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GRAMINEAE 45 



Luzon (Bontoc, Lepanto, Benguet), Merrill 7799, 4.398, Elmer 6392. On 

 open grassy slopes, altitude 1,100 to 1,600 m. 



Forma BISPICULATA Hack, in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 269; 

 Merr. op. cit. 339. 



Luzon (Benguet), Merrill 4298. On open slopes, altitude about 1,350 

 m. The var. lachnatherus Hack, in tropical Australia, other varieties in 

 tropical Africa and Ceylon. 



Local names: Pauai (Ig.) ; taau (Bon.). 



ANDROPOGON FRAGILIS R. Br. Prodr. (1810) 202, var. LUZONIENSIS 

 Hack, in Philip. Journ/ Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 267; Merr. op. cit. 

 335. 

 Luzon (Bontoc, Benguet), Merrill 4468, 4386. In dry open grasslands 



at medium altitudes. 



Var. MALAYAN US Merr. var. nov. A typo differt spiculis pedicellisque 

 omnino glabris. 

 Andropogon fragilis Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 

 335, Fl. Manila (1912) 82, haud R. Br. 



Luzon (Bontoc, Ifugao, Pangasinan, Rizal), Mindanao (Lanao), Merrill 

 8012, Phil. PI. 156, Loher 1864, B. S. 19977 McGregor. In dry open grass- 

 lands at low and medium altitudes. New Guinea, King 1002. The species 

 in southern China, New Guinea, and in tropical Australia, a variety also 

 in China. 



ANDROPOGON GRYLLUS Linn. Amoen. Acad. 4 (1759) 332; Hack, in 

 DC. Monog. Phan. 6 (1889) 550, var. PHIL1PPIN ENSIS Merr. in 

 Philip. Journ. Sci. 14 (1919) 368. 

 Chrysopogon gryllus Trin. ; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1882) 316 (prob.). 



Panay, B. S. 30964 Ramos & Edano. On bowlders and ledges along 

 streams at low altitudes. The variety endemic, the species, in various 

 forms, southern Europe to Australia. 



ANDROPOGON HALEPENSIS (Linn.) Brot. Fl. Lusit. 1 (1804) 89, var. 



PROPiNQUUS (Kunth) Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) 



Suppl. 336, Fl. Manila (1912) 84. 

 Andropogon propinquus Kunth Enum. 1 (1833) 502. 

 Andropogon affinis Presl Rel. Haenk 1 (1828) 343, non R. Br. 

 Sorghum halepense Pers. var. muticum Nees in Hook. Journ. Bot. 



Kew Miscel. 2 (1850) 99. 

 Sorghum halepense Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 (1857) 503; F.-Vill. Novis. 

 - App. (1882) 317; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 158, Rev. 



PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 184, haud Pers. 

 Andropogon sorghum Pers. subsp. halepensis Hack. var. propinquus 



Hack, in DC. Monog. Phan. 6 (1889) 503. 



Batan Islands and northern Luzon to Mindanao, in most or all islands 

 and provinces, often common. The species pantropic, the variety Ceylon 

 to New Guinea. 



Local names: Aroro (Bik.) ; baku (If.) batad-batadan (Tag.) ; dala- 

 pak (Sub.); gingai (Sul.) ; gingia (Bag.); riaria (Sul.); sikal (Ibn.) ; 

 uginai (Buk.). 



