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an appearance very similar to some forms of Bambtisa tulda, Roxb. There are frequently 

 some barren abortive spiculse at the base of the perfect ones. 



8. G. DISTOUTA, Rupr. /. c. 131, tab. xvi. fig. 30. " Emnis Icpvibus, foliis lanceolatis, 3-4 



poll, longis, 5-6 lin. latis, glabris Icevibusqne, vaginis glabris, ore iiuclis vel bre- 

 vissime fimbriatis, panicula fere simplici, spiculis 5-7 lin. longis, paucifloris, palea 

 inferiore margine glabra." — Steud. I. c. 333. Bambxim distorta, N. ab E. in Linn, 

 ix. 470. 



Hub. in Brasilia, Sellotp. s. v. llupreclit et Nees. 



" Cubnus (ramus crassior) opaciis, striatus, Ipcvis, ramis spicigeris recurvatis. Folin lanceolata, 3-4 poll, 

 longa, 5-6 lin. lata, basi rotundata, pctiolata, glabra, Isevia, margine scabra, ncrvis secundariis 5-6, 

 venulis transversis obsoletis, remotiusculis. VagincB glabrae, ore nudwe vel brevissime setulosaj. 

 Spicee 6 nodis glabris ramorum, faseiciilatse, divaricatae, apliyllte, ramulis oligo {2-4)-pliyllis, apice 

 brevispicatis, intermixtis spiculis glomeratis pkiribus, tereti-oblongis, demum complanatis. Spicula 

 5-7 lin. longa, pauciflora, glabra, flosculis 1-2-3 perfectis, terminal! masculo vel neutro longe pcdun- 

 culato. Palea inferior (flosculi fertilis) nervosa, mucronulata, margine glabra, superiorem late 

 carinatam glabram subsequante. Squamulte 3, breves, glabrae. Stylus cito trifidus. Ovarium apice 

 pilosum. Valde affinis G. Tagaorm, difl'ert imprimis foliorum magnitudine et spiculis." — Nees et 

 Ruprecht. 

 Judging from Pi.uprecht's drawing, this appears to me to be very closely allied to some 

 states of G. Trinii. 



9. G. VIRGATA, Rupr. I. c. 130, tab. xv. fig. 37. " Ramis glabris kevigatis, foliis lanceo 



latis, 4-5 poll, longis, 6-7 lin. latis, supra scabro-pubesceittihus, vaginis supevne 

 breve tomentosis, panicula spiciformi, interrupta, virgata, spiculis sessilibus, palea 

 inferiore margine ciZia^a."— Steud. I. c. 333. Bambusa virgata, Trin. in Act. Petrop. 

 /. c. 624, icon. 338 ! 



Hab. in Brasilia, in sylvis montium St. Geraldi, prov. Minarum, Riedel. s. v. Trinius et Ruprecht. 



" Ciihiius 25-pedalis, diametro 2-3-pollicari, ramis glabris, Isevigatis, laxis, ramulis fasciculatis injequalibus, 

 inferioribus mere et fere a basi floriferis, terminalibus foliiferis ex ipso apice floriferis, omnibus vir- 

 gatis. Folia lanceolato-linearia, apice acuminata, basi in petiolum fere bilinealem tomentoso- 

 pubescentem attenuata, 4-5 poll, longa, 5-7 lin. lata, supra scabra et pubescentia, subtus molle 

 piloso-tomentosa et cauescentia. Vagincs superne brevitomentosK, margine ciliatffi, utriuquc pro- 

 ductee in auriculam brevem chartaceam, e marginibus emittentem cirrulos pliu-es 1-2-lineales. Panicula 

 spiciformis, angusta, interrupta, virgata, Ijete viridis, rhachi tereti, glabra, per internodia, ad summuni 

 pollicaria, emittens spiculas sessiles aut 3-4 aut solitarias. Spicula subcylindrica, attenuato-acutis- 

 sima, nitida, 4-8-flora, 6-10 lin. longa, la;te straminea, recta, rhacliillffi articulis tm-binatis, brevibus, 

 flosculis inferioribus sterilibus, sequeutibus mascuHs (an semper?), penultimo hermaphrodito. Ghtm<B 

 2, interdum gemmiparae, oblongo-ovatae, inferior bicariuata, superior vix longior, mucronulata, 

 7-nervis. Palea inferior 9-15-1 7-nervis, nervis perteimibus, apiocm versus niagis conspicuis, ovata, 

 apice mucronata, margine ciliata ; superior (liermapliroditi) inferiorcm Kquans, lateribus mflexis, 

 bicarinatis, carinis alatis. Sgvamulee 3, imequales, tertia angustior, brevior et glabrior. Stamina C. 

 Ovarium cum stylis indescriptum." — Trinias et Ruprecht. 

 I imagine that only undeveloped spicule in an immature state have been seen uiid 



described by both the authors above quoted. 



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