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an appearance very similar to some forms of Bambusa tuldo, Roxb. There are frequently 

 some barren abortive spiculse at the base of the perfect ones. . 



8. G. djstorta, Rupr. I. c. 131, tab. xvi. fig. 39. "Jlami* latvibus, foliis lanwolalis, 3-1 



poll, longis, 5-6 lin. latis, glabris Icembusque, vaginis glabris, ore nudia vel bre- 

 vissime fimbriatis, panicula fere simplici, spieulis 5-7 lin. longis, pauciiloris, palea 

 inferiore margine glabra" — Steud. I.e. 333. Bambusa distorta, N. ab E. in J, inn. 

 ix. 470. 



Hab. in Brasilia, Sellow. s. v. Ruprecht et Nees. 



" Culmus (ramus 



8-4 



longa, 5-6 lin. lata, basi rotundata, petiolata, glabra, laevia, margine scahra, neryifl lecundariii ."">-(>. 

 venulis transversis obsoletis, remotiusculis. Vagina?, glabra?, ore nudae vcl brevissiinc jetulosa'. 



-4) -pi iv 11 is, api< 

 lanatis. <picnla 



ramorum 



intermixtis 



5-7 lin. longa, pauciflora, glabra, flosculis 1-2-3 perfectis, terminali masculo \d ncutro longe pedun- 

 culate, Palea inferior (flosculi fertilis) nervosa, mucronulata, margine glal)ra, supcrioram late 

 carinatam glabram subeequante. Squamulte 3, breves, glabrae. Stylus cito trificlus. Ovarium apice 



Valde affinis G.Tagaora, differt imprimis foliorum magnitudinc et spiralis."— Neet <t 



o.siim 



Ruprecht. 



Judging from Ruprecht's drawing, this appears to me to be very closely allied to M>m< 



states of G. Trinii. 



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9. G. virgata, Rupr. I. c. 130, tab. xv. fig. 37. "Ramis glabris lavigati*, foliis lan« < 



latis, 4-5 poll, longis, 6-7 lin. latis, supra scabro-pnbeseentibiis, vaginis supern 

 breve tomentosis, panicula spiciformi, interrupta, virirata, spieulis sessilibus, pale 

 inferiore margine ciHata:'— Steud. I c. 333. Bambusa virgata, Trin. in Act. Petrop. 

 1. c. 624, icon. 338 ! 



Hab. in Brasilia, in sylvis montium St. Geraldi, prov. Minarum, Riedel. s. v. Trinius et Ruprecht 

 Culmus 25-pedalis, diametro 2-3 -pollieari, ramis glabris, laevigata laxis, ramulis Mod* is imequahbu. 



cc 



mere 



^« nfQ u a< ,j ; n Dotiolum fere buinealein tomentoso- 



gatis. Folia lanceolate Jineana, apice acuminata, basi m petu mm 



poll longa, 5-7 lin. lata, supra scabra et puhescentia. subtus molle 



tia. Vagina superne brevitomentos*, margine ciliata, utrinque pro- 



pubescentem attenuata, 4-5 



tomentosa 



brevem ehartaceam, e margi 



ipiciform 



viridis, rhachi tercti, glabra, per intemodia, ad summim- 



emittens 



licylindrica, attenuato-ac u 



sima, nitida, 4-8 



8ima,mtiaa,4r*.nora,o-xuiiu.^ 5 - ; ^ . , pml)eT <>) penultimo hermaphrodite 



floseulis inferioribus sterilibus, sequentibus masculis (an semper .), pen 



. . . , . ... M ^^.*«rtm inferior hicarinata, superior nx longior, n.uci 



Gh 



interdum gemmipar 

 nervis. Palea inferior 9 

 )ice mucronata, margine 



vix longior, mucronulata 



rsus magis 



amru^tior 



Stamina <!. 



carims 



indescriptum."— Trinius et Ruprecht. 



I imagine that only undeveloped spieuli in an immature state have been 

 described by both the authors above quoted. ^ 



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