332 



Brit. Iiul. 7 (1S!I7) 140; Itciidli" in Foilics & Mfiiisl. .]<nini. Linn. Snc. Bot. 36 

 (1904) .31);?: Pilycr in Perk. Km-. Fl. Pliili]). (1<)04) \ :'>'■) ■ Mcrr. in (lovl. Fah. 

 Puhl. S (]!I04) <). 1 sell (ic in II III Iccrsioldc.s Munro in Proc. Anicr. Acad. 4: 'MV.i; 

 ]?('nth Fl. Honjik. ( ISdl ) 425. 



Luzon. Province of isaliela. Ec-lia,t;iic (FSS Mciiilh .Tunc. 1!)()2. 



SontluMii Cliina to Pej^u and Tonkin. 



( 17) APLUDA Linn. 



A Icat'v. rntlicr slcii(l<'i'. hill, suhscaiidrnt o'rass ; mucli l)i'ancluMl. 

 IJaeciiK's rasciclcd. enclosed in the slicatlis. tlic fascicles in false ])anicles 

 interspersed with nnnierous leaves. Callus of the sessile spikelets spher- 

 ical, the other two spikelets, one staminate and one rudimentary, upon 

 hroad flat ])e(licels. 



Species one with many varieties. P.ritisli India to southern China. ^lalaya. 

 Australia, and Polynesia. 



(1) Apluda mutica Liiui. Sp. PI. (1753) 82; llendle in Forbes & Henisl. 

 Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 36 (1904) .379; Nees in Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. 19 (184:?) 

 8uppl. 1: 192; F-Vill. Nov. App. (188.3) 318; Vidal Phan. Cuniin<>-. Philip. (1885) 

 159; Rev. PI. N'asc. Filip. (188(5) 292. Apluda varia Hack, in DC. Monog. Phan. 

 6 (1889) IOC. suhsp. iiiiitirti. var. huiiiiUs (Presl) Hack. I. c. 19S; Pilf,'er in 

 Perk. Frag'. Fl. Philip. (1904) 1.39. CaJaiiiina Iniinilis Presl Rel. Haenk. 1 

 (1830) .344. Cdhdiiiiia mutica R. et 8. Syst. 2 (1817) 810. Apluda ciiiiiinyii 

 Biise PL Reinw. 105; F-Vill. Nov. App. (1883) 318; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 (1859) 

 501. Apluda V humilis Kunth Enuni. 1 (1833) 517; F.-Vill! 1. c. 318. 



PiiiLiPriNES (035 Cuining). Lrzox. Province of Benguet, Baguio (0295 

 Elmer) May, 1904; (134 Toppiiiij) .Ian\iary. 1903: Province of Nueva Viscaya, 

 Quiangan (110 Merrill) .Tune, 1902: Manila ( ()29 Merrill) December. 1902 Cu- 

 LION (685 Merrill) February. 1903. :\1indaxao, Lake Lanao. Camp Keithley (15 

 Clemens) December. 1905: District of Davao (102 />rro/c d- Hvorer) April, 

 1903; (370 Vopeland) Maicli. 1904: Province of Zandxianga (Hallirr) Feb- 

 ruary, 1904. 



India. ( liina. .Malaya. Australia, and Polynesia. 



Var. aristata (Linn.) INiidle in l-'orbes & llemsl .Tourn. Linn. S'oc. Pot. 36 

 (1904) 279. Apluda aiislalu Linn. Amoeii. Acad. 4 (1759) 303; F.A'ill. Nov. 

 App. (LSS3) 318; Csteri Px'ilr. Kenn. Piiilip. Veg. (1905) 132. Apluda raria 

 subsj). aristala Hack, in DC. .Monog. Phan. 6 (1SS9) 199. 



Piiii.ii'riNKs. lide F.A'illar et Csteri II. cc. 



India, China, and Malaya. 



Forma intermedia (Hack."). Apluda niria mutica iiihruicdia Hack, in \)C. 

 Monog. Phan. 6 (1889) 198. 



Luzo.N, Manila (Uobertus in lierl). benil.). lide Hack. I. c. 



(IS) ARTHRAXON i'Mauv. 



Slender small "-rasses, the racemes usually digitate, spike-like. Spike- 

 lets awncfl. 



Species 9. tropical and snbtro|.ieal regions of Ihe OhI W'nrld. 2 in the 

 Philijipini's. 



1. Spikes few, two to four, densely pilo.se with long white hairs (1) .1. iiiiiropliiilliis 



1. Spikes many, soinetiiiios few. );lat)rf)>is or the rhachis slightly 



ciliate, ii.ver d.'iiscly i.ilos;- (2) A. ciliaris 



