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954 BULLETIN 772, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Type species: Miscanthus japonicus Anderss. : 
Miscanthus Anderss., Ofv. Svensk. Vet. Akad. Forh. 1855: 165. 1856. Anders- 
son describes five species, J7. capensis, M. japonicus, M. luzonensis, M. sinensis, 
and M. purpurascens. Andersson states that VW. capensis is a transition from 
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this group to the other genera of the tribe; hence this species may be excluded ~ 
from consideration in selecting the type of the genus. The second species, MV. 
japonicus, is therefore selected as the type. 
