v<,1 ~ l GRAMINEAE 



52. DESCHAMPSIA Beauvois 



DESCHAMPSIA FLEXUOSA (Linn.) Trin. in Bull. Acad. St. Petersb. 1 

 (1836) 66; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 330. 

 Aira flexuosa Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 65. 



Luzon (Benguet), Merrill 6354, Phil. PL 189, B. S. 890/+ McGregor, 

 F. B. 16155 Curran, Merritt, & Zschokke. In open grasslands at the 

 summit of Mt. Pulog, altitude about 2,600 m. Endemic. North Tem- 

 perate Zone generally. 



53. A VENA Linnaeus 



AVENA FATUA Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 80; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1882) 

 318; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 10 (1915) Bot. 287. 

 Luzon (Benguet), B. S. 2812 Mearns. Probably merely a casual here, 

 altitude about 1,500 m. A widely distributed weed in temperate regions, 

 of European origin. 



AVENA SATIVA Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 79; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 

 1 (1906) Suppl. 376. 



Occasional in the Mountain Province at and above 1,500 m altitude, 

 here a casual that will probably not persist. Oats. 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



AvenA sterilis Linn.; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1882) 319. 



54. MICROCHLOA R. Brown 



MICROCHLOA INDICA (Linn, f.) O. Kuntze Rev. Gen. PI. 3 (1893) 356; 

 Hack, in Fedde Repert. 7 (1909) 373; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 

 7 (1912) Bot. 74. 

 Nardus indica Linn. f. Suppl. (1781) 105. 



Rottboellia setacea Roxb. PI. Coromandel 2 (1798) 18, t. 132. 

 Microchloa setacea R. Br. Prodr. (1810) 208; F.-Vill. Novis. App. 

 (1882) 319. 



Luzon (Ilocos Norte, Bontoc, Lepanto, Rizal), B. S. 32889 Ramos, Loher 

 7179, Vanoverbergh 764.. In open dry grasslands at low and medium al- 

 titudes. Pantropic. 



55. CYNODON Persoon 



CYNODON ARCUATUS Presl Rel. Haenk. 1 (1830) 290; F.-Vill. Novis. 

 App. (1882) 320; Scribn. in Rept. Mo. Bot. Gard. 10 (1899) 41, 

 t. 40.; Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 17 (1904) 9, Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 28, 377, Fl. Manila (1912) 103. 



Luzon (Ilocos Norte, Bontoc, Tarlac, Bataan, Rizal, Laguna), Merrill 

 3619, Phil. PI. 135, Williams 88, B. S. 1392, 32738 Ramos, 23130 Ramos. 

 In open grasslands at low and medium altitudes. Endemic. 



CYNODON DACTYLON (Linn.) Pers. Syn. 1 (1804) 85; Miq. Fl. In'd. 

 Bat. 3 (1857) 382; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1882) 319; Vidal Phan. 

 Cuming. Philip. (1885) 159, Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 292; Pilg. 

 ex Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. (1904) 147; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 

 1 (1906) Suppl. 28, 377, Fl. Manila (1912) 103, Sp. Blancoanae 

 (1918) 71. 



