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apice membrana pilis interdum rigidis vel etiam spinescentibus ciliata terminate lateribusque 

 auriculis duabus reversis conspicuis et ciliis subrigidis longe finibriatis appcndiculatse, ligula elongata 

 ssepe nigrescente. 



In the dried state many of the leaves of this species assume a reddish hue on the upper 

 surface. The specimens from Moflong are marked by Hooker as having " spinous 

 stems." The cilia terminating the membrane below the petiole, as well as those fringii 

 the auricles, occasionally become much elongated and stiffened; but these could scarcely 

 be called spinous, and in the numerous dried specimens I have had access to I can find 

 nothing approaching to spines or likely to become so under any circumstances. 





25. A. tessellata, Munro. Foliis lineari-lanceolatis, 5-9 lin. latis, 2-5 poll, longis, 



margine membranaceo setuloso-ciliato, utrinque pallidis et glabris, vaginis dorso 

 glabris, apice ciliis pallidis fimbriatis, ligula elongata fimbriate— Nastus tessellatm, 

 Nees, PL Afr. Aust. 463 ; Steud. Syn. 333. 



Hob. in Afr 



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in monte Katberg, alt. 500 p./' Drege ! v. s. 



Winterberg (terrge Caffrorum) 



« Arborescens, in humidis 15-20-, in siccioribus 5-10-pedalis/' culmo fistuloso, « internodiis 1£ poll. longis/' 



Folia lineari-lanccolata, glabra, acuminata, basi rotundata vel attenuata in petiolnm brevem sub- 

 hirsutum, nervis secundaria utrinque 3 subinconspicuis, venulis transversis creberrimis, areolis 



Nees) 



margine superius et circa os ciliatse, ligul 



This plant appears to be widely dispersed in the extreme south of Africa ; and a whole 

 range or district is called " Bambusbergen," apparently after it. It has also a remark- 

 able and unusual range of elevation, from 500 to 6500 feet above the sea. Unfortunately, 

 however, Drege's remark still holds good, "nunquam cum flore aut fructu a nobis in- 

 venta est." I have therefore no authority for placing the plant in Arimdinaria except 

 the very great resemblance it bears in habit and general appearance to that genus, and 

 especially to A. macrosperma, from which it is principally distinguished by its glabrous 

 leaves and elongated ligule. Nees, to a certain extent, confirms my opinion when, in 

 describing this plant, he says, " Monendum tamen Chusqtiece habitum prse se ferre 

 hoc gramen." 



26. A. Hindsii, Munro. Foliis angusti-lineari-lanceolatis, 4-5 lin. latis, 3-6 poll, longis, 

 . coloratis, margine subcartilagineo vel laevi vel brevissime serrulato, vaginis demum 

 glabris, utrinque ciliis paucis, 4-5, fimbriatis. 



Hab. Hongkong ! Hinds (1841) in Herb. Bent ham. v s. 



ms (pars superior, 1^-pedahs, tantum adest) fistulosus, ramosus, internodiis 2-3 poll, longis, glaber- 

 rimis, ramulis 2-3, subsemipedalibus, ad nodos subprominulos fasciculatis. Folia angusta, setaceo- 

 acuminata, basi attenuata in petiolum glabrum striatum, utrinque glabra, subconcoloria, nervis 

 secundariis utrinque 3, venulis transversis crebris elevatis, interstitiis oblique oblongis. Vagina 

 striatae, color atae, marginibus tenuissime ciliatis vel glabris, apice ciliis paucis sublongis fimbriate* 

 ligula inconspicua dorso hirsuta. 





