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Enhalus ac oroides (L.f.) Rich, ex Chatin 
In lagoons; more common than Thalassia . 
Thalassia hemprkhii (Ehrb.) Aschers. 
GRAMIMEAE 
PANICOIDEAE group 
Tribe andropogoneae 
Ischaemum muticum L; "fetinin wuumw” 
(5285) 
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. 
Saccharum officinarum L; sugarcane 
Tribe paniceae 
Cenchrus echinatus L; burgrass 
Digitaria prunens (Fisch. ex Trin.) Buse var. 
microbachne (Presl) Fosb. 
Oplismenus comp os it us (L.) Beauvois 
P asp alum orbiculare Forst. 
Thuarea involuta (Forst. f.) Roemer and 
Schultes 
POOIDEAE group 
Tribe festuceae 
Centotheca lappacea Desvaux.; "fetinin wum- 
wune” (5284) 
Tribe arundineae 
Tricboon karka (Retz.) Roth in Roem. (5289) 
Hitherto generally known as Phragmites 
karka (Retz.) Trin. ex Steudel. Unfortunately 
this name cannot be maintained; see Stone 
(1964). 
Tribe eragrosteae 
Eragrostis amabilis (L.) Wight and Arnott 
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd. 
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner 
Tribe leptureae 
Lepturus repens (Forst.) R. Brown 
CYPERACEAE 
Cyperus javanicus Houtt. 
Cyperus kyllingia Endl. 
Cyperus odoratus L. (5305) 
Cyperus sp. 
Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roemer and Schultes 
(5300) 
Fimbristylis cymosa R. Br. (5314) 
Scleria sp. (5306) 
PALMAE 
Cocos nucifera L. ; coconut palm 
Metroxylon amicarum (Wendland) Beccari; 
ivory-nut palm 
Generally in standing water or wet locations 
in valleys. 
Nypa fruticans Wurmb. 
The nipa palm. Easily recognised by its trunk- 
less appearance in swamps. 
ARACEAE 
Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) Schott ex Schott and 
Endlicher 
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott; taro 
Cyrtosperma chamissonis (Schott) Merrill 
BROMELIACEAE 
Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill; pineapple 
Occasionally in cultivation. 
AGAVACEAE 
Cordyline fruticosa (L.) Goepp. 
Hitherto known as Cordyline terminalis (L.) 
Kunth (see Stone, 1964). 
AMARYLLIDACEAE 
Crinum asiaticum L. ; spider-lily 
Hymenocallis littoralis (Jacq.) Salisb.; seaside- 
lily 
Zephyranthes rosea (Sprengel) Lindley 
TACCACEAE 
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) O. Kuntze (5309) 
DIOSCOREACEAE 
Dio scorea bulbifera L. ? ; yam (5366) 
