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8. Andropogon gracilisSpreng., Syst. Veg.1: 284. 1825. Hispaniola. 
Andropogon juncifolius Desv.; Hamilt., Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occ. 9. 
1825.°% St. Croix. 
Sorghum gracile Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 791. 1891. 
Schizachyrium gracile Nash, in Small, Fl.Southeast. U.S. 60. 1903. 
Densely tufted slender erect wiry glabrous perennial with filiform 
blades and delicate pale feathery racemes 2 to 5 cm long, the delicate 
awns 1 to 1.5 cm long; culms 20 to 60 cm tall; racemes silvery, long- 
exserted, the rachis slender, very villous; sessile spikelet about 5 mm 
long; pedicellate spikelet reduced to an awned or awnless glume, the 
pedicel very villous (fig. 349). 
Rocky hills and banks, southern Florida and the West Indies. 
Banamas: New Providence, Curtiss 152; Eggers 4444. 
CuBa: Sumidero, Shafer 13529; Shafer and Léon 13715, 13720. 
San Diego de los Bafios, Léon 5085, 5168. La Grifa, Ekman 18167. 
Cajalbana, Wright 204. Pinar del Rio, Hitch- 
cock 23314. Herradura, Tracy 9067. Candel- 
aria, Karle and Wilson 1637. Habana, Ekman 
850, 1005; Léon 562. Santiago de las Vegas, 
Juzepezuk 4052. Sancti Spiritus, Léon 820, 
825, 826. Gavilanes, Léon 6652. Baragua, 
Hitchcock 23362. Guara, Hitchcock 23390, 
23432. Sierra de Nipe, Shafer 2988. Loma 
Menqura, Shafer 3855. Sabinilla, Shafer 8397. 
Eastern Cuba, Wright 1557. Without locali- 
ty, Wright 3484. Isla de Pinos, Curtiss 380; 
Jennings 58. 
JAMAICA: Cascade River, Maxon 10571. 
Ipswich, Mazon and Killip 1492a; Hitchcock 
9616. Bog Walk, Hitchcock 9296 (Amer. Gr. 
Nat. Herb. 257). New Forest, Hitchcock 9844. 
Cinchona, Hitchcock 9707; Hart 689, 754; 
Harris 9503, 11265, 11332, 11412. Abbey 
Green, Hitchcock 9384. Barican, Hitchcock “Het aia oe 
9576. New Castle, Hitchcock 9342. Narbrook, 
Harris 12710. Lititz, Harris 11656, 11720. Flamstead, Harris 11578. 
Cane River Valley, Harris 9622,11370. Guava Ridge, Harris 11318, 
11338. 
Haiti: Bassin Bleu, Leonard 15002. Port-au-Prince, Hkman H 
1648, H 7121; Buch 1213. St. Michel de l’Atalaye, Leonard 7405a, 
7423; Buch 1071. Marmelade, Leonard 8226. Ennery, Leonard 
9010. Plaisance, Leonard 9419. Fond Parisien, Leonard 4204. 
Dominican Ruepusuic: Jarabaco, Eggers 2321 (in part). Valle 
Nuevo, Ekman H 13852. 
Puerto Rico: Mayaguez, Chase 6816. Lares, Chase 6589. 
Arecibo, Chase 6558. 
LEEWARD IsuaNnps: Guadeloupe, Duss 2719. 
ANDROPOGON GRACILIS var. FIRMIOR Hitche., var. nov.’ 
Differing from A. gracilis in having erect or somewhat spreading 
or leaning, firm, hard, branching culms, 60 to 100 cm tall. 
Type in the United States National Herbarium, no. 1296100, 
collected near Morne Fort Jacques, Pétionville, Massif de la Selle, 
99 It is uncertain which of these names is the earlier. ) i Joh ae ‘ 
1A A. gracile culmis patulis, firmis, duris, ramosis, 60-100 cm altis, foliis firmioribus et crassioribus differt. 
