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*Fimbristylis sp.—Cultivated lands and gardens around Port Blair; cultivated. 
Cyperus moestus, Kth .—In the jungles, especially around Phoenix Bay, Aberdeen 
etc. 
--—sp. near C. moestus, Kth . (=No. 6162, Hh. Helf .)— Rather common 
in the forests around Phoenix Bay, Mount Harriet, etc. 
——canescens, Vhl—(=6 159 Hh. Griff.) —Inhabits the mangrove swamps 
and open lands, as at Flat Shallows, on Bird Island, near Viper, 
around Haddo, etc. 
—— pilosus P ? Vhl .—Jungles at South Point. 
&____polystachyus, Vhl. —Cultivated lands between Aberdeen and Navy Point; 
introduced. 
* -—distans, Kth .—Ross Island and other stations, in pasture ground ; 
introduced. 
-——-dilutus, Vhl— In the forests around Port Blair and elsewhere, not un¬ 
common. 
*———rotundus, Linn. — Exceedingly common in cultivated lands, especially 
on Boss Island ; introduced. 
* - compressus, Linn. —Cultivated lands here and there around Port Blair, 
introduced. 
-—Fria, Linn.' — Bather rare ; in wet places at Boss Island, etc., introduced. 
*Kyllingia monocephala, Linn. —’Cleared lands around Port Blair; introduced. 
—triceps, Linn. —Common along the cleared lands, and extending far into 
the jungles. I am not sure if this species is really indigenous. 
Gramine^. 
*Oryza sativa ,Linn .—Only in small quantities ; cultivated. Saba, Birm. 
*Zea mays, Linn, —Cultivated in gardens, and sometimes as wild. Pyoung- 
boo, Birm. 
&Coix lachryma, Linn.— Cultivated in gardens. Kalethee, Birm. 
*Paspalum scrobiculatum, Linn. —Cultivated lands around Port Blair ; introduced 
♦Eriochloa annulata, N. E .—On Boss Island; introduced. 
*Panicum (Digitaria) sanguinale, Linn.— Cultivated lands around Port Blair; 
introduced. 
(Digitaria) sp.—Cultivated lands on Boss Island; introduced. 
* -(Digitaria) ciliare, Betz .—Common in cultivated lands around Port Blair ; 
introduced. 
*___.Javanicum. Poir. —Around Phoenix Bay ; seems introduced with hay 
from Bengal. 
-— (Oplismenus) compositum, Linn. —Locally throughout the jungles from 
Macpherson’s Straits to Middle Andaman, especially in bamboo 
jungles. 
——-(Oplismenus) album, Poir. —Between Flat Shallows and Port Mouat; 
rather common in bamboo jungles. 
^.___-(Echinochloa) crus galli, Linn. var. colonum.—South Point, Aberdeen, 
etc., in cultivated lands ; introduced. 
*Panicum trigonum? Retz— Around Hope Town, evidently introduced. 
*„™^j um entorum, Vers —Cultivated at Boss Island and Aberdeen (Guinea 
grass). 
Ischaemum muticum, Linn .—Exceedingly common along the western shores 
north of Port Mouat; rather scarce all along the eastern coasts. 
Pogonatherum saccharoideum, P. B. —Barren Island. 
*Ohrysopogon aciculatum, Trin.— Common on Chatham Island; introduced. 
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