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Sugar Factory, who has submitted a fine collection of the grasses of 
Antigua. 
Mr. Box states that the species is frequent in one locality. 
LEEWARD IsLtanps: Antigua, Parrys bridge, Bor 43. 
4. Eriochloa punctata (L.) Desv.; Hamilt., Prodr. Pl. Ind. Oce. 5. 
1825. 
Milium punctatum L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10. 2: 872. 
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TRINIDAD: St. Joseph, Hitchcock 10031%, 10167. 
1759. Jamaica. 
Agrostis punctata Lam., Encycl. 1: 58. 1783. 
Oedipachne punciata Link, Hort. Berol. 1: 51. 
1827. 
Helopus punctatus Nees, Agrost. Bras.16. 1829. 
Monachne punciata Nash, Bull. Torrey Bot. 
Club 30: 374. 1903. 
Glabrous branching perennial; culms ascending 
from a decumbent base, commonly 1 m or more 
tall; blades flat, 10 to 15 mm wide; racemes, 
several to many, narrowly ascending, the axis 
pubescent and villous; spikelets lanceolate, acute, 
about 4 mm long, appressed-pubescent on the 
lower half; fruit about 2 mm long, the awn 
hispidulous, about 1 mm long (fig. 117). 
Swamps, ditches, and wet places, southern 
United States to Argentina. 
Cupa: Habana, Léon 850, 2686, 3448, 4315. 
Coliseo, Léon 8828. Yumuri Mountains, Rugel 
889. Eastern Cuba, Wright 1542. Isla de Pinos, 
Ekman 12037. 
JaMAicA: Montego Bay, Hitchcock 9679. 
Appleton, Hitchcock 9661 (Amer. Gr. Nat. Herb. 
300). Windsor, Mazon and killip 269. 
Hartt: Fond-des-Negres, Hkman H 7161. Aux 
Cayes, Ekman H 759. Gourjon, Ekman H 6454. 
Miragoane, Ekman H 7222. 
DoMINICAN REPUBLIC: Santiago, Hkman 
H 16528. Sdnchez, Ekman H 14791. Matanzos, 
Ekman H 15900. 
Puerto Rico: Vega Baja, Britton and Cowell 
1451. San Juan, Chase 6380; Hioram 361. 
Sierra de Luquillo, Chase 6712. Ponce, Heller 
6298. Mayaguez, Chase 6251; Hess 122. Cayey, 
Sintenis 2386. Rio Piedras, Britton and Matz 
7055. Adjuntas, Chase 6467, 6477; Sintenis 4253. 
Fajardo, Sintenrs 1227b. 
Virain Isuanps: St. Croix, Ricksecker 467. 
St. Thomas, Hggers in 1881. Tortola, Fishlock 
107; Britton and Shafer 761. 
Lerewarp Is~anps: Antigua, Hitchcock 16387; 
Box 73; Wullschlaegel 607. Guadeloupe, Duss 
2709. Dominica, Jones 36. 
Winpwarp Isuanps: Montserrat, Shafer 536. 
Martinique, Duss 540. Barbados, Dash 602. 
Grenada, Broadway 1530, 4617. 
Cedros, Hitch- 
cock 10141 (Amer. Gr. Nat. Herb. 301). 
Toxsaco: Hitchcock 10250; Broadway 4603. 
