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transversis distantibus, paucis, vix conspicuis. Vagina supcrne suleato-strilfc apice truncato 

 brevissime ciliatae, oreque ciliis sublongis fimbriate, ligula brcvi interdmn i-iliate, 



This has a much more scabrous stem than B. JPClellaadi, and is, moreover, distin- 

 guished from both the preceding species by the fringe at the Bides of the* valine. The 

 ligula has also occasionally a long fringe. 



36. B. Horsfieldii, Munro. Culmo subscandonte, vol ragante?, supcrne Minn-mi, 



punctulis minutis aspero, foliis lineari-lanceolatis, maximis 9-10 lii Lit is. <; poll. 



longis, petiolatis, utroque margine asperis, supra glabris, sed hino et hide tactu 

 asperis, subtus pilis brevibus hirsutis, vaginis hirsutis vel glabris, utroque latere, in 

 auriculam corniformem, obtusam, apice ciliatam productis. 



Hab. in Java, Horsfield. v. s. 



Culmus tenuis, fistulosus, internodiis superioribus 3-4 poll, longis, asperis, tenuis mis, rami* ad imhI 



2-4-5, divaricatis. Folia tenuia, majora at supra, minora vix l.J poll, Umga, et 3 Lin. lat:i. petiolo 

 undique hirsuto, apice setaceo-acuminata, basi subflavescente enmata, mpra, medio el margin* m 

 altcrum versus, scabra, nervis secundariis utrinque 5 6, venulis transvei is obsoletis. VaginA vol- 

 cato-striata3, inferiores hirsute, superiores margine intcrdum robvifcido- hirsute, apice truncate, 

 biauriculatse, ligula brevi. 



This has neither name nor number in Horsfield's collection, but appears to »>< i dis- 

 tinct species. The curious auricles of the vagina) arc similar in form to those which 

 occur in B. cor nut a, which, however, appears to be a tall arboreous species, whereas this 

 is a slender creeper or twiner. 



37. B. LucoNiiE, Munro. Culmo subscandente, superne filiform*, asperriuw. foliis lineari- 

 lanceolatis, angustis, 4-5 lin. latis, 3-4 poll, longis, breriter petiolatis, margine 



membranaceo pallido cinctis, utrinque, nisi interd urn basin versus, glabris, punc- 

 tulis minutis elevatis vix asperis, vaginis subglabris, ore ciliis paucis, tenuibut, cito 



caducis fimbriatis, ligula brerissima. 



Hab. in ins. Philipp. Luconia, montibus mahaihai !, Wilkes, v. s. 



n i , , , '«- *J norl-dis adest) internodiis infcrioribtti I poll, long*, as,,, - 



C^vagans vel seandens (pars superior 3, -pedahsadest >« ^ f , m 11|U( , . 



riuseulis, superiors 1J poll, longis, asperrums, ranns ad ^nod« i*+, ^ 



nato-aeuta, basi rotundata, albo -**»*"" ^T^X^^^^ 

 obsoletis. Vagina stvKxte, inter strias paucas pubescentes vel demum ,i ,1 



,.'*•.•«# a pvprnl snecies of Bamboo from the IMnlippin. 

 ven short descriptions ot seveiai specie* ui 



Blanco has g 



Islands, but this does not agree with any of them 



Culmo BuffruticosO, folii 



38. B. aurea, Sieb. MS. apud Miquel, Ann. l.e.a. ^ ■ ^.. l])mV ^ ceterum 



laneeolatis. 4-6 lin. latis, 2-3 poll. long,, rn.rg.ne obsoh 



utrinque glaberrimis, vaginis glabris 



striatums, ore semper 



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Hab 



abbreviato-semirotundata, glabra, fuscula 



. , *r,^„i . „ «lt. in hort. Kew ! an cadem ? 



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- Rarni tenues, teretiuseuh, longi, graeiles, virides, ramul, ad nodes tunuUos ps— . ., 



