208 NEW MALAYAN PLANTS. 



lanceolate acute as long-. Ill lanceolate hyaline smaller. 

 IV smaller hyaline. 



Johor, Batu Pahat at Minyak Buku (Ridley 11017). 



There are two other species only known of this curious 

 genus Mn. laevis Kunth. of India and China and Mn. 

 geminata Ridl. (Rottbcellia geminata Hack,) a native of 

 Pahang. This species from the rocky cliffs on the 

 Western coast of Johore differs from the other two in 

 the pubescence of its leaves and spikes, and in the curious 

 perforations each containing a hair on the outer glume. 



Pollinia rupestris, n. sp. 



A perennial grass several feet tall, stout, nodes beard- 

 ed. Leaves acuminate 7 to 8 inches long, ^ inch wide 

 narrowed to the base glabrous above covered with 

 scattered hairs beneath, mouth of sheath hairy, ligule 

 short truncate. Spikes several erect appressed 4 inches 

 long fragile stout. Spikelets callus not ciliate. Glume I 

 ovate lanceolate boat shaped mucronate keel ciliate, 

 margins hyaline, II similar in shape with strong bristles 

 on the back cartilaginous ribbed reddish. Ill hyaline 

 shorter oblong, palea narrower pubescent. IV short 

 hyaline with a long twisted awn from between two linear 

 acuminate paints. 



Johor, on rocks at Batu Putih near Batu Pahat Ridley 

 (1018). 



Bambusa rnagica, n. sp. 



Stems about 20 feet tall and half an inch or less 

 through, branches slender tufted at the nodes, internodes 

 1 inch long leaves lanceolate acuminate glabrous 3 inches 

 long 1 inch wide, margins scabrid, the thickened base 

 narrowed into a very short petiole sheath auricled with 

 white cilia on the auricles. Spikelets in short panicles 

 lanceolate pale f inch long J inch across, empty glume I 

 ovate lanceolate. Flowering glumes 7 lanceolate mucro- 

 nulate keeled, margins ciliate, palea shorter lanceolate 

 bifid tips ciliate, lodicules 3 lanceolate ciliate. 



Jour, Straits Branch 



