358 



(J7; Panicum brevifolium Liiin. Sp. PI. (1753) 59, exci. syii.; llciidlc in 

 Forbes & Heiiisl. Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 36 (1!)04) 328; Mez in I'crk. Frag. Fl. 

 Philip. (1904) 142. I'unicum ocaUfolium Poir. in Lam. Encycl. Suppl. 4 (1797) 

 279; Kimth Enuni. 1 (18.S3) 113; 8tcud. Syn. 1 (1855) 84; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. 

 Ind. 7 (1897) 44. 



CULION (458 Merrill) \\-wm\wY, 1902. Balauac (442 M(in<jub<il) Rlarcli, 

 190G; (5386 Merrill) October, 1900. 



Tropical Africa, India, China, and ^lalaya. 



(18) Panicum miliaceum Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 58; Kunlh Enuin. 1 (1833) 

 104; Steud. Syn. 1 (1855) 77; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 7 (1897) 45; Rendle in 

 Forbes & Hemsl. Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 36 (1904) 331. 



Negros, Tanhay (Jose Munoz) 1904. Cultivated only, V., Cahutj. 

 Widely cultivated in warm countries. Millet. 



(19) Panicum trypheron Schult. Mant. 2 (1822) 244; Hook. f. Fl. ]5rit. 

 Ind. 7 (1897) 47; Rendle in Forbes & Hemsl. Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 36 (1904) 

 333; Mez in Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. (1904) 143. Panicum roxhurghii Spreng. 

 Syst. 1 (1825) 320; Kunth Enum. 1 (1833) 126. 



Semeraba (4136 Merrill) July, 1905. Culion (678 Merrill) February, 1903. 

 MiXDAKAO, Davao (396 Copeland) March, 1904. No. 4478 Merrill, from the 

 District of Lepanto, Luzon, differs from the type only in having the pedicels 

 clavate and supplied with few long wliite hairs. 



Tropical Africa to India, soutliern China and Malaya. 



(20) Panicum humile Nees ex Steud. Syn. 1 (1855) 84; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. 

 Ind. 7 (1897) 48; Ecndle in Forbes & Hemsl. Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 36 (1904) 

 330; Hack, in Govt. Lab. Publ. 35 (1905) 80. 



Luzon, District of Lepanto (4466 Merrill) November, 1905: Province of 

 Tarlac, Concepcion (3623 Merrill) November, 1903. 

 British India to southern China and Malaya. 



(21) Panicum caesium Nees in Hook. Kew Journ. 2 (1850) 97; Hook. f. 

 Fl. Brit. Ind. 7 (1897) 48. P. reliculatum Thw. ex Trimen Cat. Ceyl. PI. 105. 

 non Griseb. /■•. acroanlhnm Mez in Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. (1904) 141, non (?) 

 Steud. 



Luzox, Province of Nueva Viscaya, Quiangan (123 Merrill) June, 1902: Prov- 

 ince of Pampanga, Arayat (1469, 4229 Merrill) March, 1903; September, 1904. 

 Britisli India to Malaya. 



(22) Panicum luzoniense JMcsl Kd. llacnk. 1 (1S30) 308; KunUi Enum. 1 

 (1833) 121; :Mi(i. Kl. Ind. I'.al. 3 (1859) 457; F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1883) 312. 

 P. psilopoditnn Kolfc. -lonrn. Bot 23 (1885) 216, non Trin.?; Vidal Phan. 

 Cuming. Philip. (1885) 157; Rev. PI. A'asc. Filip. (1886) 287. P. carsiiim Mez 

 in Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. (1904) 142, non (?) Nees. P. trypheron Merr. Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 1 (1900) Suppl. 27, non Scliult. 



PiiiLFPi'iNES (1007 Cuming, in ])arfK LizoN, Province of Nucva Ecija, Car- 

 ranglang (316 Merrill) May, 1902: Province of Cavite, Maragimdong (4183 

 Merrill) Jiily, 1905: Province of IJataan. Laniao ((".024 Lribcry) July, 1904; 

 (3107 Merrill) October, 1903. 



Malayan Peninsula. 



This species may not be sudicicnlly distinct from J'anicum Cdcsium Nees. 

 No. 1667 Cuming, in oui herbarium, on wliich the Phili])pine references to Pani- 

 cum psilopodium is based, is a mixture of Panicum (nigiistnm Trin., /'. prostration 

 Lam., and the species liere considered to represent /'. luzoniense. The specimen 



