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acuminata, vel raro subobtusa; margiiio pilis violaceis vcl niyrin ciliata; snix-rior subaequiloiiga, 

 carinis longc fimbriatis, apice vcl ol)tusa vcl bimiicronataj in flosculo su[)rcin() dorso coiivcxa. 

 Stamina G, antlicris longc exscrtis, flcxuosis, mucroiic lonyo, hirsuto subulatis. Stylus lougus, apice 

 3-fi{liis. Oimrium lincari-oblongiimj apice hirsutum. 



3, 0. ALBO-ciLiATA, Munro. Culmo diffuso, scandente, internodiis floriferis plerumque 



apice scabi'is, spiculis sub 9 liu. loiigis, CDiyxsle cylhulricis, curvatis, flosculo ter)nlmiU 

 tabescente nidlo, glumis paleisquc iufcrioribus pilis albis longis ciliatis, Ibliis dubiis. 



Hab. in Ind. or. Pegu (" Wapyoogele " incolis), no. 19! Brandis ; Moulmcin, no. 27! Falconer, v. s. 



" Cuhntts subscandens, ramis solitariis, circumferentia maxima 4| poll., internodiis bipedalibus, annulis 

 obliquis, spathis liirsutis, i internodii sequantibus, foliis deciduis." — Brandis. Folia dubia. Panicula 

 (an culmo terminalis?) composita (pars superior 9-pedalis in hb. Falconer adest), internodiis ssepc 

 8 poll, longis, inferioribus apice scabris, superioribus glabris et nitidis, ramis inferioribus ad nodos 

 plurimis, superioribus solitariis binisve, simpliciter verticillato-spicatis, interdum 2 pedes longis, 

 internodiis glabris, verticillis densifloris, subsequidistantibus. Spicula pallida, deorsum imperfecta, 

 3-4-flora, floscnlis 1-3 inferioribus 1-paleaceis, sterilibus, tertio masculo, terminali hermaphrodito. 

 Palea inferior acuta, apice immerso-nervosa, marginc pilis albis patulis fimbriata ; superior sub- 

 obtusa, margine fimbriata. Reliqua ut in O. nigro-ciliata. 



In addition to the colour of the fringe on the margin of the lower palea, the spicule 

 of this species is distinguished from that of the preceding by the absence of a terminal 

 imperfect flower. In habit it appears to be a much more slender plant, with a much less 

 compound panicle. There are, unfortunately, no leaves actually attached to any of the 

 flowering specimens ; so that I have been unable to describe the foliage with any 

 certainty. 



4. O. Thwaitesii, Munro. Culmo 10-12-pedali, ramulis ad nodos numerosis, inferi- 



oribus floriferis basi foliiferis, siipe 2-3 ped. et ultra longis, spiculis brevibus, 4-6 

 lin. longis, nunc 5-6-floris, sed ssepius 3-floris, flosculis 1-3 bipaleaceis, palea infe- 

 riore margine brevissime fimbriata, vel, in var /3, glabra, apice spinoso-acuta, an- 

 theris longe mucronatis, foliis lanceolatis, ligula vel brevi vel elongata. — Denclro- 

 calamus monadelphus, Thw. in Enum. 376. Bambusa stricta, Hoxb. Cor. PL t. SO ! 

 quoad tabulam sed non quoad descriptionem, qute ad Dendrocalamum strict urn 

 verum pertinet : " D. strictus, var. spiculis glabratis," Nees, MS. in hb. Wight ! 

 Var. j3. Spiculis 5-6-floris, palea inferiore margine glabra, foliis pedaUbus, 1\ poll. 



latis, ligula elongata. 

 Hab. in Ceylon, prov. centr. alt. 4000-5000 ped. s. m., no. 3359! Thwaites; Ind. or. in montibus Nil- 



ghiri, mont. Shevagherry, no. 1761 = 3430! Wight. Var. /3, Ceylon! Thwaites. v. s. 

 Culmus inermis, viridis, teres, fistulosus, striatus, circiter 1 poll, in diaui., ramosus. Folia lanccolata, acumi- 

 nata,basi subcordata,petiolata,parum obliqua, margine uno vel utroque scrrata, supra glabra,subtus pri- 

 miim pilis sparsis aIx liirsuta, demum glabra, plerumque 2-5 poll, longa, 6-9 lin. lata, ncrvis secnn- 

 dariis utrinque 6, venulis transversis obsoletis (in var. yS folia 12 poll, loiiga, U poll, lata, nen-is 

 secuudariis iitrinque 10-12, venulis transversis conspicuis). " Vagina fugaci-albido-pilosoe, apice 

 longe caduco-ciliatse," ligula nunc brevi, nunc elongata, apice mcmbranacea, obtusa. Injiorescentiu 

 (an culmo foliifero terminalis ?) panicula decomposita, ramis inferioribus sa;pc longissimis, valdc ina;- 

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