Plate 1770. 



DENDBOCALAMUS SIKKIMENSIS, Gamble. 



Gramixea. Tribe Bambusej:. 



D. fiikkimensis, Gamble, MSS. in Herb. Kew. ; culmo subarl reo 

 alto, cataphyllis extus tomentellis inferne etiam setis rigidulis rellexis 

 dense intertextis indatis, intus glabris, apice ad basin lamina* rudi- 

 menti ligula setacea (setis permultis plariseriatis longiusculis) instructs 

 foliis oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis basi rotundatis brevitor petiolatis. 

 Supra longitudinaliter striatis glabris, subtas parce setaloso-villo- 

 sulis, ligalis setaeeis, vaginis glabris, panieulee ramnlis ultimia rigi * 

 mternodiis erassitie pennse corvinae, eapitulis dissitis aubglobosi 

 spiculis laneeolatis seepius bifloris glamis inferioribus vacuia circ. 4 

 late ovatis distiche imbricatis inferioribus minoribuR subcar atig 

 apicem versus setulosis, superioribus apiculatia glabris nitentihus, 

 paleis bicarinatis carinis setulosis. 



Hab. Sikkim, 4000-6000 feet, Mr. Panting ; and cultivated in the 

 Boyal Gardens, Kew. 



This is the 'Pugriang* or ' Pagriang ' of the Lepcbas of Sikkim, 

 the tallest Bamboo of the province. Jt throws up but few culms 

 (2 or 3), which persist four to fiv years. Diameter of culm about 

 t> inches, the internodes 18 inches in length. The cataphylls are very 

 larg r , but I have not seen one entire, clothed below the middle with a 

 dense felt of dark brown setae. Ordinary leaves usually from (> to 10 

 (5-12) inches long, and 1-2 (2^) inches broad. Flower-heads at 

 intervals of 1-2 inches, about 1| inch in diameter. Spikelets § inch 



long.— D. Oliver. 



Fig. 1. Spikelet. 2. F oret. 3. Glume. 4. Pale* 5. Stamen. 6. PiitiL 



Enlarged, 



