NEW MALAYAN PLANTS. 209 



PerakGunong Berumbun( Wray 1560) "Bulu Perindu." 



This plant is referred to the Chinese Hedge Bamboo 

 (B. nana Roxb) by Gamble Ann. Gard. Calc. VII. 41. But 

 it is very improbable that Wray's plant could have been 

 introduced on Berumbun and the adjacent hills and it 

 differs from B. nana in its taller stem, quite glabrous 

 leaves and less strongly ribbed glumes ciliate at the 

 edges. Wray writes of it (Journ. Roy. As Soc. S. br. 

 vol. 21. p. 139* "The small bamboo called by the 

 Malays " Bulu Perindu" is extremely plentiful on Berum- 

 bun and comparatively scarce on the other hill. I was 

 fortunate in being able to collect flowering specimens of 

 this elegant little bamboo which is credited with mystic 

 properties by the natives and is, much in request by love- 

 lorn swains whose mistresses are cold and irresponsive." 



B. e/egans, n. sp. 



A tufted bamboo with stems 15 to 20 feet tall, and ^ 

 inch through green and red like, nodes elevated, inter- 

 nodes over a foot Ions". Culmsheaths narrow acuminate a 

 foot long 1^ inch across, ligule ciliate with the cilia in 

 tufts, limb extremely narrow linear acuminate slightly 

 scabris l^ inch long ^ inch across. Leaf and flowering 

 branches whorled with numerous sheaths at the base. 

 Leaves lanceolate acuminate 2-6 inches long -J inch wide 

 finely ribbed and minutely pubescent on the back base 

 rounded with a very short petiole, ligule short ciliate. 

 Spikes numerous subremote not whorled or crowdep. 

 Bracts oblong dry and pale, outer one | inch long, inner 

 ones smaller more ovate mucronulate, spikelets J inch 

 long. Basal one of three empty glumes. Second flower 

 £ inch long. Glumes I and II lanceolate green tipped 

 with purple edges ciliate palea not keeled edges ciliate 

 enclosing a conical cylindric pistil with 2 short stigmas. 

 Lodicules none. III. Flower male, glumes and palea 

 as in II. Stamens 6, anthers with two points at the tip. 

 Flowers IV and V abortive. Rachilla flattened dilated 

 upwards ciliate. Fruit not seen. 



R. A* Soc. No 44, 1905. 



