159. GRAMINES. 447 
12. Bambusa tuldoides, Munro, in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxvi. 
(1868) p. 93; Hance, in Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot. xii. (1873) 
p. 137; A. Henry, in Trans. Asiat. Soc. Japan, xxiv. Suppl. 
(1896) p. 109. 
Bambusa Tulda, Benth. Fl. Hongk. p. 434, non Roxb. 
Formosa: Tamsui (Oldham, 652 !, a poor specimen which has 
been thus determined by Munro), South Cape (Schmurer, in coll. 
A. Henry, 686!); Kwanerune: Canton (Millett!); Honexone 
(Hance, 3657, 7486 !), Robinson Road, Victoria (Zamont'). Mus. 
Brit.; Herb. Kew. 
13. Bambusa vulgaris, Schrad. in Wendl. Collect. Pl. ii. p. 26, 
t. 47; var. striata, Gamble, in Ann. Bot. Gard. Cale. vii. p. 44. 
Bambusa striata, Lodd. ev Lindl. Penny Cyclop. ii. (1835) p. 357; 
Munro, in Trans. Linn. Soc, xxvi. (1868) p. 121; Hook. f. in Bot. Mag. 
t. 6079. 
I have seen no specimen. Gamble says (7- e.) : —“ It appears 
to come from China and Japan and is probably the result of 
cultivation." 
1. Dendrocalamus affinis, Rendle, n. sp. 
Frutex elata cujus nihil nisi inflorescentie pars exstat. In- 
florescentie axis teres, glaber; rami ad nodos distantes unila- 
teraliter fasciculati, terni, sepissime ad nodum basale, interdum 
quoque ad nodum secundum, ramosi, flagelliformes, penduli, sub- 
tiliter scabriduli, specimine ad 21 poll. longi; spicule ut iu 
D. flagellifero pauce ad nodos subdistantes subverticillate 
(glomerule rarius plus quam 3 poll. latz), ovate, ad 5 lin. longer, 
fusco-brunnem, 4-flore. Glume coriacez, steriles 4, parvi, 
sursum majores, l ad 2 lin. longs, ovate, obtuse, multinerves, 
glabre, margine autem ciliolate ; glume florentes orbiculari- 
ovate, mucronulate, multinerves, ut in sterilibus ciliolate, infima 
21 lin. longa; palea compressa, oblonga, quam gluma brevior 
(infima 1j lin. longa), ad carinas superne ciliolatas implieata, 
dorso inconspicue binervis, apice obtuse retusa et ciliolata; lodi- 
cule 8, subequales, obtuse ovate, apice ciliate, 4 lin. longs; 
stamina 3; ovarium breviter pedicellatum, albo-pilosum ; stylus 
mox in stigmata tria plumosa solutus. 
SzrcHuEN: Mount Omei (Faber, 1118 !). Herb. Kew. 
Evidently near the Burmese Dendrocalamus Brandisii, Kurz, 
