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Critical Notes on New or Little Known Species in the Her- 
barium of the New York Botanical Garden 
By B. P. G. HOCHREUTINER 
POACEAE 
CENTOTHECA LAPPACEA (L.) Desv. Nouv. Bull. Soc. 
m.2: 189. 1810 
Cenchrus lappaceus L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2. 1488. 1763. 
Hooker (FI. Brit. Ind.) identifies that plant with Poa mala- 
éarica L. Sp. Pl. 69 (1753), which is a prior name and should be 
kept in the new genus. But we find that our plant, with its dense 
panicle, and leaves 1.5-1.8 cm. wide, is very distinct from the Poa 
matlabarica of the Linnacan Herbarium. The Linnaean plant shows 
avery poor and lax panicle, and leaves 5-6 mm. wide. On the con- 
trary, our specimen is identical with the Cexchrus lappaceus which 
is to be found in Linnaeus’ collection. Therefore the binomial 
created by Desveaux must be considered as the right one. 
Apocopis paleacea (Trin.) Hochr. comb. nov. 
LIschaemum paleaceum Trin. Mem. Acad. Petersb. VI. 2: 293. 
1833; Sp. Gram. Ic. 2. 337 
Apocopis Royleana Nees, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 7: 220. 1841; 
Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 7’: 142. 
Andropogon paleaceus et himalayensis Steud. Syn. Gram. 1: 376. 
Nepalia ( Wallich xo. 8843) in Herb. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 
That specimen is identical with Royle xo. 357, ¢. e., the type of A. 
foyleana and with specimens from Nepaul, the original locality of 
Trinius for 7. paleaceum. Therefore, the synonymy being certain, 
the oldest name, paleaceum, must be taken up. 
Andropogon (§ Vetiveria) zizanioides (L.) Hochr. 
comb. nov. 
Phalaris zizaniotdes L. Mant. 183. 1771. 
ee chee L. f. Supp. 433. rae Hook. f. Fi. 
Brit. Ind. 7: ; Hack. in DC. Mon. Phan. 6: 542. 
A. muricatus Retz. Obs. 3:43. 01779; §: 2. 1791. 
Anatherum murtcatum Beauv. Agrost. 150. 1812. 
