MANUAL OF THE GRASSES OF THE WEST INDIES Diltes 
Dominican Repusiic: Santo Domingo City, Ekman H 11415. 
Higiiey, Ekman H 12230. Peninsula de Samand, Ekman H 15000. 
Puerto Rico: Joyuda, Britton, Stevens, and Hess 2398. Aguadilla, 
Chase 6579, 6580, 6605. 
31. Paspalum caespitosum Fligge, Monogr. Pasp. 161. 1810. Santo 
Domingo. 
Paspalum gracile Poir., in Lam., Encycl. Supp. 4: 313. 1816. 
Not P. gracile Rudge, 1805. Santo Domingo. 
Paspalum heterophyllum Desv.; Poir., m Lam., Encycl. Sup. 4: 
315. 1816. Santo Domingo. ‘ 
Paspalum povreti Roem. and Schult:, Syst. Veg. 2: 878. 1817. 
Based on P. gracile Poir. 
Culms densely cespitose, erect, slender, 30 to 60 cm tall, the base 
hard and slightly enlarged; blades flat in sheltered situations but 
commonly folded or involute, 5 to 20 cm long, 4 to 
10 mm wide, narrowed to the base ; racemes com- 
monly 3 to 5, remote, rather thick, ascending or 
somewhat spreading, usually 1.5 to 4 cm long; 
spikelets crowded, about 1.5 mm long, sparsely 
appressed-pubescent or nearly glabrous (fig. 152). 
Mostly in partly shaded humus in limestone soil, 
or rock, southern Florida, Central America, and the 
West indies. 
BanamMas: Andros Island, Brace 5258; Small and 
Carter 8658, 8823. Great Exuma, Britton and 
Millspaugh 3089. 
Cusa: Habana, Ekman 176; Léon 768, 2381, 3701, 
7501, 8981. Rio Almendares, Kkman 331. Colum- 
bia, Léon 268, 935,936. Cojimar, Hitchcock 464, 465. 
Tapaste, Léon 3676. Triscornia, Hitchcock 467; 
Tracy 9087. Bataban6o, Hitchcock 466. Sagua de 
Grande, Léon 9469. Caya Paloma, Shafer 2578. | 
Guara, Hitchcock 23419. Santiago de Cuba, Léon ; 
953. Guanténamo, Britton 2175; Ekman 2890. Pree ie osu 
Jauco, Léon 11713, 12314. Isla de Pinos, Britton Panicle, X 1; two 
and Wilson 14890. Without locality, Wright 769, Yeusgh spikelets 
3443 in part. rotten). 
JAMAICA: Montego Bay, Mazon and Killip 1609. 
Lititz, Harris 12699. Walderston, Harris 12758. New Forest, 
Hitchcock 9832 (Amer. Gr. Nat. Herb. 568). Inverness, Harris 12726, 
12748. Cane River Valley, Harris 11408, 12317. Mount Diablo, 
Mazon and Killip 504. 
Haiti: St. Michel de |’Atalaye, Leonard 7186, 7418. Mole-St.- 
Nicolas, Leonard 13283, 13284, 13305a, St. Mare, Leonard 2911, 2915. 
Morne-a-Cabrits, Ekman H 1017. Gonaive Island, Leonard 5126. 
Port-de-Pai, Leonard 12359. Port-au-Prince, Hitchcock 19885; 
Leonard 2827. Etang Saumatre, Leonard 4216. ‘Jean Rabel, Leonard 
12708, 13005. Tortuga Island, Leonard HUST. eee Wey, WARS O. 
Domrntcan REPUBLIC: Jaina, Faris 4, 109. Without locality, 
Poiteau. Santo Domingo City, Ekman H 11144. 
Purerto Rico: Mona Island, Britton, Cowell, and Hess 1656, 1839; 
Hess 435, 436. Quebradillas, Chase 6574 (Amer. Gr. Nat. Herb. 569). 
Penuelas, Chase 6489. Vega Baja, Chase 6427. 
