COLONEL MUNRO'S MONOGRAPH OF THE BAMBUSACE^. 31 



apice mcmbraiia ;;//« hderdum rigidis vel etiam spinesceniibus ciliata terminataj latcribvisque 

 auriculis duabus rcversis conspicuis ct ciliis subrigidis loiigc fimbriatis appondicvilata;, ligula clongata 

 saepc iiigrescente. 



In the dried state many of the leaves of this species assume a reddish hue on the upper 

 surface. The specimens from Moflong are marked by Ilooker as having " spinous 

 stems." The cilia terminating the membrane below the petiole, as well as those fringing 

 the auricles, occasionally become much elongated and stiffened ; but these could scarcely 

 be called spinous, and in the numerous dried specimens I have had access to I can find 

 nothing approaching to spines or likely to become so under any circumstances. 



25. A. TESSELLATA, Muuro. Foliis lineari-lanceolatis, 5-9 lin. latis, 2-5 poll, longis, 

 margine membranaceo setuloso-ciliato, utrinque pallidis et glabris, vaginis dorso 

 glabris, apice ciliis pallidis fimbriatis, ligula elongata fimbriata. — Nastus tessellatus, 

 Nees, n. Afr. Aust. 463 ; Steud. Syn. 333. 



Hab. in Africa austr. Zeyher\ "In monte Winterberg (terrae Cafirorum) alt. 5000-6500 p. s. m.,Ecklon; 

 " in monte Katberg, alt. 500 p.," Drege ! v. s. 



" Arborescens, in bniuidis 15-20-, in siccioribus 5-10-pedalis," ciilmo fistnloso, "intemodiis H poll. longis." 

 Folia liueari-lauceolata, glabra, acuminata, basi rotundata vel attenuata in petiolum brevem sub- 

 hirsutum, nervis secundariis utrinque 3 subiuconspicuis, vcnulis transversis creberrimis, areolis 

 depressis subquadrati.s. Vagince pallidse, striata;, margine superius et circa os ciliata, ligvda plerumque 

 elongata (brevi, fide Nees) truncata et ciliata. 



This plant appears to be widely dispersed in the extreme south of Africa ; and a whole 

 range or district is called " Bambusbergen," apparently after it. It has also a remark- 

 able and unusual range of elevation, from 500 to 6500 feet above the sea. Unforttmately, 

 however, Drege's remark still holds good, "nunquam cum flore aut fructu a nobis in- 

 venta est." I have therefore no authority for placing the plant in Arundinaria except 

 the very great resemblance it bears in habit and general appearance to that genus, and 

 especially to A. macrosperma, from which it is principally distinguished by its glabrous 

 leaves and elongated ligule. Nees, to a certain extent, confirms my opinion when, in 

 describing this plant, he says, " Monendum tamen Chusquece habitum prae se ferre 

 hoc gramen." 



26. A. HiNDSii, Munro. Foliis angusti-lineari-lanceolatis, 4-5 lin. latis, 3-6 poll, longis, 

 coloratis, margine subcartilagineo vel laevi vel brevissime serrulato, vaginis demum 

 glabris, utrinque ciliis paucis, 4-5, fimbriatis. 



Hab. Hongkong ! Hinds (184.1) in Herb. Bentham, v. s. 



Culmus (pars superior, li-pedalis, tantum adest) fistulosus, ramosus, intemodiis 2-3 poll, longis, glaber- 

 rimis, ramulis 2-3, subsemipedalibus, ad nodos subprominulos fasciculatis. Folia angusta, setaceo- 

 acuminata, basi attenuata in petiolima glabrum striatum, utrinque glabra, subconcoloria, ner^^8 

 secundariis utrinque 3, venulis transversis crebris elevatis, intcrstitiis oblique oblongis. Vagina 

 striatje, colorat(E, marginibus tenuissime ciliatis vel glabris, apice ciliis paucis sublongis fimbriata;^ 

 ligula inconspicua dorso hirsuta. 



