104. Stipa littorea Burm. f.,

Fl. Indica: 29. 1768 [cited under Stipa spinifex L. in Nat. Hist. II(13): Aanwyz. Plaat. [2], 335; also cited under Spinifex squarrosus L., in Nat. Hist. II(13): 561, tab. 92, fig. 2. 1782].

≡ Spinifex littoreus (Burm. f.) Merr . in Philipp. J. Sci. 7: 229. 1912.

Lectotypus (designated here by Wijnands, Veldkamp & Callmander): INDONESIA. Java: Anon. s.n. (G-PREL [G00360104]!).

Notes. – The only specimen of original material in the Burman herbarium is designated here as the lectotype. This collection is annotated as “rompot laut javanis” [“sea grass by the Javanese”] and represents a staminate plant. Houttuyn was clearly confused about this species, which he discussed twice, obviously unaware that it is dioecious. The single collection in his Ceylon herbarium [G00818158] also is a staminate plant of Spinifex littoreus .