46 COLONEL MUNRO'S MONOGRAPH OF THE BAMBUSACE.E. 



acuminata j superior 7-nervis, ovato-obtusa et subito breviter niucronata. Palea inferior 7-nervis 

 OTata, subito mucronata, hirsuta, margine ciliata; superior concava, medio quasi plicata, binervia 

 amis eiliatis. Stamina 3, antheris linearibus. Stylus basi filiformis, cito in stigmata 2 plumosa 

 ii\ isus. Sauamula 3, inaequales, postica brevior, ovatae, obscure 3-nerviae, ciliatae. Ovarium sessile 



glabrum 



m 



briatis. Inflorcscentia panicula terminalis, laxa, divaricata. 



This genus, consisting of one species, is principally to be distinguished from Arthro- 

 tylidium by its lax inflorescence. 



A. Qubxo, Goudot, I.e. 75, t. 4. Foliis latis; vaginis glabris, ore ciliis Ion 



gis nume 



finibriatis ; spiculis longis, paleis inferioribus subhirsutis.— "Walp. Ann. i. 947 



Steud. /. c. 338 



Hob. New Granada, Carthagena ! in sylvis frigidis, Venezuela, 3000 p. s. m. } Fendler, 2496 ! 



ff m m mm 



V. s. 



ylindricus 



glaber, striatums, alte scandens, ramis pendulis. Folia plana, late lanceolate, acuta 

 brevissime pet.olata, 10 poll, longa, 2-3 poll, lata, striata, nervis seenndariis utrinque 6-7 Vaoince 



" i : U1 " rne Wt ^ ° re Ciliis 6 - 10 lin « Wis numerosis fimbriate, Panicula fere 

 c Uvarieatis, subquadrangularibus, scaberrimis, axillis callosis. Spicula sub-10-flora 



a 



1 1 poll, longa, rha< 

 bivvi ima hirsute. 



Goudot), margine ciliata, apice rotundata et mucrone apiculata. 



Hqua generis. 





ia obtusa. Gluma inferior 

 superne nervosa et hirsute (glabra fide 



fere ad basin divisus. Re- 



us 



This is stated to be called "Queeo" by tbe natives, and to flower in February and 



St. ^ ^ ""*"** a "* ^ *~ ^ - ** base of leof Se 



"VI. Mebostachys 



Sprengel, Syst. Veg. i. 132 ; Endlicher, Gen. Plant, no. 907. 

 Spicula novum deorsumque imperfecta, vix nedicellata * a. fl OT , 



"imililms, 1 vel rarissime (in M. ClauJn 7Tm t To (g ^ ^ in *1 u ^ et dis- 



H» spicule V el in spi J ter » ,'k ? f ,' f *?"*"> 2 «9«»tnm» bipaleaccis, hennanbrnnit,*. 

 kfaJL Wl .■„ J!.. , e m ' nal1 ' SUbfakata ' sm P Iid > ™«aterali solitari* tern*™ 



Gta# fere obsolete. 



imb 



«Hs) acuta vel acuminata vel rostra* i ocuT 7 '' ^ PefeB i,,ferior fflosculi fcr " 



«-. aor S o profonde su .ca, 2 ^ I v H T' PlerUm " Ue **->*>«*, "perio- 



3 membranace*, integne, supe™ X* «7T'- fT^ * "* **** 2 <*")• **— 

 •tig™-. , .uperne die' J m Z SlJS!^ "^T "« - bulb °-. cito bindus in 



ks 2=^ • - -~;:r 



Oparittm glabrum, s*pe trigonura. 



erumque 



obscuris, infer 



or 



Kunth 



capitulum densum. 



Tin 



of Baml 



rona plerumque lata, breviter petio- 



m pagina inferiore, fascia occurrit, 



lagis visibilis est » (R U pr.) . Vagina 



spica simplex unilateral, in sect. ii. 



*a55^t=i-^.- £ - = . i 



m 



and Sprengel, IS 





