if |{en<;uet. Panai (4707 Merrill) Nnvcinlier. l!t(t."). 



Tlie species and \arieties exlendinji' from iuirth(iii India to .la|)an. (hina. and 

 •lava, the foi'm frnm .lapan and tlie lMiili])pines. 



(Si Pollinia nuda Trin. in .Mem. .\ead. SI. I'elersh. \l. 4 (is:?:!) ;!07 : Hack, 

 in DC. .Mono;;. Than. 6 (ISS(t) 17S: i'liilip. .Innrii. Sci. 1 (lllOCn Su|.pL -.icr) : 

 Hook. f. KI. I'.rit. Ind. 7 ilS!)7i 117: Kendle in Forhes \ llenisl. .I,iiirn. I. inn. 

 Soc. I'.ot. 36 (1!)()4) :5.")li. i:uliili<i iniilii (). Kt/.. Itev. (icn. I'l. ( 1S!)1) 77.'). 



I^IZON, I'ldviiiee of Men<iuet. .Mount 'ronj,doii (4S42 Merrill) Novemher. 1 !»((."); 

 I*a\iai (4727 Merrill) N'oveniher. liKl.'). Samai!, Catidii^ Kiver |.")2I2 Merrill) 

 Octolier, inod. I'.AIJT (.")42(; \l<rrill) (Icloher. IIIOC. 



.Ja|)an to (hina and iiDrlheiii India; a \ariely in scuitli Africa. 



(!») Pollinia tenuis 4 i in. in Mem. Acad. Si. I'etersl). \'l. 2 (1S;!;J) .S07 : Hack, 

 in DC. .Monn;,r. |>lian. 6 ilss!)| |s|: K.-Nill. Nov. App. (1SS:{) :{ir); Mi(|. Fl. 

 Ind. I'.al. 3 (I.S.')!t| .".21. I'le„ni/il il is iirotlinhi Crisel.. in L.deh. Fl. i!oss. 4: 



