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Luzon (Abra, Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan), Busuanga, Cuming 1003, B. S. 

 7216, 1+900, U269 Ramos, F. B. 121+77 Merritt & Darling. In open grasslands 

 at low or medium altitudes. Ceylon and Bruma to tropical Australia. 



ANDROPOGON ZIZANIOIDES (Linn.) Urban Symb. Antil. 4 (1903) 79; 



Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 7 (1912) Bot. 228, Fl. Manila (1912) 



83, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 62. 

 Phalaris zizanioides Linn. Mant. 2 (1771) 183. 

 Andropogon squarrosus Hack, in DC. Monog. Phan. 6 (1889) 542; 



Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 337, non Linn. f. (cf. 



Stapf in Kew Bull. (1906) 348. 

 Andropogon muricatus Retz. Obs. 3 (1783) 43, 5 (1789) 20; F.-Vill. 



Novis. App. (1882) 316. 

 Andropogon nardus Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 39, ed. 2 (1845) 27, 



ed. 3, 1 (1877) 51, non Linn. 

 Vetiveria zizanioides Stapf in Kew Bull. (1906) 346; Camus in Bull. 



Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 25 (1919) 673. 



Batan Islands, Luzon (Amburayan, Rizal, Cavite) , Merrill Sp. Blan- 

 coanae 355, Phil. PI. 118, Loher 7213. Planted about rice-paddy banks, 

 often abundant; certainly an introduced plant in the Philippines. A native 

 of tropical Asia, now pantropic. Vetiver. 



Local names: Amoora (C. Bis.) ; amoras (Ilk.) ; anias de moras (Pamp.) ; 

 giron (P. Bis.) ; ilib (Pamp.) ; mora (Bik., Bis.) ; moras (Tag., Bis., 

 Bik.) ; moro (Tag.); narawastu (Sul.) ; raiz de moras (Sp.) ; rimodas (P. 

 Bis.); rimora (Sbl.) ; rimoras (Bik.); tres-moras (Bis.). 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Andropogon eriostachys Presl Rel. Haenk. 1 (1830) 339; Kunth Enum. 

 1 (1833) 496; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 (1857) 487; F.-Vill. Novis. 

 App. (1882) 316. 

 "Hab. in insulis Philippinis" Presl. This is the tropical American 

 Andropogon ternatus Nees var. eriostachys (Presl) Hack, in DC. Monog. 

 Phan. 6 (1889) 425. The type was one of the numerous Malaspina Ex- 

 pedition plants collected by Presl but erroneously localized as Philippine. 



Heteropogon tenellus Schultes; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1882) 315. 



18. ASTHENOCHLOA Biise 



ASTHENOCHLOA TEN ERA Biise in Miq. PI. Jungh. (February, 1854) 367. 

 Andropogon leptos Steud. Syn. PI. Glum. 1 (1854) 397; Merr. in 



Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 268, 337, 4 (1909) Bot. 250. 

 t Garnotiella philippinensis Stapf in Hook. Ic. IV 5 (1896) t. 2U91+; 



Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 374. 

 Garnotiella leptos Stapf in Kew Bull. (1910) 302. 

 Luzon (Benguet), Panay, Merrill 1+322, Phil. PI. 15U, B. S. 5318 Ramos. 

 On steep open slopes up to an altitude of 1,400 m. Originally described 

 from "Andor," a locality I have not been able to locate; perhaps "Ind. 

 or." intended. Java. A monotypic genus. 



The alliance of the genus is with Andropogon, not with Garnotia. 



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