COLONEL MUNRO'S MONOGRAPH OF THE BAMBUSACEjE. 135 



fimbriate. Stamina 6, antheris mucrone hirsuto apiculatis. Stylus longus, up ice trifidus. Ovarium 

 (immaturum) stipitatum, apice longissime attenuato-rostratum, rostro subhirsuto. 



» 



The inflorescence and foliage of this species is very similar to that of the pirn-ding 

 species; but the spicula is different in appearance, although, I think, really similar in 

 structure. 



Species minus nota, valde dubia. 



6. M. htjmilis, Roepert in Trin. Clav. Agr. 105. " Culmo humili, 15-18-pcdali, eras \c 



- 



pollicis — brachii, ad nodos ssepe ramulos foliosos emittente ; foliis august e lancoohit is, 



■ 



6-12 poll, longis, 1^ poll, latis, viridibus, subtus lanuginosis; fruetilms ru goats t iin- 

 bricatis, medulla alba sicca repletis " (sec. desc. Rumph.). — Spreng. Syst. ii. 11.:; 

 Rupr. I. c. 154; Steud. 1. c. 331; Miq. 1. c. 423. Beeaha? hmUls, Kuntli. Knum. 

 434. JB. Fax, Roem. et Sch. /. c. 1336 (excl. syn. nonnull.). Armularbor aratkm, 

 Rumph, Amb. iv. 5. An At undo fax, Lour. I. c. 74? 



Hab. ah Amboina ad Javam, Rumphius. 



Melocanna excelsa, Roep. = Bambusa maxima, Poir. 

 M. Rheeijii, Steud. = Beesha BJieedli, Rupr. 



ab 



XV. SCHIZOSTACHYUM. 



44 



Spicula utrinque vel deorsum tantum imperfecta, cylindrica, angusta, plcrumque elongtta, fertili* supra 



glumas articulata, spiculis 



Urmns 



urimse. iere omnes 



fertili. 



sima, 2-3 inferiores vacuae, steriles, suprema v 



3-4-flora, flosculo mo tantum 



Paha omnes mbricatis- 



rnitalia arete involvena. 



Palea superior (nisi in S. parvifolio) deest vel ad rudimentum minutum vel linear, redact;. 



rostro 



Mada 



Squamula nulla. Stamina 6, antheris obtusis. 

 brevissimis. Caryopsis matura (in S. acutijl 

 subito cuspidata. 

 wamina arborea vel suffruticosa, vel suhscandent^, *» «-. — — > , 



Oceani Paeifici crescentia. Folia nunc lata nunc angnsta. Innor,.cent,a ™*£j^^ 

 ampla, decomposita (in S. acutifioro), nunc composita, nunc fcrc simplex, fascicu is me 



This genus is very closely allied to Melocanna j and I have now ****** ?Z 

 those species in which the squamttlte are deficient and the upper pale* 8""™^ _,,„. N 

 or altogether wanting. In one species, however, as stated above, the npp > palea 



present 



^auicula subsim 



Conspectus Specierum 



Spicula elon- 



data, cylindrica, flosculo fertili bipaleaceo. Vaginae auriculato-fim na • 



Pa mcula, nt in praacedente, fasciculis interdum prohferis. Spicula elongata, . 



drica, flosculo fertili 1-paleaceo. Vaginae ore tenuiter fimbriate . • ^ 

 Pa nicula composita, ramis inferioribus elongatis, verticillato-spicatis. -pic* 



ifi 



2. 8. a\ 



gata. 

 Panieii 



ad rudimenti 



Folia lata 3. A Blum . 



a decomposita, verticillato-spicata, ramis floriferis e verticilhs erumpc ^ g, glaucifolmm 



• t -n 1 1 7^./ r* • * 



Pai ucula 



Spiculae omnes in speciminibus visis i?acM#. Fob *>«/;/< 



supradecomposita, ramis iterum ramulosis, ramulis ultinns */» 

 'da suhbrevis. acuta. Folia lineari-lanceolata 



acutijl 



