385 
Biuuuig’ (5707 Elmer) Felivuary, J004: I’l'oviiice of Nueva Viscaya, Diipax 
(Merrill) May, 1902. Culion ((i(S(i Merrill) February, 1903. 
Tropical Asia, Malaya, ami Austi’alia. 
(10) Eragrostis sparti noides Steud. Syn. 1 (1855) 205; Pilger in Perk. 
Frag. FI. Philip. (1904) 148. 
PiiiLiPPiMES (008 Cwmilifj). Lpi/CON, Province of Nueva Ecija, Carraiiglaiig 
(257 Merrill) May, 1902. Semekaka (4149 Merrill) .June, 1905. 
Endemic. 
Tn addition to the above species of Eragi'ostis, K. merjastachya Link.=A'. 
major Host., lias been reported from tbe Philippines by Vidal, Phan. Cuming. 
Philip. (1883) 159; Rev. PI. Vase. Fili]>. (1880) 293; based on No. 1782 Ciiminij. 
Tlie identification may have been erroneous. 1 have seen no specimens of this 
species from the Philippines. 
(02) CENTOTHECA Desv. 
I’anicles expanded the spikelets small, the tlowering glumes rounded on 
tlie back, 5 to 7-iierved, awnless but usually with hooked appendages or 
small protulierances on the keel. Erect broad-leaved sylvan grasses. 
Species three, tropical Africa, Asia, Malaya, and Polynesia; one in the 
Philippines. 
(1) Centotheca malabarica (Linn.). J'on malaharica Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 
09. Centotheca, lappacea Desv. in Nuov. Bull. Soc. Philom. 2 (1810) 189; 
Kunth Rev. Gram. 1 (1829) 317. t. 70; Enum. 1 (1833) 300; Presl Rel. 
Haenk. 1 (1830) 258; Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. 3 (1859) 398; F.-Vill. Nov. App. 
(1883) 322; Vidal Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1880) 293; Phan. Cuming. Philip. 
(1885) 159; Hook. f. FI. Brit. Ind-. 7 (1897) 332; Ihlger in Perk. Frag. FI. 
Philip. (1904) 148; Rendle in Forbes & Hemsl. Journ. Linn. Soc Bot. 36 (1904) 
419; LTsteri Beitr. Kenn. Philip. Veg. (1905) 132; IMerr. in Philip. Journ. Sei. 1 
(190(i) Siippl. 29; Schum. mid Jjauterb. FI. Deutsch. Schutzgeb. Siidsee (1901) 
184. Cenchrus lappaceus Linn. Sp. PL ed. 2 (1703) 1488. Centotheca latifolin 
Trim Fund. Agrost. (1820) 141; O. Kimtze Rev. Gen. PL (1891) 705. Mclica 
philippinensis Llanos Frag. PL Filip. (1851) 44. 
Philippine, s (552 Cuming). Luzon, Province of Union. Bauang (5044 Elmer) 
February, 1904: Province of Bataan, Lamao River (0049 Elmer) November, 
1904; (3204 Merrill) October, 1903; (1018 Whilford) December, 1904: Prov- 
ince of Zambales, Subic (Hallier) December, 1903: Province of Nueva Viscaya, 
Dupax (240 Merrill) May, 1902: Province of Tayabas, Atimonan (058 Whitford) 
August, 1904; Malicboi (30 Ritchie) April, 1903: Province of Principe, Baler 
(1120 Merrill) September, 1902. Sibuyan (10 McGregor) July, 1904. Panay, 
Province of Antique (42 Yoder) December, 1904. Culion (494 Merrill ) De- 
cember, 1902. Palawan, Puerto I'rincesa (342 Berniejos) January, 1900. Ba- 
labac (431, 515 Manyuhat) March, 1900. Mindana'o, Lake Lanao, Camp 
Keithley (264 Clemens) February, 1900. 
Tropical Africa, Asia, Malaya, Polynesia, and Australia. 
(03) LOPHATHERUM Brongn. 
Spikelets often two-ranked, sessile on the branches of the panicle, 
linear, 1-flowered, with a tuft of sterile glumes at the apex; empty 
glumes two; flowering glumes, pointed or short owned. 
Species three, British India to Japan and Malaya; one in the Philippines. 
