Bambusa. | GRAMINES. 555 
Has.—Common in the larger alluvial plains and forming forests, especially in 
the neighbourhood of streams, all over Pegu and Martaban down to Tenas- 
serim ; also Chittagong.—Fl. Fr. H.S.—l.—SS.=All. 
GIGANTOCHLOA, Kz. 
Inflorescence glomerate-spiked, usually transformed in an im- 
mense radical panicle after the fall of the leaves. Spikelets 
crowdedly 5-many-flowered, somewhat compressed or cylindrical, 
imperfect downwards and often also upwards, the lower paleas very 
shortened, the upper ones gradually longer. Glumes none or con- 
form to the lower paleas. Inner palea of fertile florets boat-shaped, 
on the back flattened or concave with 2 sharp margins, usually 
somewhat shorter than the outer concave or convolute one. Lodi- 
cules none or incomplete. Stamens 6, but occasionally 7-9, the 
filaments united in a tube and exserted. Ovary membranous, the 
for 4 of their length or branched already from the base, usually 
dying off after flowering. 
ingly tawny-hispid ; ligule nearly 4 in. long, erose-toothed ; se 
angles of inner palea white-pilose; anthers yellow . G, albo-ciliata. 
Xx X Spikelets black or brown hairy. 
Spikelets 3-1 in. long; shoot-sheaths densely appressed black- 
se on the sides; auricle smooth and polished, nude + OG. Andamanica, 
As former, but sheaths sparingly tawny setose . - .  - @. auriculata, 
Spikelets 1}-2 in. long; shoot-sheaths densely appressed black 
setose; auricles large, strongly tawny-fringed ; anthers pur 
ple; stigmas white So eee RDS ee BRO og 
. G&. macrostachya. 
ingly tawny-hispid, almost truncate at the mouth, at the one side 
slightly produced in an indistinct auricle, the imperfect blade 
lanceolate, acuminate, membranous, spreading, the ligule very large, 
nearly } in. long, half-orbicular or lunate, erose-toothed ; leaves 
lanceolate, at the rounded or obtuse base contracted in a very short 
