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cence. It docs nol agree with any of the species of Bambusa described by Blanco, 

 so far as I can determine from Blanco's descriptions. It is well characterized by 

 its somewhat glaucous and slightly pubescent leaves, elongated panicle branches 

 and somewhat pubescent spikelets, there being from three to eight spikelets in 

 each fascicle. 



(71) SCHIZOSTACHYUM Nees. 



Spikelets 1-flWered, narrow-lanceolate, in remote, often dense fascicles 

 along the panicle branches. Empty glumes 4 to (i, aeuininafe, gradually 

 larger upwards. Stamens 6, free. Erecl or scandent shrubs with slightly 

 branched or simple infloresence. 



Species about 15, southern Asia to Malaya, Polynesia, and the Sandwich 

 Islands; three or more in tbe Philippines. 



t. Mouth of leaf-sheaths long-ciliate (1) g. acutiflorum 



1. Mouth of leaf-sheaths glabrous (2 j s. dielsianum 



(1) Schizostachyum acutiflorum Munro in Trans. Linn. Soc. 26 (IS(iS) 

 137; F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1883) 324; Vidal Rev. PI. Vase. Pilip. (1886) 294; 

 Plum. Chiming. Philip. (1885) 159; Ceron Cat. PI. Herb. (1892) 168. Dinoohloa 

 major Pilger in Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. (1904) 149. Schizostachyum blumei 

 F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1883) 324 T non Xees. Dinoohloa diffusa Merr. in Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 1 (1900) Suppl. 29 pro parte. 



Philippines (544 Cuming). Luzon, Province of Bataan, Lamao River (75. 

 r.llt Whitford) April, July, 1904; (1261, 2731 Borden) July, 1904, March, 1905; 

 (2550, 3207 Merrill) June, October, 1903; Dinalupijan (1477, 1474. 1528 Merrill) 

 January, February, 1003. Mindoro. Bongabong River (3740 Merrill) March, 

 1906. 



Endemic. 



I am not able to distinguish Dinochloa major Pilger from Schizostachyum 

 aoutiflorum Munro. duplicate types of both species being before me. 1 consider 

 the plant to be a Schizostachyum rather than a Dinoohloa. 



(2) Schizostachyum dielsianum (Pilger). Dinochloa dielsiana Pilger in 

 Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. (1904) 148. Dinochloa diffusa Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. 

 29 (1905) 7; Philip. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 29, pro parte. Bambusa diffusa 

 Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 1 (1837) 289; ed. 2 (1845) 287; ed. 3, 1 (1877) 334? 



Luzon, Province of Pampanga (1408 Merrill) March, 1903: Province of Zam- 

 bales (388 Maul,) March, 10114: Province of Bataan, Mount Mariveles (6092 

 Leiberg) July, 1904. Mindoro, Baco River (279 McGregor) April, 1905. Pala- 

 wan (Paragua) (711 Merrill) February, 1903; (3548 Curran) January, ]!)()(!. 



Endemic. 



A species very close to the preceding, distinguished mainly by its glabrous, 

 not long fimbriate sheath apices, and a Schizostachyum rather than a Dinochloa. 

 I had previously taken up Pdaneo's specific name diffusa for this species, and 

 may have been correct in doing so, but as bis description apparently applies as 

 well to the preceding species as to the present one, it is perhaps best to discard 

 Bambusa diffusa, as an unrecognizable species. 



(3) Schizostachyum sp. 



Luzox, Province of Benguet. Sablan (11173 Elmer) April, 1004: Province of 

 Cagayan, Tuguegarao {Williamson) February, 1006. 



An undescribed species, teste Hackel in lit. 



In addition to the above species, two or three others of this genus are 

 represented in our herbarium by imperfect material. 



