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Us major Host. Gram. IV. 14, t. 24 (1809) ; Rob. (1), 120.— 

 Barrington Isl. : Snodgrass and Heller. Brattle Isl. : (no. 

 1268). Charles Isl.: common above 450 ft. (nos. 1269- 

 1270). Chatham Isl.: Wreck Bay, common in dry sandy 

 soil near the shore (no. 1271). Duncan Isl.: occasional 

 near the shore. Gardner Isl. (near Hood Isl.) : Snodgrass 

 and Heller. Hood Isl. : Snodgrass and Heller. Indefatiga- 

 ble Isl. : Academy Bay, fairly abundant near the shore (no. 

 1272). Seymour Isl.^ south : Snodgrass and Heller. ^Tower 

 Isl.: Snodgrass and Heller. Wenman Isl.: (no. 1273). 

 Widely distributed. 



E." pilosa(L.) Beauv. Agrost. 71 (1812). Poa pilosa L. Sp. 

 PI. 68 (1753). E. pilosa Beauv. 1. c. ; Rob. (1), 120.— James 

 Isl. : Darzvin. Widely distributed. 



Eriochloa HBK. 



E. distachya HBK. Nov. Gen. & Sp. I. 95, t. 30 (1815); 

 Rob. (1), 121. — Chatham Isl. : Snodgrass and Heller. Fur- 

 ther distr. northern S. Am. 



E. punctata (L.) Desv. in Ham. Prod. PI. Ind. Occ. 5 

 (1825). Milium punctatum L. Sp. PI. ed. 2, 91 (1763).— 

 Chatham Isl. : Basso Point, occasional in open places at 900 

 ft. (no. 1274). Further distr. U. S., W. Ind., S. Am. 



Leptochloa Beauv. 



L. albemarlensis Rob. & Greenm. (1), 145, 149; Rob. (1), 

 121. — Abingdon Isl. : common on lava beds at 450 ft. (no. 

 1275). Albemarle Isl. : Villamil, 5ai<r; Iguana Cove, 5wo6/- 

 grass and Heller. Endemic. 



L. filiformis (Lam.) Roem. & Sch. Syst. II. 580 (1817). 

 Festuca filiformis Lam. Illust. I. 191 (1791). L. -filiformis 

 Roem & Sch. 1. c. ; Rob. (1), 121. — Duncan Isl. : Snodgrass 

 and Heller. Seymour Isl.^ south : Snodgrass and Heller. 

 Widely distributed in tropical regions. 



L. Lindleyana Kunth, Rev. Gram. 11. 655, t. 215 (1829) ; 

 Rob. (1), 121. — Abingdon Isl.: occasional on lava beds in 

 the lower dry region (no. 1276). Albemarle Isl. : Macrae; 



