Eragrostis amabilis (L.) Wight & Arn. ex Nees

Emmintd for
CaU Micro*, fi
PLANTS OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
Eragrostis amabilis(luj W* *
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Det. D$t» F. R. Fosberp
Locality Eniwetok Atoll, Aoman Island.
Habitat
mostly flats of coral sand, changing to broken coral rock as outer
beach is approached; entirely planted to coconuts, inner portions
clear and grassy beneath, nearer outer beach a brush of ScaevOla
and Pisonia is beneath trees. Common In sandy disturbed
places, along trails and around village.
Date May 16, 1946	Altitude 1-3 m. (estimated)
Coll. P. R. Fosberg No. 24347
Remarks Spreading loose clumps. Mu4josn (perhaps
simply meaning "grass*1).
U.S.C.C. Economic Survey of Micronesia
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