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(1856), 345.— L. capensis, C. Mill. I.e. 345.— L. Gouini, Fourn. ex HemsL Biol. 

 Centr. — Am. Bot. iii (1885), 514 (nomen). — Homalocenchrus Gouini, O. Kuntze 

 Rev. Gen. (1891), 777 .—Leersia csgyptiaca, Fig. & De Not. in Mem. Ac. Torin. 

 ser. ii, xiv, (1853), 317.— L. ferox, Fig. & De Not. 1. c. 319. 



Description : Cke. ii, 1042, under Leersia hexandra. 



Locality: S. M. Country: Devaraji (Sedgwick & Bell 4463!) ; Sadambi 

 Tank, Tadas (Sedgwick 2052 !) ; Sluavar, in tanks (Sedgwick 2289 !) ; Castle 

 Rock, in rice field (Bhide !) ; Kunnur, margin of tank (Sedgwick 4930 !) ; 

 Londa (Woodrow).— Kanara : (McCann !) ; Halyal Tank (Talbot 1345!, 

 2147!). 



Distribution : More or less throughout India, Ceylon, Africa, America, 

 Australia. 



98. Hygroryza, Nees in Edinb. N. Phil. Journ. xv (1833), 380 ; 

 Cke. ii, 1041. 



Species 1.— India, Ceylon, Tonkin. 



1. Hygroryza aristata, Nees in Edinb. N. Phil. Journ. xv (1833), 380 : Duthie 

 Grass. N. W. Ind. 12, Fodd. Grass. N. Ind. 20 ; Aitchis- Cat. Pan. PI. 157 ; 

 Hook. f. in F.B.I, vii, 95 ; Trin. Fl. Ceyl. v, 185 ; Prain Beng. PI. 1185.— 

 Pharus aristatus, Retz. Obs. v (1779-91), 23. — Leersia aristata, Roxb. Hort. 

 Beng. (1814), 26, Fl. Ind. ii (1832), 207; Griff. Not. iii, 3.— Zizania aristata, 

 Kunth. Rev. Gram, i (1830), 8 ; Enum. PI. i, 10.— Z. Retzii, Spreng. Syst. ii 

 (1825), 136. —Potamochloa Retzii, Griff. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. v, (1836), 571, t. 

 24. f. 2, Not. iii, 8, Ic. PI. Asiat. t. 139, f . 147 & t. 140.— Pharus nutans, Herb. 

 Russell ex Wall. Cat. (1828) No. 8638 ; Rheede Hort. Mai. x, t. 12. 



Description : Cke. ii, 1041. 



Locality : Gujarat : Chikli (Woodrow). — Konkan : Bhiwandi, near 

 Kalyan (Chibber!) ; Nagotna (Gainmie 16063 !) ; Kurnul, pond (Ezekiel !) ; 

 bank of Vihar Lake (McCann !). — Deccan : Poona, Agricultural College 

 Garden (Bhide !, McCann !). 



Distribution : Of genus. 



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99. Elytrophorus, Beauv. ; Cke. ii, 1044. 

 Species 1. — Tropical Asia, Africa and Australia. 



1. Elythrophorus articulatus, Beauv. Agrost. (1812), 67; Cke. ii, 1044.— For 

 synonyms see Hook. f. in F.B.I, vii, 1044. 



Description : Cke. 1. c. 



Locality: Gujarat: Godra (Woodrow). — Konkan: Alibag, rice field 

 near waterworks (Ezekiel !) ; Penn (McCann 5504 !, 5509 !) ; Condita (McCann 

 4242 !) ; Bhandup, in damp rice field (Nana A46 !) ; Kalyan (Woodrow).— 

 Deccan: Khandala, Bushy Lake, in dry bed (McCann 9392!); Matheran 

 (Gammie 1664 !) ; Karjat, Honad Taluka (Bhonsle !) ; Igatpuri (Blatter & 

 Hallberg 5144 !, 5494 !).— 5. M. Country : Chabbi, rice field, 2,000 ft., rainfall 

 30 inches (Sedgwick 3705 !) ; Londa (Woodrow).— Kanara : Halyal (Talbot 

 1370 !). 



Distribution : Of the genus. 



100. Aeluropus, Trin ; Cke. ii, 1045. 



Species few.— From the Mediterranean and Caspian regions to the Punjab, 

 Sind, and S. India. — Only 1 species in the Bombay Presidency. 



1. Aeluropus villosus, Trin. ex L. Mey. Verz. Pflanz. Cauc. (1831), 18 ; Cke. 

 ii, 1045. For synonyms see Hook. f. in F.B.I, vii, 334. 



Description : Cke. I.e. 



Locality : Sind : Near salt creeks in Sind (Stocks 506) ; Gharo (Blatter & 

 McCann D659 !, D660 !) ; Mirpur Sakro (Blatter & McCann D658 !) ; Karachi 

 (Bhide !, Woodrow) ; Laki (Bhide !) ; Kotri, banks of Indus (Sabnis B370 !) ; 

 Sehwan, clayey plains (Sabnis B606 !) ; Sehwan to Laki, foot of hills (Sabnis 

 B108!); Sanghar (Sabnis B891 !).— Gujarat : Surat, mud-flats, mouth of 



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