108 COLONF.L MLNRO'S MONOGRAPH OF THE BAMBUSACE.E. 



snifiilas paucas (3-C, rarius l-:2) vel intcrdum iiluriiuas dcnsissimc scniivcrticillato-capitatas gcrcn- 

 tibiis; ramulorum intcrnodiis plcrmnque apices versus pubcsceutibus vcl hirsutis, nunc tcrctibus, 

 (Inris, nunc striatis vcl angulatis, minus duris. Sjj'tcitla oblongo-lanceolata, coniprcssa, disticha, ei 

 Bromi similis, 4-9-l2-flora, 5-10 lin. longa, primum arete imbricata, demura laxiuscula, rhaehilla? 

 articulis infcrioribus brevissimis, conditis, supcrioribus elongatis, flosculo iufimo unipalcaceo, ncutro, 

 marginc tcnuitcr ciliato, reliquis, praeter tcrrainalcm imperfectum, bipalcaceis et ut videtur henna- 

 phroditis. Pali-a inferior euspidato-acuminata, b;isi subattcnuata, cliartaeea, 11-19-ncrvia, ncrvis 

 supcrne sajpe promincntibus, margine, supra medium, pilis dcnsis patentibus fimbriata ; superior 

 brcvior, vcl fC(iuilonga, vcl etiam longior angustior, obtusiuscula, earinis pilis sat lonyis, crcbris, 

 albidis vcl coloratis ciliata. SquamulcB tcnuitcr mcnibrauaccic, diapliante, aj)icc pilis longis ciliata;, 

 inwqualcs, du£e obovato-oblongm, tertia longior ct nuilto angustior. Ant/wra apicc pilis brcvibus 

 pcnicillata;. Stylus gracilis, filiformis, ima basi quidquam incrassatus, undiquc hirsutus, supcrne 

 tantum 2-3-fidus, stigmatibus filiformibus, saepe cito dilal)entibus, ut stylus iude simplex esse v-ide- 

 atnr. Ovarium (immaturuni) oblongum, apice pilosum. 

 The numerous specimens which I have seen of this plant have enabled me to ascertain 

 that the large number of synonyms quoted above all belong to one species, which, indeed, 

 considering its wide range, appears to vary less than many other species. The most 

 remarkable varieties occur in plants cultivated in the gardens of Europe, two of which 

 (one from tiie garden at Paris, and one from that of Gottingcn) are figured under the 

 name of B. Thonarsil by Kuuth in plates 73 and 7 A of his magnificent work on Gra- 

 minejT?. The native country of this species is still doubtful : it is certainly naturalized 

 in many places ; but there is no reliable information as to its being actually indigenous 

 anywhere, either in the East or the West. It is, when in flower, readily distinguished 

 from all other species in being the only one with oblong compressed spicula?, the lower 

 palea? of which are not considerably enlarged at the base, combined with a long slender 

 style divided into stigmas at the extreme end, and stamens free at theii- base. A magni- 

 ficent specimen of this plant is growing in the Palm-house at Kew. 



21. B. Bp:eciievaxa, Munro. Culmo incrmi, subarborco; panicula compositn, rhacbi 

 striata, ramis longis simplicibus, intcrnodiis supcrioribus plerumque hirsutis, flori- 

 feris ssepe apice foliiferis ; spiculis ovatis, j)lurifloris, in glomerulis subsequidistan- 

 tibus panels, vel solitariis hractea eloncjata sufTultis ; palea inferiore basi lalissima, 

 dorso glabra vel raro subhirsuta ; stylo gracili, filiformi, supcrne 2-3-fido ; foliis basi 

 eximie cordatis et petiolatis, venulis transversis obsoletis vel nullis. — 13. verti ciliata ? 

 Hook, et Am. Bot. Beechey's Voyage, 254, non "Willd. 



Hab. in China, Beechey ! Sir G. Staunton in herb. Mus. Brit. ! ; Quautung, Ookaisa, in sylvis. Dr. Tate ! 

 (var. palea inferiore dorso pubescente). v. s. 



Culmus " 20-pcdalis," fistulosus, inermis. Folia (floralia tantum adsuiit) lunceolata, apice setacco-acumi- 

 nata, basi eximie cordata, brevipctiolata, pctiolo iutcrdum supra hirsuto, margine serrata, 3-5 poll, 

 longa, 6-12 lin. lata, supra glabra sed uno margine tactu scabra, subtus glabra vel hirsutiuscula, 

 nervis secundariis vix conspicuis, utroque latere 6, venulis transversis obsoletis. Vagina; sulcato- 

 striatre, glabra;, ore plerumque nudae. Panicula (nodi 4 tantum adsunt) composita, elongata, rhachi 

 fistulosa, striata, vix dura, ramis basi bracteatis, intcrdum sesquipcdalibus, ad nodos paueis, sub- 

 flcxuosis (intcrnodiis supcrioribus compressis, hirsutis), nunc aphyllis nunc foliosis, spiculis, in glo- 

 merulis snbicquidistantiljus, approximatis, vcl etiam imbrieatis, paueis, intcrdum solitariis bractea 

 ] -2 poll, longa velatis. Spicula ovata vel ovato-obloni/a, acuta vcl obtusa, 7-11-flora, i)lcrunHjue 



