MANUAL OF THE GRASSES OF THE WEST INDIES 203. 
This species was referred to P. denticulatum Trin. in the Grasses 
of the West Indies. 
Cusa: Habana, Baker, Tracy, and Hasselbring 3096; Ekman 1253, 
1257; Léon 571, 937, 4635; Tracy 9119. Arroyo Apolo, Léon 272. 
Marianao, Léon 588. Macagua, Ekman 16805. 
12. Paspalum notatum Fliigge, Monogr. Pasp. 106. 1810. St. 
Thomas. BAHIA GRASS. 
Paspalum taphrophyllum Steud., Syn. Pl. Glum. 1: 19. 1854. 
Martinique. 
Culms 15 to 50 em tall from short stout woody horizontal rhizomes; 
leaves mostly basal; racemes 2, very rarely 3, subconjugate, thick, 
usually 4 to 7 cm long; spikelets 
ovate to obovate, 2.5 to 3.8 mm 
long (fig. 134). 
Open ground, savannas, and 
pastures, up to 2,000 m, Mexico to 
Argentina and nearly throughout 
the West Indies. An important 
forage constituent of lowland 
pastures. 
Cupa: Guane, Léon 6989. 
Sierra la Guira, Léon 5167. San 
Diego de los Bafios, Léon 4526. 
Herradura, Baker 2968; Hitchcock 
454. San Ramon, Ekman 13052. 
Mariel, Ekman in 1921 (Amer. Gr. 
Nat. Herb. 914). Habana, Baker, 
Tracy, and Hasselbring 3097; 
Ekman 1251; Léon 117b, 928; 
Tracy 9118. Guanabacoa, Hitch- 
cock 23224; Léon in 1907. La 
Magdalena, Baker 2. Placetas 
del Sur, Léon 6423. Mordazo, 
Ekman 17096. Baragué, Hitch- 
cock 23360. Soledad, Jack 6125, 
7576. Isla de Pinos, Palmer and 
. AY; 2 FIGURE 134.—Paspalum notatum. Panicle, 
Riley 1119. Without lo Cc ali ty ) X 1; two views of spikelet, and floret, 
Wright 3438 in part. X 10 (Chase 6639}. 
JAMAICA: Troy, Hitchcock 9784. 
Claremont, Hitchcock 9495. Holly Mount, Hitchcock 9450 (Amer. Gr. 
Nat. Herb. 564). New Forest, Hitchcock 9821. Lititz Savanna, 
Harris 12443. Bull Head Mountain, Hitchcock 9540. Kingston, 
Hitchcock 9471. Westphalia, Harris 11570. Blue Mountains, 
Perkins 1488. Cinchona, Harris 9497; Hitchcock 9696, 9711. 
Castleton Gardens, Hitchcock 9395, Hardware Gap, Harris 11544. 
Haiti: Port-Margot, Ekman H 2927. Boche 4 Bateau, Hkman 
H 734. Aux Cayes, Ekman H 863. 
Dominican Repusiic: Samand Peninsula, Abbott 152; Ekman 
H 15607. (Guerra, Ekman H 11016. 
Puerto Rico: Mayaguez, Chase 6287, 6314; Holm 173. Maricao, 
Britton, Cowell, and Brown 4476; Chase 6236. Lares, Chase 6585. 
Bayamon, Hioram 347. Vega Beja, Chase 6424. San Juan, Chase 
6344, 6401. Catano, Chase 6639. Rio Piedras, Chase 6779; Hioram 
