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seems to have been found there only beneath an altitude 

 of 75 m. In the western part of the island it has been 

 collected in few localities only, but in the drier central 

 and eastern parts it is rather common. The reproduction is 

 effected by seeds which are copiously produced. 



Possibly the specimen collected by Mr. Docters van 

 Lee u wen (habitat not mentioned) lias been wrongly named. It 

 might be E, subglabra Hitchc., likewise of American origin, which 

 is quite common in West-Java, especially on moist or swampy 

 heavy soils. This grass has, to my knowledge, never yet been 

 found fruiting in |ava but seems to be reproduced exclusively 

 by fragments of the culms which readily take root. 



Habitat not mentioned. Neither E. ramosa nor E. subglabra 

 are littoral plants though both may be found near the sea. 



17 (66). Hop/ismenus *) compositus P. B. 



Crass with creeping and copiously rooting culms, occurring 

 throughout Java from the plains up to an altitude of + 

 2000 m. in shadowed, not too dry localities, on road-sides 

 under trees and along not too dark forest-paths. The 

 reproduction is brought about by ramification of the culms 

 and by the fruits which, when ripe, remain enclosed within 

 the spikelets. These are provided with a rather thick awn 

 which becomes viscous when the fruit ripens 2 ) and attaches 

 itself easily to the coat of animals or to garments, by 

 which expedient the entire spikelet is carried away. 



No littoral plant. As appears from the Dutch text collect- 

 ed in the wood of Casuarina equisetifolia near the sea. 



18 (70). Spinifex littoreus Men: See pp. 89, 90 and 4 and 7 



herebefore. 



On the south-eastern side and at Zwarte Hoek. 



19 (62). Eleusine indica Oartn. 



Strongly tillering grass, much spread throughout the cultural 

 zones of Java from the plains up to an altitude of 2000 m., 

 occurring as a weed in fields, gardens and lawns and 

 especially along much trodden roads. The reproduction is 

 effected exclusively by fruits which are produced in great 

 numbers and germinate easily. 



/Vo littoral plant. Habitat not mentioned. 



1) The generic name is frequently written Oplismenus. 



2 ) The same case presents itself with the very closely allied H. undulatifo/ius P.B., 

 which apparently is very rare in |ava. See i.a. Hegi, Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa 

 1,190. 



