The Victorian naturalist . onsidering the popularity of thispart of the Yarra it is remarkable Opposite: Leersia oryzoides(h.) Swartz a — plant; b — panicle; c — node; d — ligule; e — spikelet; f — grain. a, d, and e drawn from MEL 503210 b, e, and f drawn from MEL 503209 ^March/April 67 that this occurrence of Leersia ory-zoides has not been recordedpreviously. Two collections are lodged with theNational Herbarium, Melbourne: Corrick, 3 March, 1974, No. 3914(MEL503209) and M. G. Corrick,1 February, 1976, No. 5401 (MEL503210). Acknowledgements: I wish to thank the National Her- barium, Me
The Victorian naturalist . onsidering the popularity of thispart of the Yarra it is remarkable Opposite: Leersia oryzoides(h.) Swartz a — plant; b — panicle; c — node; d — ligule; e — spikelet; f — grain. a, d, and e drawn from MEL 503210 b, e, and f drawn from MEL 503209 ^March/April 67 that this occurrence of Leersia ory-zoides has not been recordedpreviously. Two collections are lodged with theNational Herbarium, Melbourne: Corrick, 3 March, 1974, No. 3914(MEL503209) and M. G. Corrick,1 February, 1976, No. 5401 (MEL503210). Acknowledgements: I wish to thank the National Her- barium, Melbourne for permission tocheck records, and Rex Filson for hisfine botanical drawing. REFERENCES Hitchcock, A. S., 1935. Manual of theGrasses of the United States. Gov-ernment Printing Office, revised edition1951, 1051 pages. Hubbard, C. E., 1954. Grasses. PenguinBooks. 2nd edition reprinted 1972, 463pages. Vickery, J. W., 1975. Flora of New SouthWales, No. 19 (Gramineae), Suppl. toPt. 1, Pt. 2, 306 Rice Cut GrassLeersia oryzoidesIn the Yarra Riverat Warrandyte. The Origin of Generic Names of the Victorian FloraPart 2-Latin, Greek and Miscellaneous (Continued from page 30)BY James A. Baines ADDENDUM At the end of the entry forMachaerina (Vic. Nat. Vol. 93, ), add to Willis retains them inCladium\ the words but in the Sup-plement to the 2nd edition of Hand-book to Plants in Victoria Vol. I, , he mentions S. T. Blakesadoption (1969) of the name Baumeafor most Australian species formerlyincluded in Cladium, including allVictorian species except. C. procerum, and the new combinations are listed;these have now gained generalacceptance. Baumea was named by Gaudichaud-Beaupre in 1829, probably afterAntoine Baume (1728-1904), aFrench chemist, inventor of a hydro-meter. Japanese botanist Koyamasrevision (1956) took up Machaerina,published by Danish botanist Vahl in1806 (posthumously, as he died in1804). 68 Vidf. Nat. Vol. 93 Menyanthes. Gk menyo, to dis
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