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46.—APLUDA. 
A mutica, Linn. ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 422. Victoria Peak, 
Mt. Kellet,. Mt. Gough, and on ay Bay, Hongkong ; 
Gindrinkers’ Bay ; Teimosn, and Castle Peak, Hong- 
kong New Territory; Canton; Whampoa ; Macao ; ; 
Pybus Island. FI. aior Daia 
47.—ALOPECURUS. 
Key to species. 
1. Paleae 2 = ee T .. Ll. japonicus, 
2. Glumes free e uc c E aequalis. 
Jales connate half way up. -. B. agrestis. 
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2. 
3. 
. A. quain S e Syn. ae 149. Hongkong without 
locality. Fl. early Summe 
ae ger. d A. pencil, Linn. ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 
ongkong without locality ; fields near vues, 
a common weed of cultivated ground, Canton. 
. A. agrestis, Linn.; Benth. l. e. 407. Hongkong em m 
locality. Fl. early Summer ? 
48.—A RISTIDA. 
Key to species. 
Spikelet 4—4 j inch long without awn ... 1. chinensis. 
Spikelet -5—4 inch long without awn. 2. Cumingiana. 
A. — Munro ; Benth. FI. Hongk. 427. Aberdeen, vue d 
k singmoon ; Canton ; Whampoa. FI. 
A. Cumingiana, Trin. et Rupr.; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. vii. 2. 
Steep rocks near the sea between Aberdeen and Victoria, 
Hongkong ; dry stony hills, Canton. Fl. October. 
49.—SPOROBOLUS. 
Key to species. 
. Paniele branches crowded with flowers 
to bas 
I and 111 nearly equa Hancei. 
Glumes 1 deer to i 3 of III 3. indicus. 
S. diandrus, Beauv. ; Hook. f. Fl. Bri Ind. vi. 247. Macao; 
Pakhoi FI. November to Decem : a 
S. Hancei, Rendle in Hemsl. Enum. "Pi. China, ii. 387. 
anton. Fl. May. 
S. indicus, R. Br.; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 426. In Botanic 
Gardens, Mt. Victoria and common on roadsides, Hong- 
kong ; Castle Peak, Hongkong New Territory ; Canton ; 
Whampoa Fl. April—September 
ase 2. 
Panicle branches with hase usually hae . 1. diandrus. 
