Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl

Fimbristylis polymorpha Boeckl. Linnaea, 37:14. 1871,
Collected in Pauoa, Oahu (2385), and along the Hanapepe
river, Kauai (2475). Of the forty synonyms of Boeckler, It is
a hard matter to decide which is the proper name for the
Hawaiian plant;. The coining of a new specific name by Boeck-
ler was certainly not admissible, even if there was sufficient
ground for uniting all of the species which he cites. It is im-
possible for me to obtain the proper name for this plant, hence
the use of the meaningless term Frimbristylis polymorpha.
HERBARiUM
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY,
NEW YORK.
OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
COLLECTED ON THE I8LAND OF OAHU, ON THE LOWER
8L0PE8 OF KONAHUANUI, ABOVE MANOA,
By A. A. Heller, June 3,1895.
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