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eeiice. It does not agree rvitli any of the species of Bamhusa described tjy Blanco, 
so far as I can determine from Blanco’s descriptions. It is well characterized by 
its somewhat glaucous and slightly pubescent leaves, elongated panicle branches 
and somewhat pubescent spikelets, there being from three to eight spikelets in 
each fascicle. 
(71) SCHIZOSTACHYUM Nees. 
Spikelets 1-flowered, narrow-lanceolate, in remote, ofteir dense fascicles 
along the panicle branches. Empty glumes 4 to (i, acuminate, gradually 
larger upwards. Stamen^ 6, free. Erect or scandent shrubs witli slightly 
branched or simple infloresence. 
Species about 1.5, southern Asia to (Malaya, Poljmesia, and the Sandwich 
Islands; three or more in the Philippines. 
1. Mouth of leaf-sheaths long-ciliate (1).S. acutitlofum 
1. Mouth of leaf-sheaths glabrous (2) S. dlelslanum 
(1) Schizostachyum acutiflorum Munro in Trans. Linn. Soc. 26 (18G8) 
137; F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1883) 324; Vidal Rev. IT. Vase. Filip. (188(1) 294; 
Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 159; Cerou Cat. PI. Herb. (1892) 1(18. IHnochloa 
major Pilger iu I’erk. Frag. FI. Philip. (1904) 149. Bclvizosiuchyum hhimei 
li’.-Vill. Nov. App. (1883) 324? non Nees. Dinochloa diffusa Merr. in Philip. 
Journ. Sci. 1 (190(1) Suppl. 29 pro parte. 
Philippines (544 Cuming). Luzon, l^rovince of Bataan, Lamao River (75, 
519 WhUford) April, July, 1904; (1201, 2731 Borden) July, 1904, March, 1905; 
(2550, 3297 Merrill) June, October, 1903; Dinalupijan (1477, 1474, 1528 Merrill) 
Januarj', February, 1903. Mindoro. Bongabong River (3740 Merritt) March, 
1900. 
Endemic. 
I am not able to distinguish Dinochloa major Pilger from Bchizoslaehyuiii 
acutiflorum Munro, duplicate types of both species being before me. I consider 
the plant to be a Schizostachyum rather than a Dinochloa. 
(2) Schizostachyum dielsianum (Pilger). Dinochloa dielsinna Pilger i)i 
Perk. Frag. FI. Philip. (1904) 148. Dinochloa. diffusa Merr. iu Govt. Lab. Publ. 
29 (1905) 7; l^hilip. Sci. 1 (1900) Suppl. 29, pro parte. Bamhusa diffusa 
Blanco FI. Filip, ed. 1 (1837) 289; ed. 2 (1845) 287; ed. 3, 1 (1877) 334? 
Luzon, Piovinee of l^ampanga (1408 Merrill) (March, 1903: Province of Zam- 
bales (388 Maulc) March, 1904: Province of Bataan, Mount Mariveles (0092 
Leiherg) July, 1904. Mindoro, Baco River (279 McGregor) April, 1905. 1’ala- 
WAN (Paragua) (711 Merrill) Febniary, 1903; (3548 Curran) Jaimary, 1900. 
Endemic. 
A species very close to the preceding, distinguished mainly by its glabrous, 
not long fimbriate sheath apices, and a Schizoslachyum rather than a Dinochloa. 
1 had previousl.y taken up Blanco’s specific name diffusa for this species, and 
may have been correct in doing so, but as his description apparently applies as 
well to the preceding species as to the present one, it is perhaps best to discard 
Bamhusa diffusa as an unrecognizable species. 
(3) Schizostachyum sp. 
Luzon, I’rovince of Beuguet, Sablau (0173 FAnicr) Ai)iil. 1904: Province of 
Cagayan, Tuguegarao {Williamson) Feliruary, 1900. 
An uudescribed species, teste Hackel in lit. 
In addition to the above species, two or three others of this genus are 
represented in, our herbarium by imperfect material. 
