THE SCITAMINEZE OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 177 
(Dr. Keith) Borneo, Rejang (Dr Haviland). “ Bemban” of 
the Malays. The stems are used for making baskets. 
Donas arundastrum Lour. Flor. Veg ee s p. 15. Clinogyne 
dichotoma Salisb, Traus. Hort. Soc. i. 276. Phrynium dicho- 
tomum Roxb. As. Res. XI, 324. Маайа dichotoma, Wall. 
Cat. 6614. M. ramosissima Wall. 6615. 
Stems numerous about 8 feet tall nearly an inch through, 
branches dichotomous terete thickened at the base deep dull 
green, sheaths at the joints lanceolate с. Leaves ellip- 
tic base rounded apex acute, petiole thick 4 inc long, sheaths 
sub-terete no ligule. Panicle 2 to 8 inches UE erect ot nearly 
so, with few branches. Branches slender zig-zag. Bracts lanceo- 
= involute green one inch lon lowers white Opening one 
a tim me, two to a bract. Pedicels short with a жете ochre- 
etais 
linear obtuse, Lip small — b ss rounded icum with 
a tongue-shaped process in the mouth and a line of hairs down 
the centre. Petaloid stamen 14 ien long bilobed lobes rounded 
п inch across. Antheriferous stamen adnate to lip with à 
slender filament and narrow anther, Cucullate stamen bilobed at 
the aer oo stout stigma horse-shoe shaped. Fruit globose. 
n on river banks in thickets. It is called “ Bemban 
Loureiro's description might very well and even better 
apply to the last species, but he quotes Rumphius' picture (Herb. 
- Amboinense Book 6, t. 7. which is evidently this species. His 
name Arundastrum is quoted in the Flora of on India as 
Arundinastrum. It is Arundastrum in the two editions I have 
ere. The plant is ise smaller than D. grande but ‘bis = 
flowers. * 
