28 COLONEL MUNRO'S MONOfiRAl'lI OF THE RAMBUSACE^. 



falls of snow, whicli protect its pcrmininl roots from excessive frost. This does not, how- 

 ever, l)elonL;' to tiie nenus Bonihma, hut is nearly allied to Chusqitea of Huniholdt, found 

 in the cold mountains of Quito and Santa Fe de Bogota." This plant has an extensive 

 range in the Himalayas, as will he seen from the various localities quoted ahov(;. Fal- 

 coner's herharium contains numerous specimens of it in various stages of growtii ; and 

 it may therefore he the plant he intended as " Thainnoealamus," and not the one which 

 I have descrihed as a genus under that name. This s[)eeies approaches very closely to 

 A. KJiaslana, which is hest distinguished from it hy having leaves quite smooth helow, and 

 hy the violet colour of the stem and hranclu>s, whilst mA.J'itlcata the whole plant has a pale 

 yellowish hue, except in the young spiculic and vaginto, which arc occasionally purplish. 



20. A. Khasiana, Munro. Culmo florcnte aphyllo; ramulis plcruniquc compositis, 

 lougis, stepe l|-2-pedalihus, validis; spiculis, nisi tcrininali, brevi-pedieellatis, 2-3- 

 floris, glumis nervosis flosculo inferiore nuilto hreviorihus ; foliis angustis, suhtus 

 glaherrimis. 



Hab. Khasia, Chilloiis, alt. .")800 p. s. in., Griffith, no. lO.iS ! ; Chnrra ! Syoiig, no. 14G() ! ; alt. oZOO i)f(l., 

 Hooker \; Assam 1089! Masters. "Namlang" iucolis, fide Hooker, v. s. 



" Culmus inermi.s, gracilis, 8-12-pc(lalis" Griff.), iuteruodiis valde variabilibus, 2-0 poll, longis, in florcnte 

 juvcnili approxiniatissimis, ramulis foliif'cris violascentibus. Folia siibtus glaberrima viridia, cetc- 

 roquin ut in A. falcata. VaybuB pallidie, plcrumque glaberrimae, apice efimbriatse, ligula Sicpe elon- 

 gata obtusa. Panicula falcata, ramosa, semper brevis, lJ-3 poll, longa, basi bractcata, multae circa 

 iiodos cnlmi vel ramulorum prolifcrorum dcn.se aggrcgata?, spiculis 5-7, pediccUis omnibus, nisi terini- 

 uali, brcvibus, crassis, infimis 1-2 fere obsolctis (spiculae subsessiles). Spicnlce 2-3-florie, sicpe nigre- 

 sccntes, articulis brcvibus albo liirsutis. Giumw. iuicquales, apice fimbri.ata; ; inferior minor, menil)ra- 

 uaeea : superior 5-7-9-nci'vis, apice brevissime mucronata, diniidium flosculi infinii iiuuquam attin- 

 gcn.s. Pulea inferior nervosa, ncrvis 7-9 validis, apice brevissime mucronata, marginc ciliata et lateri- 

 bus interdum pubcsecns; superior fere semper niulto longior, carinata, dorso subscabra. Scjuamidte 

 basi coloratae, nervosae, apice longe fimbriata;, obtusse vel subacute. Stylus in stigmata 2 vL\ longe 

 plumosa eito bifidus, interdum crura uno iterum divisus. Ovarium liucari-oblongum, basi attenuatum. 



As already stated above, this species is very closely allied to" A. falcata ; but it has 

 always a diiferent look. The leaves are invariably glabrous below ; the glumes are also 

 much shorter than in A. falcata, as also are the spiculae and pedicels. The branches of 

 the panicle are much denser and more imbricated ; and the plant apjiears to be of stronger 

 growtii generally. The specimens which I have seen were collected in August and 

 October; and therefore, having never seen young states of the ])lant, I do not know 

 whether the branches arc ever simple, as they are in the early growths of A. falcata. 



21. A. INTERMEDIA, Munro. Culmo (lorente aphyllo?, ramulis iufcrioribus compositis basi 



longe nudis, supcrioribus fere scssilibus, 2)aniculis sa-pe compositis, longis, plcrumque 

 crcctis, spiculis 3-5-floris, glabris, foliis laneeolato-lincaribus, supra scaljris, G-12 lin. 

 latis, venulis trausversis subtus plus minus conspicuis, petiole supra hirsuto. 



ffdh. Sikkim ! alt. 7000 8000 pcd. s. m., Hooker, v. s. 



CWm«* (J-S-pedalisy, cximie fistulosus, jjallidus, intcrnodiis su-pc semipcdalibus, nodis liirsutis vel sub- 

 glabris, ramulis foliiferis florifcrisque, inf'erioribus l-.'3-pedalibus, 2— 1-nodosis, florifcris suprciuis 



