384 CLXXIII. GRAMINE4S. (Bamlusew, Gamble.) \_Arum I. in aria. 



stems 2-4 ft., leaves -|-1 by J^ } in. linear-lanceolate acute mucronate 

 tessellate, slieath hairy above tip long-fimbriate. Gamble Bamb, Brit. 

 Ind. 22. Bambusa microphylla, Griff. Journ. i. 242, 259, &c. 



BHOTAN, alt. 6-10,000 ft., Griffith. 



A gregarious low shrub, forming large patches iu wet places ; internodes 2-3 in., 

 glabrous; branches i-whorled at the nodes. Leaves with almost membranous 

 fimbriate or glabrous margins, nerves 2 pairs; sheath often dark; ligule obscure. 

 Descript. after Munro. 



21. A. hirsuta, Munro in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxvi. (1868) 30; stems 

 4-8 ft. solitary from the rhizome often strigosely hairy above, leaves 3-5 

 by i-f in. tessellate strigosely hairy beneath, sheath strigosely Bristly 

 ending in a hairy callus and reflexed spiuescently bristly auricle. Gamble 

 Bamh. Brit. Ind. 22, t. 20. 



KHASIA and NAGA HILLS, alt. 5000-9500 ft., Griffith, &c. 



Stems greyish-green, -^ in. diam., nodes glabrous ; iuternodes up to 13 iu., 

 walls rather thiu. Stem-sheaths 6 in. by 1 in. broad at the base, top rounded with 

 large recurved long-ciliate auricles ; blade subulate, recurved ; ligule narrow, 

 pubescent. Leaves tessellate, smooth above, hairs white beneath, margins car- 

 tilaginous scabrous-serrate, midrib narrow shining, nerves 4-6 pairs; ligule long, 

 hairy. Resembles A. Wtghtiana, differing in the well marked auricles and bristles 

 of both stem- and leaf-sheaths. 



22. A. G-allatlyi, Gamble Bamb. Brit. Ind. 23, t. 21 ; stems thin, 

 leaves 3-4 by - iu. tessellate whitish beneath base narrowed into a short 

 petiole sheath ending in a narrow callus with about 3 long stiff bristles. 



TENASSEEIM ; Moblyet Hill, alt. 6000 ft., Gallatly. 



A gregarious shrub. Branches smooth, glabrous, striate, sometimes channelled. 

 Sheaths of brauchlets narrow, with imperfect blades and long ligules. Leaves pale 

 green, tessellate, tips setaceous, scabrid, smooth above, one margin scabrid, uerves 3 

 pairs ; ligule triangular, pubescent. , 



Stems distant on elongated rhizomes. 



23. A. jaunsarensis, Gamble Bamb. Brit. Ind. 23, t. 22: stems 

 slender reed-like, leaves 4-6 by |-| in. lanceolate acuminate tessellate base 

 obliquely cuneate, sheath euding in falcate auricles with a few bristles. 



WESTERN HIMALAYA ; hills of Jaunsar iu Garwhal, alt. 7-8000 ft., G-amble. 



Rhizome long, creeping, clothed with shining imbricate ovate acute scales. 

 Stems 2-3 ft. apart, 10-15 ft. high, ^ iu. diam., young glaucous, old greenish- 

 brown, iuternodes 9-11 in. Stem-sheaths 6-10 in. by 1^-2 iu. broad at the base, 

 narrowed to a truncate 2-auricled bristly tip ; blade 13 in , subulate, recurved ; 

 ligule short, pubescent. Leaves thin, smooth above, scaberulous beneath, margins 

 scabrous-serrate, tessellate, nerves 4-5 pairs ; sheath with falcate auricles that bear 

 5-6 stiff bristles; ligule short, truncate, pubescent. Nearest to A. spathijlora, 

 distinguished by its rhizome, solitary green stems, aurielfcd" sheath, and thinner 

 leaves. 



24. A. Rolloana, Gamlle Baml. Brit. Ind. 24, t. 23; sterns rather 

 rough somewhat flattened on one side, lower nodes rooting, leaves 6-8 by 

 1-1^ in. oblong-lauceolate acute tessellate base rounded sparsely hairy 

 beneath, sheath ending in a rounded long-ciliate auricle. 



ASSAM ; Naga Hills, alt. 5-7000 ft., J. Rollo. 



Rkizome at first clothed with imbricating scales, afterwards jointed, joints about 

 in. long. Stems 8 ft. by 4 in. diam., greeu then yellow, lower nodes rootiug ; 



