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A modem introduction, native to tropical America.
Setchell 502; Garber 830.
Cet~tosteca lappacea (L.) Desv.
sefa
Erect grass with broad leaves and tiny awnless
spikclets in a large panicle. Occasional to common
in shady disturbed places and along forest trails,
reported from near sea level to 650 m elevation.
Possibly indigenous, or a Polynesian introduction,
ranging from tropical Africa to the Marquesas.
Graeffe s.n.; Setchell 78, 516; Garber 867, 889;
Yuncker 9439; Wisner 161, 162; Long 3046;
Whistler 2974, 3230, 8474, 8599!, 91 8 1.
Chloris barbata (L.) Sw;
[fingergrass]
Erect grass with digitately arranged panicle branches
of awned, purple spikelets. Common in dry
disturbed places, reported only from coastal areas.
A modern introduction, native to tropical America.
Setchell 508; Eames T17; Wilder 21; Garber 801;
Christophersen 980; Whistler 901 1 !.
*Chloris radiata (L.) Sw.
Erect grass with digitately arranged spikes of awned,
silvery spikelets. Rare in pastures, reported only
from the lowlands. Perhaps no longer found in
American Samoa. A modern introduction, native to
to tropical America. Whistler 305.
*Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin.
Low, mat-forming grass with awned, purplish spikelets
borne in erect, scapose panicles. Common in
lawns, streambeds, and fernlands, reported only
from the lowlands. A Polynesian introduction,
native to the Old World tropics. Setchell 500;
Eames T17; Garber 798; Lamoureux 3077.
Coix lacryma-jobi L.
[Job's tears] sagasaga
Tall, robust grass with large leaves and spikelets that
form white to gray, bead-like spikelets. Occasional
to common in wet, disturbed places, reported only
from the lowlands. A Polynesian introduction,
native to Asia. Setchell 296; Garber 896; Diefenderfer
23; Christophersen 1207; Whistler 8616!.
"Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
[Bermuda grass]
Prostrate, mat-forming grass with erect inflore-
scences usually bearing four digitately arranged,
spicate branches. Common in lawns and in sunny,
disturbed places, reported only from the lowlands.
A modern introduction, possibly native to tropical
Africa. Whistler 3300.
Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum Stapf
Medium-sized grass with lanceolate leaves and
awnless spikelets borne on fine stalks in narrow
panicles. Locally common in shady forest areas and
disturbed places, reported from near sea level to 830
m elevation. Indigenous or a Polynesian introdu-
ction, ranging from Malaysia to Niue. Christo-
phersen 3559; Whistler 2845, 851 l!, 8939?.
*Cyrtococcum trigonum (Retz.) A. Camus
Small, somewhat prostrate grass with pubescent
awnless spikelets in a short, narrow panicle.
Common in lawns and other sunny, disturbed
places, reported from near sea level to 550 m
elevation. A modern introduction, native to
Southeast Asia. Lamoureux 3068; Long 2603;
Whistler 1432.
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.
Low grass with a short inflorescence stalk bearing
1-5 thick, digitately arranged branches of purplish,
bristly spikelets. Occasional in disturbed dry places,
reported from near sea level to 240 m elevation. A
modern introduction, native to the Old World
tropics. Wisner 26; Whistler 8623!.
Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koel.
Medium-sized to tall grass with multiple whorls of
digitately arranged panicle branches bearing awnless
spikelets. Common in plantations and sunny, disturbed
places, reported from near sea level to 600 m
elevation. A modem introduction, native to Asia.
Whistler 306, 8925!, 9013!.
"Digitaria henryi Rendle
Small grass with spikelets in a short panicle whose
branches do not spread or extend much out of the
sheath at maturity. Uncommon in disturbed places,
reported only in coastal areas. Some authors include