96 COLONEL MUNRO'S MONOGRAPH OF THE BAMBUSACEiE. 



elongatu. Pamcula decomposita (pars superior 3-pedalis adest), internodiis 5-8 poll, longis, rhachi 

 pallide viirnte, striata, non dura, ramulis ad nodos subdense verticillatis, 1-2 sesquipedalibus, 

 rcliipiis brevibns, internodiis subangulatis, plcrisque apice subviscido-hirsutis, spiculis pallidis, plu- 

 rimis stantibus, gi mmiparis, in verticillis saepe compositis vix dense aggregatis. Spicula fertilis 



upremis gradatim 



articulis 



acuminata 



cuii id's, apice pilifl longia ciliatis. Palea inferior nervosa, margine vix fimbriata, 



nor angnatior et hrevior, inter carinas ionge ciliatas 5-7-nervis. Squamula? 3, U 



du interdnm oblimiae, obtusse, vix nervosa^ longe fimbriatse. Anthera pilis 1-2 vel plurimis 



subsequales 



illatse 



trifidum 



As regards inflorescence, this species is to be distinguished from B. teres by having a 

 much less hollow panicle, very much smaller, more densely crowded, and paler-coloured 

 spiculae, with the lower palea much less acuminated. The panicle, in general appearance, 

 bears a considerable resemblance to that of B. nutans. I do not feel quite certain about 

 the foliage. The flowering specimens were collected by Falconer in the Dehra Dhoon 

 in September 18 iO, ana the leaves in October 1839; and it is, therefore, just possible 



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that they may have belonged to different species. The specimens collected in the 

 interior of Gurhwal by Strachey are a little doubtful. They are evidently taken from 

 young, almost undeveloped shoots ; and the ligules are rather shorter than in Falconer's 

 specimens, and the leaves have fewer secondary nerves ; but in other respects they agree 



very well. 



9. B. breviflora, Munro. Culmo inermi, arborescente ?, subsolido, ramis inferioribus 



saepe basi foliatis, apice floriferis, superioribus foliiferis tantum ; panicula in ramo 

 terminali, subspicata, verticillis paucispiculatis, spiculis brevibus, vix 6 lin. longis, 

 Ik'idis, paucifloris, flosculis 2-3 perfectis, his palea superiore inferior em obtusam, 

 brevissime mucronatam superante, ovario subobovato ; foliis parvis, subtus hirsutis, 

 vaginis ore utrinque ciliato-auriculatis. 



Had. in China, Formosa, Tamsuy, 651! Oldham; Lintao ! Dr. Cantor in herb. Benth. (quoad flores, 



folia aliena sunt — B. Cantori). v. s. 



Culmus arborescens ?, Snbsolidns, durus, nitidus, internodiis 5-6 poll, longis (in spec, viso 3-pedali), ramis 



b 



aplicibus vel com 

 tantum. adiecto b 



isi nudo. Folia lanceolata, l|-4 poll, longa, 6-8 lin. lata, basi rotundata, petiolo brevi, 

 compresso, apice setaceo-acuminata, margine aspera, vix serrata, subglabra, subtus hirsuta; nervis 

 secundariis utrinque 4^5, vix a tertiariis discernendis. Vagina sulcata?, glabra, utrinque auriculat*, 



dum 



Panicula in ramis vel ramulis terminalis 



cillato-spicata, verticillis subsequidistantibus, paucispiculatis, simplicibus. Spicula subcylindrica 



liachillse 



alii) 



, , . . ~ r— - — — *j «« j/«ca imeriure nervosa, giaora, outu^ 



sed brevissime mucronata, a palea superiore (submembranacea, inter carinas superne tenuiter fim- 



bnatas 5-7-nervi) superata. Squamula longe fimb 



neetivo obtuso- 

 apice hirsutum. 



nervosae. Ant her arum 



■l mgato. Stylus cito 3-fidus in stigmata sublonga. Ovarium stipitatum, obovatum, 



JThe nearly simply spicate and fascicled panicles and very small darkish-coloured 

 pwnta totagaA this from all the species of Bumbusa which have an obovate ovary. 



