COLONEL MUNRO'S MONOGRAPH OF THE HAMBUSACE^. 149 



scricco-tomciitosaj inter eurinas biiu-rvia. Aiil/icro! iiodulo ()l)tuso tcniiiiiata;. Kcli(jua ut in J), strirto. 

 Pructus non visus. 



I have never seen this in lU)\vcr cxcc})t from P;irasn:ith. 13r. Hooker collected the 

 leaves there in February 1848 ; and Dr. Thomson found it in (lower then^ in September 

 1858. It has a very different a])pearance from any form of i>. slrictus, of A\hich, how- 

 ever, it may prove to be a silky variety, distinguished by its very long curious s^jrc^ading 

 silky pubescence. I cannot point out any distinction in the structure of the spiciila, 

 except that the upper palea of the terminal flower is keeled, and not convex, as it is in 

 D. strictus. 



3. D. Parishii. Paniculte internodiis apice p?'timoso-glcmcls, palea inferiore submem- 



branacea, colorata, dorso glabra, niargine fimbriata, autheris appendiculo obtuso 

 terminatis. 

 Hub. in Incl. or. Punjab, Himalaya!, Lieut. Parish, v. flores sine foliis. 



Paniculre (rami 3 tantum adsunt) internodia striata, verticillis densifloris. Spicula .5-6-flora, floseulis 2 

 inferioribus sterilibus, 2-3 seqiieutibus bermaiihroditis, terminali tabescente, vel minimo vel omiiiiio 

 obsolete. Palea inferior (fcrtilis) multinervia, dorso striata, brcvissima, subviolacea, raarginc fim- 

 briata, intvis hirsutiuscvila, apice acuta, vix mucronata ; superior obtusa, margine et carinis fimbriata, 

 venulis paucis reticulatis. Ovarium (immaturum) birsutum, rostratum. Reliqua generis. 



The anthers of the flowers in this species have the blunt points which are found in the 

 tw^o preceding species. In other respects it resembles D. Uookeri and D. HamiKouii. 



4. D. MEMBRANACEUS, Muuro. Paniculge ramis ultimis tenuibus, ssepe pendulis, verti- 



cillis ^-f poll, diam., spiculis angustis, cylindricis, glabris, palea inferiore glaher- 

 rima, margine nuda, superiore interdum, dorso fere ad basin bifida, foliis angustis, 

 lineari-lanceolatis. 



Hab. in Ind. or. Martaban, Trogla, no. 5029!, WaUich ; Tenasserim ! Brandis , Lobh ! (quoad flores; foba 

 dubia). V. s. 



Cuhniis arboreus?, ramis superioribus foliifcris tenuibus, basi incrassatis, simplicibus vel compositis. 

 Folia 4-5 poll, longa, 4-6 lin. lata, basi rotundata vel attenuata, apice mucronata, supra ct nuirgine 

 aspera, subtus hirsuta, i^etiolata. Vagime striatic, fere ad basin solutae, hirsut£E vel glabresccntes, ore 

 ciliis subpersistentibus paucis fimbriat:e, ligula brcvissima, obtusa. Panicida omnino generis, in- 

 ternodiis glabris, ramis plerumque tenuibus, glabris, verticillis srcpe distantibus, interdum ad nodos 

 glomeratis, densifloris. Spicula pabda, glaberrima, 3-4 lin. longa, 4-5-flora, flosciiHs 1-2 inferioribus 

 steriUbus, 2-3 sequentibus bipalcaceis, termiuaU tabescente brevissimo vel nullo. Palea inferior 

 (fertibs) glaberrima, ipso apice immerse nervosa, mucronata; superior sfepe longior, obtusa vel 

 acuta, saepe dorso usque ad basin fissa, inter carinas fimbriatas 3-nervia. Antherm mucrone glabro, 

 brevi apiculatfe. Fructus maturus ovatus, uno latere eompressus, apice ipso tantum hirsutiusculus, 

 rostro brevi persistente subito mucronatus, sine rostro 3 lin. longus. 



This is distinguished from all the genus by the perfectly glabrous lower palea, com- 

 bined with narrow leaves. ... In Erandis's herb. no. 19, this was unfortunately mixed up 

 with Oxijtenmilhern albo-cillata, Munro ; and I have in conseciuence not been able to 

 derive any information as to the habits and size of the plants from Dr. Erandis's notes. 



