304 
2. Cymbopogon Jwarancusa, Schult. Mant. ii. (1824), p. 458. 
Transferred from Andropogon (A. Jwarancusa, Jones).—Based — 
on Blane’s paper on the ‘Nardus Indica or Spikenard’ in 
Phil. Trans., vol. 1xxx. (1790), p. 284, and on the accompanying 
figure (tab. 16): the first technical description was by Roxburgh, 
Fl. Ind. (ed. Carey & Wall.), vol. i. (1820), p. 279, who spelt 
“Twarancusa”’ instead of “Jwarancusa.” Original in Herb. 
Smith, at the Linnean Society, London. : 
DESCRIPTIONS.—Trinius, Spec. Gram. Ic., text accompanying 
tab. 326; Hackel, Androp., p. 599 (var. genwinus) ; Hook. f., FI. 
-Brit. Ind., vol. vii. p. 203 C4. Iwarancusa “ proper”’). 
ILLUSTRATIONS.—Blane l.c.; Trinius, l.c.; Duthie, Fodd. Grass. 
N. India, tab. 23 (under A. laniger, a form n approaehing A. Schoe- 
nanthus). 
SYNONYMS. 
Andropogon Jwarancusa, Jones, in Asiat. Research. vol. iv 
(1795), p. 109 (name and reference to Blane). 
A. laniger, Duthie, Fodd. Grass. N. India, t. 93. 
DISTRIBUTION.—Outer hillzone of the United Provinces, 
Kumaon, Garhwal (up to 3000 m. or over) and westwards as far 
as Peshawur; mainly in the neighbourhood of watercourses. 
HERBARIUM SPECIMENS EXAMINED.—PANJAB: Rawul Pindi, 
Aitchison, 97, 562; Jhelum, Stewart, 157; Lahore, Thomson ; 
Firuzpur, Griffith, distr. no. 6770; Spiti, Lance, 295. KASHMIR: 
Baltistan, between Khalse and Nurla, among rocks close to 
the river, Thomson; near Leh, 3000 m., Thomson. UNITED 
PROVINCES: without precise locality, Royle; bed of Jumna, 
Falconer; Hurdwar, Boyd; between Agra and Saharanpur, 
“radice odoratissima,” Jacquemont, 352. Garhwal; Tonse valley 
very common, Jacquemont 398; 900-1200 m., Duthie, 15,579, 
14,499 ; without precise locality, Stewart, 404. Kumaon; Almora, 
1500 m., Strachey & Winterbottom,5; Thomson. Oudh; North 
Oudh, Thompson ; Rapti Valley, Blane. NEPAL: without precise 
locality, Wallich, BENGAL: Dinajepur Distr., Kantanagar, 
Hamilton. 
_ O1~.—Unknown. The grass is very probably used along with 
C. Schoenanthus. a 
VERNACULAR NAMES.—Sanskrit: Jwarankusa (1.e., fever- 
‘restrainer). Bengali: Karankusa (Roxburgh, 1814; - Dutt). 
‘Hindustani: Khavi (see A. Schoenanthus). For further verna- 
culars see Duthie, Fodd. Grass. N. Ind., p. 36. | 
3. Cymbopogon Nardus, Rendle, in Cat. Welw. Afr. PI. vol. ii. 
(1899), p. 155.--Transferred from Andropogon (A. Nardus, L.). 
DESCRIPTIONS.—Hackel, Androp. pp. 601-602 (subsp. dares 
-and Hook. f. in Trimen, Fi. Ceyl., vol. v., p. 242. 
_ ILLUSTRATIONS.—None. 
SYNONYMS. 
_ Andropogon Nardus, L. Spec. Plant. ed. 1 (1753), p. 1046. 
Based on Hermann’s shegtneys of; * “Pengriman. "Original ‘at the 
British Museum. 
