72 COLONEL MUNRO'S MONOGRAPH OF THE BAMBUSACE^ 



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glabra, sed supra tactu scabra, nervis secundariis a tertiariis non discernendis, venulis trans versis 

 distantibus, sat conspicuis. Vagina glabrae, ore ciliatse et biappendiculatse. Panicula elongata, 

 12-14-pollicaris, attenuata, superne densissima, ramis inferioribus subpollicaribus, distantibus, erecto- 

 patulis, rhachi angulata, sulcata, pilis sublongis dense pubescente, spiculis brevi-pedicellatis. Spicula 

 2\ lin. longa, intra glutnas brevissime pedicellata, fusca, nitlda, glumis lanceolatis, uninervibus, acutis, 

 ina3qualibus, superiore flosculum infimum neutrum subsequante. Flosculi neutri patuli, dorso nitido- 

 glabri, margine hirsuti et fimbriati, subenerves, fere spinoso-mucronati, superior hermaphroditum 

 snbiequans. Paha inferior (flosculi fertilis) patula, obsolete trinervis, apice mucronato-acuta, 

 superne hirsuta, superiorem coriaceam, obtusam, dorso convexam, subhirsutam paulo superans. 

 Stamina 3. Squamula 3, insequales, tertia multo minor, obtusissimae, multinerves, apice tenuiter, 

 fimbriatae. Stylus fere ad basin divisus, stigmatibus basi nudis, superne plumosis, divergentibus. 

 Ovarium (immaturum) ovali-oblongum, birostr atum . 



This approaches P. elata very closely, principally differing in the size of the leaves and 

 the divergent lower palea. In general form and habit it bears a most striking resem- 

 blance to Leptochloa Wightiana of Nees. 



3. P. nobilis, Munro. Panicula decomposita, maxima, 4-pedali et ultra, ramis decom 



positis, glumis brevibus kirsutiusculis, flosculis neutris obtusis ; foliis basi inarticu 

 latis, maximis interdum 15 ped. longis et 3-12 poll, latis. 



Hab. in Nova Granada, Paramo de Rinz (" Sorbitana" incolis), Purdie ! 



v. s. 



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stulosus. Folia, forsan omnium graminum maxima, 5-15 ped. 

 ubglabra vel margine scabra, basi attenuata, vaginantia, inarti- 



culata (an semper ?) . Panicula (pars suprema 4-pedalis tantum visa) maxima, decomposita, rhachi 

 angulata, sulcata, hirsuta, ramis 5-9 poll, longis, decompositis ; pedicellis hirsutis, brevibus vel s^pe 

 subobsolebs. Spicula 1| lin. longa, nitida, glumisu ninervibus, brevibus, hirsutiusculis. Flosculi 

 neutn obtust, suba^quales, nitidi, margine tenuissime ciliati, inconspicue nervosi, hermaphrodite sub- 



Flos fertilis apertus, obtusus, paleis sequalibus. 



brev 



bifid us 



Squamula 3, obtusissimaa, multinervosae, superne margine 

 tibus recurvatis. Ovarium exacte ovale. 



This appears to have the largest leaves of any grass known. Purdie says, *< This 

 noble and beautiful grass forms quite a feature in the scenery of the highest wooded 

 mountains of the Paramo of Rinz ; and the leaves, often attaining a foot in diameter and 

 lu feet in length, are valuable for matins huts " 



4. P . actmixatbsima, Munro. Panieula thyrsoidea, apiee spieata, basi eomposita 



E2K5, ? nW aCUminatissimi8 ' ^leas lonye superanUbux , foliis sub 2 ped 



longis hirsutis 



Hab. in Nova Granad 



v. s. 



pedalia et ultra, 6-12 



lin lata strata Rfc-n*. ir • i • . / ^ uaiia " rmia wnga^-peclalia et ultra, 6-1* 



SiSiSS £SL2^T=-^ ^. *— 5Sk apice fere 



cata, pilis 



basi eomposita, ramis inferioribus 3-4 



dicellis breviss 



lineam L« liT7 Drevi ^imis, hirsutis, same glandulosis. Spicula (sine 



sirai8 , Jr^ ;: s: ; g Sr t is> l -r^ 8etis scab - Lminatis - 



venosi, ni tlJi , apice scabriuseuli, her! ph odi^ 1^ / ^ f' "^ ,nC ° nSpiCUe 



wdpnroaitum glabrum, fere membranaceum plerumque supe- 



