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



I tli ink it is vciy probable, as stated at p. 102, that this is the same as B. Blumeana, 

 Scli., or possibly B. spiuosa, Roxb. Rumphius describes the leaves of his Arundarbor 

 spinosa as having leaves 0-7 inches long and an inch broad, which does not agree with 

 Louiviro's description of "folia lineari-lanceolata parva." 



11. B. diffusa, Blanco, El. Filip. 269. " Culmo plemmque procumbente, foliis ensatis, 



sxihtus 2)'dosi$, margine serratis, floribus dense distichis, spicatis, stigmatibus 3, vil- 

 losis, semlne mag no, ciceriformi, testa 4-lincata." — Steud. /. c. 331 ; Miq. PL Ind. 

 Batav. iii. 421. 



Hab. in ins. Philipp., Blanco. 



In the size of the fruit this agrees very well with Schizostachyum acutiflorum, of which 

 it may be only a variety with leaves hairy below. 



15. B. lineata, Munro. " Internodiis longis, ultra 2 poll, crassis, externe albicantibus 



interpositis striis viridibus longitudinalibus (in inferioribus viridis color frequentior) 

 articulis inferne copiosioribus, pilis vaginarum pmrientibus raris ; ramuloruir 

 summum aliquando terminatur in spicam longam, ex nodosis verticillis constan 

 tern, et compositam ex paleaceis et duris squamis, instar arista) obtuse, erectis." 

 Leleba lineata, s. virgata, Rumph. I. c. iv. 2 ; Roem. et Sell. I. c. 1346. 



Hab. in ins. Ternate et Celebc, in Amboina exotica, Rumph. 



46. B. longinodis, Miq. I c. 418. « Culmis majoribus 2 digitos crassis, internodiis 3^-4 



ped. longis, externe pallide virentibus, rugosisque, nodis inferioribus, ramulos 



abortivos, breves, firmos, spinas mentientes et vulnerantes emittentibus, foliis 



ilhs B, atrm similibus, sed glabrioribus nee hirtis, attamen scabris et rugosis, 



floribus verticillatis ut in B. tenui."- Arundarbor spiculorum, s. Bulutuy, Ruinph. 

 I. c. w m 7. 



Hab. in Amboina, Manipe, et Java, Rumph. 



fruticem, cujus trunci interni, majores, ultra 2 dittos crassi, 



extcrni vcro vix digiti minoris crassitie, tenuiores et glabriores. 

 eultro c«datur, ignis scintillse exsiliant/' 



adeo 



This is included in l,oureiro's Arundo tabaeariahj Poiret, Sehultes, and others, but, I 



think, erroneous y ; for Loureiro does not mention the spinous lower joints, and says that 



nis plant is slender and scabrous all over 



47. B. ltoaiipad, Blanco, 1. e. 270. « Culmo erecto, inemi, spiculis in spicam com- 



pontam, mterruptam confertis, fasciculi* rotundatis vel elongatis, ultra 50-spiculatis, 

 pales y lx cuiatis, stylo solitario, stigmatibus 2 brevissimis."-Steud. /. c. 331 ; 



Miq. /. c. 421. 



Hab. in ins. Philipp., Blanco. 



Sticks from this plant are stated to be commonly sold at Manilla 



