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Haiti: Las Cahobas, Cook, Scofield, and Doyle 99. Ennery, Leonard 
8937, 8958, 9492. Pétionville, Ekman H 1733. Port-au-Prince, 
Buch 1811, 1856; Ekman Hi 7122. Aux Cayes, Ekman H 251. 
Dominican REpusLic: Jarabaco, Ekman H 14157. 
Purrto Rico: Maricao, Chase 6202. 
Trinipap: St. Joseph, Hitchcock 10194 (Amer. Gr. Nat. Herb. 
550. This is labeled A. semiberbis. It is better referred to A. 
lurtiflorus, though it is an intermediate specimen). 
14. Andropogon semiberbis (Nees) Kunth, Rév. Gram. Sup. 1: 
XOXO $3.0) 
Schizachyrium semiberbis Nees, Agrost. Bras. 336. 1829. Brazil. 
Closely resembling A. hirtiflorus, which may be a variety of this; 
usually stouter and taller, often elaucous, blades averaging wider: 
first glume of sessile spikelet smooth on the back; 
rachis joints and pedicels sparingly villous, the racemes 
appearing nearly smooth (those of A. hartiflorus 
appearing whitish-villous) (fig. 351). 
Grassy hills and savannas, Florida, through 
the West Indies and eastern Mexico to Ar- 
gentina and Ecuador; also in tropical Asia 
and Africa. 
Bauamas: New Providence, Britton and 
Brace 432; Geogr. Soc. Baltimore 542. 
Cusa: Pinar del Rio, Hitchcock 23301. 
Herradura, Baker and Abarca 4179. Guana- 
bacoa, Léon 2877, 12452, 12465; Hitchcock 
23225%, 23246. Manacas, Léon 5994, 9295. 
Mordazo, Hkman17097. Baragua, Hitchcock 
23364. Sancti Spiritus, Léon 854, 855; Ser- 
gius 2791. Bayate, Ekman 2816. Holguin, 
Shafer 2936; Ekman 15733. Guara, Hitch- 
cock 23393. Nagua, #kman11339. Without 
locality, Wright 3891. Isla de Pinos, Britton 
and Wilson 14420, 14792. 
Haiti: Port-au-Prince, Christ 2158. Los 
Angeles, Ekman H 382. Etang Ténété, 
Vicuee s) Kkman 332, Reuomvalle, itm ou se eee 
hirtiflorus, 1725. St. Michel de l’Atalaye, Leonard “aropogon semiber- 
Ror GE. i150. .8055, bis, X 1 (C. B 
aker 327). 
Dominican REpuBLic: Azua, Fuertes 
1836. Rolo Abbott, 13865: Moncion, Ekman H 12656. 
Purrto Rico: Las Marias, Sintenis 5988. Mayaguez, Holm 178; 
Chase 6161, 6818. Campo ‘Alegre, Chase 6623, 6807. San Juan, 
Chase 6771. 
VirGIN Isnanps: St. Croix, Thompson 257. 
15. Andropogon tener (Nees) Kunth, Réy. Gram. 1: Sup. XXXITX. 
1830. 
Schizachyrium tenerum Nees, Agrost. Bras. 336. 1829. Brazil. 
Densely tufted bunch grass; culms slender, reclining, 30 to 100 cm 
long; blades subinvolute, 1 to 3 mm wide; racemes slender, 2 to 5 cm 
long, nearly glabrous; lower half of first olume of sessile spikelet light 
color ed, giving the raceme a somewhat zonate appearance; awn about 
1 cm long (fig. 352). 
Grassy hills and rocky cliffs, southern United States to Argentina. 
