358 
‘4, citriodorum (sic), Desf. in Tabl. Ecole Bot., ed. 2 (1815), 
p. 15.—Quoted as a synonym under A. Nardus. 
A. Roxburghii, Nees, in Wight, Catal. (1833), no. 1699 (name 
only) ; Steud. Syn. Pl. Glum., Vol. 1. (1899), p. 390; 
A. ceriferus, Hack. in Mart. FI. Bras., vol. ii., part iii. (1883), 
p. 281.—From specimens cultivated near Rio Janeiro, and distri- 
buted by Glaziou, 4296. 
_A. Nardus, var. ceriferus, Hack. Androp. (1889) 605.—A. 
ceriferus reduced to a variety of A. Nardus. 
. Schoenanthum amboinicum, Rumph. Herb. Amboin. vol. v. 
p. 184, tate: 
DISTRIBUTION.—Only known in the cultivated state. Most 
tropical countries. 
HERBARIUM SPECIMENS EXAMINED.—MADRAS PRESIDENCY : 
South Coromandel, Rottler ; Circars, Samulcotta, Hort. Dr. Rox- 
burgh (Brit. Mus.). CEYLON: Zhwaites (Herb. Hanbury). TeNAS- 
SERIM : Without precise locality, Helfer, 934; Mergui, Griffith, 303 
of Herb. Wight, Distrib. no. 6762 (Wight’s specimens distributed 
as 1699 are evidently from Griffith’s collection). Java: De Vry 
(Herb. Hanbury) ; Buitenzorg, comm. 7veuwb. BORNEO: Labuan, 
Burbidge. Hone KONG : Hance, 255 (Brit. Mus.). Fig : Uvea, - 
Gréffe (?) (Herb. Hanbury). MAURITIUS: Bojer; Bouton (Herb. 
Hanbury). MADAGASCAR: Central Madagascar, Baron, 2737. 
PORTUGUESE WEST AFRICA : Mossamedes, Welwitsch (Brit. 
Mus.); Loanda, Welwitsch (Brit. Mus.). WEST INDIES: S. Vincent, 
Guilding (Brit. Mus.) ; Jamaica, Bertero (Herb. Turin), NV. Wilson 
(Herb. Hanbury); Portorico, Maricao, Sintenis, 222 
O1L.—(Oleum Sereh, O. Andropogonis citrati, Lemon-grass oil, 
Essence de Verveine des Indes).—Export from Ceylon (1883), 
about 1500 lbs.; from the Straits Settlements, 2000-3000 Ibs. 
(Gildemeister & Hoffmann). Yield from the fresh grass 
(Brazilian), 0:24-0°4 per cent., according to season. Composition, 
sirnilar to that of Malabar- grass oil -(C. flexuosus). Citral content, 
77 per cent. Specific gravity, 0895; angle of rotation, ap = 0° 8". 
Solubility in alcohol very much less than. that of Malabar-grass oil. 
VERNACULAR NAMES.— Tamil: Vasana-pillu (S. Browne, 1696 ; 
literally ‘perfume grass’); Karpura pillu (Watt, 1869; literally 
“camphor-grass’). Telugu : Vasana gaddi (Stolz, 1881); Chippa 
gaddi (Elliot, 1859); Nimma gaddi (Hlliot, 1859). Malayalim : 
Vasanap-pullu (Mooden Sheriff, 1869). Canarese: Vasane-hullu 
(Mooden Sheriff, 1869); Kavance hullu (Stolz, 1881); Majjige 
hullu (Stolz, 1831). Mahrati : Oleu cha and Hirva cha (Watt, 
1889 ; both literally ‘green’ or ‘greenish tea’). Dukni: Naring ke 
bas ka ghans (Ainslie, 1813 ; literally * orange-grass "). Gujerati: 
Lili cha (Watt, 1889 ; literally ‘ green tea’). Burmese: Sa-ba-lin 
(Mason, i860). Chinese: Mao- hsiang (Loureiro, 1790; literally 
‘fragrant Mao’). Malay: Sereh (De Jager). Tagalog (Philip- 
pines): Tanglad (Nieremberg, 16:5). Portuguese: Herba cheirosa 
(Rottler), Capim de Cheiro (Peckolt). Spanish : Grama de limon 
and Limoncillo (Grosourdy, 1864). French; Citronelle; Verveine 
des Indes. English ; Lemon-grass. 
