— 50 — 



(1S66) pro parte; Prol. Fl. Jap. p. 173 (1867), pro parte. 

 Phyllostachys puberula var. nigra Makino in Tokyo Bot. Mag. 



XIV p. [64] (1900)-Matsumura, Ind. PL Jap. II pt. 1, p. 95 



(1905)-Houzeau de Lehaie iu Actes III" 10 Congres Int. Bot. 



Bruxells II p. 223 (1910)-Makino & Shirasawa, Icon. Bainb. 



Jap. I fig. 9-11 (1912). 

 Rhizoma longe repens primo flavescens dernurn purpureo-nigricans. 

 Turiones in mensis Aprilio et Maio evolutaa, vaginis viridescenti-f uscis vel 

 viridi-rubicundi-fuscis ad apicem intensioribus et venis longitudinalibus 

 intensius coloratis, 30-50crn. longis apice laterali auriculato-appendiculatis 

 et longe barbatis, appendicibus apicalibus lanceolatis reflexis. Culrni 3- 

 20 in. alti diainetro 3-10 cm., internodia 10-15 cm. longa primo viridia et 

 sub nodos farinosa in Heme fuscescenti-purpurascentia et in autumno 

 sequentis anni atro-fusco-purpurascentia pracipue latere umbroso inten- 

 siora. Squama? lanceolato-bifidas magnse inter culmus et ramos adsunt. 

 Raini latere gemmifero plani. Folia in apice ramulorum 2-4 lineari-lan- 

 ceolata longe attenuata vulgo 6-10 cm. longa 1-1,5 cm. lata margine minute 

 spinulosa subtus supra cost-am pilosella, nervis tessellatis. Setas orales 

 radiataa scabras. Inflorescentia paniculata, ramuli dense spiculosi. Brac- 

 teae magnse et dilatatse imbricatse cum spiculis 2-5. Spicules 1-4 floras 

 sed flos terminalis semper sterilis. Bracteola unica vel abest 9-11 mm. 

 longa dorso superiore pilosa ad basin glabrescens. Gluma exterior 1, 

 circiter 12 mm. longa 9-11 nervia pubescens. Gluma interior 1 exteriore 

 brevior apice bifida dorso ciliata nervis quam exterior indistinctis. Pa- 

 leae 3 flavidulas indistincte 3-nervas vulgo heteromorpbae. Stamina 3 

 longissima pendula. Ovarium oblongo-ovatum. Stylus 1 elongatus gla- 

 ber. Stigmata 3. 



Planta Sinica, in Korea australi hie illuc cultata. 



Fhyllcstachys nigra forma punctata Nakai. 

 (Tabula nostra XIII) 



Phyllostachys nigra forma punctata (Bean) Nakai, comb, no v. 

 Syn. Phyllostachys nigra var. punctata Bean in Gard. Cbron. 3 ser. XV 

 pt. 1 p. 431 (1894).— Makino in Tokyo Bot. Mag. IX p. [73] (1895). 



