26 COLONEL MUNRO'S MONOGRAPH OF THE BAMBUSACEiE. 



tautum serratis. Squamulie 3 ecqualcs ovata; ol)tiisx, ai)icc fimbriata;, liyalinse. Slamuiu 3 filamcntis 

 brevibus. Stylus cito bi6dus in stigmata 2 brevi-plumosa. Oi;an«w»(immaturum) in stylum attenuatura. 



In many respects, especially the hetei-ogencous spiculae and the vanishing of the midril) 

 of the leaves above the middle, this species approaches yirthrostijUdium macnlatum, 

 llupt., affording another indication of the proximity of the two genera. However, the 

 very long cilia to the vagiusc and short ligulic at once distinguish this from llunrofi-*'" 

 plant. M. Triana's specimens contain very few perfect sn;-^-"!- 



18. A. AMPLISSIMA. 



venulis transv( 



Rupr., /. c. IIG 



JIa!i. ill Brasilia, Hdlow 



('ulmus altus (Rupr.) G-j 

 laiiceolata, crassa, 2- 

 Kupr.), apicc attcnui 

 punctata, aspcrula, n 

 sulcato-striatie, sa;pc 

 terminalis decompositi 

 catis, rhaclii glabra, 

 pressiuscrulse, chartace; 

 sub lente hirsutiusculi 

 duplo minor, 1-nervis; 

 inferior vix acuta, ner 

 lanceolatie, acutiusculae 

 bifidus in stigmata 2 (3_ 

 subito attcnuatum. 



The specimens which 

 leaves, and therefore givt 

 that it grows G feet high, 

 KiUprecht describes and fi 

 in the specimens which I h 

 bilid, and the squamulaj an 



Section II. Culmi foliiferl el 



19. A. FALC.\T.v, Necs in LL 

 vel compositis, semper 

 catis, spiculis 2-4-fl.oris 

 flosculum infimum suba 

 transvcrsis nullis. — lluj, 

 Trin. in Act. Petr. I. c. ( 

 388 (18G.5) ; Ludolfia fm 

 feris fere simplicibus falca 

 elongatis. 



