« polkre in re-Ionihiis caliJi^, coatra ia Europa prorsus deesse.aut rans^Ime invenirl, veluE Paaiceos, 

 " Sl,paceas,CLIoridca..Sf*ocIinniiiis, Oiy.e.s, Oijrea. ot liamLi.sacea.. Sic Europa ne uiiuin ^uidein 

 " Paspalum nuiWt , SUpace^ium dumtaxat <|uinque spc-cies, Sacclia.manmi perpaucas, Orjzearum 

 V utiam(Leer«inmory.oidem), Cliloridearum, Olyrearuni eC Bambus^-cearum ce uuam qnidem. Conti.i 

 (enipera^Is nostris rcsiombus pecidiares suntA-;vostide^ , Avcnacea? , Arandinacea^ etUromea!. Eodem 

 « modo Hordacearumordo, Cerealia nostratium p.vcscrliin complcctens, zono^ calidiori Europa^ et Asi.e 

 « pr^cipiie aplu5 videtur , (juiim vcro yramina aipina ambarum conliucntiura ^ pr^seriim inte^^ 

 * Agro5iiJeas , Aveuaccas et Liomcas invcnies. Cype^i genus ad plaj^am a^ctiinocliaiem fei'e loium, 

 « pei'fmet, nam ex i5o spcciebus^ jam nolls, \i\ 20 in Europaj eL Anterica: parle boreali nascuntur, 

 u Mari^c- el Kyllingia: nulla species Kuropaia ; omnes autem Cyperaceaj ver^c (glumis dlsllclie imbri- 

 i< tatis) es Enropa? continenti exuTanl. Scirpea:;'indisLincte per universum orbem videnlur fns;e,ea:que 

 « (ut modo monuimus, dcCypcraccarun. dis^ribulionc in universuin lyacLanlcs) ex omni copia Mono- 

 a cotylcdoniun pousslmum excmpla sugge^unt sElrpium, in ulroquc oihe provenlenlium. >j 



QuodadBambusasatlinet,feliciLcrnobiscGn!igiL,quodbi^casflorcn[c:5videiimus,semcIinripallumini3 

 CassKjU]ares((piodestOiiuoci brachium), et iierum juxta villaiJi El 3luerLo , iu Proviucia Popayanensii 

 Bugam inleiet Quiiichaum. Arborcs ili;(? aiundlnacc;\>, licet lerram ubginosam late compleaut, sa^peque 



m allitudincn 5o vel Oo pedum cmicenL, lamcn rarisMmc florent irj ]Xova Coulinenti. Nec ceL Mutisius , 

 (jiu lot G;/<7^f<r/e5 (slc enim Jutola? loca paluilrla vocant ^ Bambusis tccta ) iu regno IVovogranatensi 

 pciscruiatus esf, ncfjuc amiciss. Tafalla, quonJam Rui/.ii vt Pavonii socius iji peiogimalione Peruviana» 

 unquHim aorcs vci rrucUim Ikiiubusa! uancjsci poLueruut. Coulra in India oricutali tanto numero ftoiere 

 Tidentnrgramina illa gigantea, ul, auciorc ceL l3uciiaDano,^ lu regno ^My^or.c ^ indigcnic^quosMalasyros 

 appcllanl^ semina Eambuscc cum mdle mixta vuli^o comedani. Opinantur bcc jjentes planUm demum 

 post i5 annos fene fruclum» atque illlco post emoii, JJiilinguunlporro Bambusas culmo prorsus pleno^ 



quas Chittit vocant, loois aridis crcscenies» et Bambusas cavas {Doda dicunt), cilitis locisque humidis 



provenienles, * 



Guadua; novogranatcnsfs spiculas , anno 1801 floienles nacii , primo oLtutu intelleximus ^ <juam 



manca fjuodammodo atque iinperrccta cssel liujus i-enerls in botanicorum libris descriptio, Quai'e niJiil 



pnus pulavimu,^ facienc^uin , quam ut irx ipso loco» ubi emerserat , delinearemiis plauiam, pra;&erEim 



slylum profumlo tii|iarElluin cisquamas Ires/ parJes fruciilicatioiiis ciixuintlantes, qu:is tjinc nectarium 



irrphyilum vocavimiis, Solui fcre Eourciro ^ in speciebus aslaticis (v. o. iu liambusa veiticillata ) styiuoi 

 recte do^cripsil. 



In regione bumida iVovi Orbis B;imbusa! necjuaquam tam frcfpientcs sunt, quam vulgo credunL 



' Pj-jA p. LI. 



" E^Lmpla prKbcnt Srlrpjis, Fiiiieiia, AblWgaardia, H^lJitlylrum , Fiuibrisljiis. 

 ' Joiirjiryfo ?l/jjfl;v.'j Fi^/. ll. p. ^^i. 



* Lr. Vi>L l.p. lfi,> 



* BoiipUiulitia i[i igrn^ia , qnam ctllJil , TSambiisce ili^gnosi ( Pl. ivpihu T. I- p. 78.) non rii.^i sfjuamas duas no!ai. 



' I'/ora Cuiiiiiifli. i_ed. Jt^i//.) p. 73. Eniiiliy^O! i\. Na.iLi goin-i.a ijuct! "oslvis tcnipOiibu^ fcre rinniLVi IioEauici confuileruilt , 

 c\ oh^iiiaiioiiiliLiEi Kuuiiiii , ira ilis!ir>!iuciiiln sLriiL : ln Biimfri^.iu Gpiiuilar tlooi-^rie , (<^re q'lindrLn;rie ^ magiRiiii [lumeruni 

 Ibiiuiii hi-pol^^ari-H-^ruiu , quoniiii lanuiin iiifi riorc.i qui(l;iin iiiasiuili suiil , complcctuiiUin riotcs illi bi-paloatei conclu^i 

 suiit Ju;iLtiin jjluiiianiui ialyfi'. rTlnsbis illo iijllovystciilia tL palcirum figuia fore fadpm sunt, ac iii Poii , a fjuibus 

 iaiiii'11 JSauibusai sai; disiiiiguuuiur cubuo aiborco, numero staminum scnoium , siylo profuiiJo trifiJo ei squamis uiW j 

 iructiflcalioiiis park-s £:irrunidaLii.il)U,s, CujUra iu Nitsii genore spicula oblouga , rompresM , ccrluni ntimcrum complcc- 

 tilur filLiiiuuuiJi , iinliiiriiiim (irr iluos or(!inc& (lisposiiarum ^ uua ^licraiu [(■^iufc , li^ro ut io Cypcraccis. Quaruni [iUjujfisum 

 noii iiisl iluar sii|jr'iiorcs [loniii InduiUinisirucLiiiiC Bjmbusce , i, e, slylo LnliUiJj &laininilju& sy\ ct iicaanii triLu&priedilum, 



IVov. Ge.n. et.^jtc, TojiLsL 5i 



