PLATE 459. 
Bro.MLS LKl'TdCLADUS, Nee^. (Fl. ^'ol. \U., \). 7ol). 
Xat. Order (-irainiru^c. 
Pkrexxt,'. L. — (*rr,Ms orect or snlterect from a sliort ol)li<|U(' rhizome, ratlier stout, 
to iiioi"(^ than 2 feet hiuh. ulahi-ous or ])nl)eseent, ])artieularh' clone to the nodes, about 
4-iio(l('(l. ii]»])i'rniost iurcniode to wum' tliau 1 foot Iohl;', exserted. 
Lk.-U'Ks iisii;ill\' scariti)\' and s|)rca(hiiii'l\' lla^■^' or ahiK ist ulal)i'ous ; sht-aths tight, 
striate or sulcate. ](.)\vest thin, suhju'i-sistent, not lircakii g u)) into iihivs ; ligules 
hyahiic 1 to '2 lines long, lilades linear, tuperuig to an acute point, (i to 10 inches by 
'J to lines, tlat, subflaccid. < hill or sonietiiues su1)glaucous, strongly striate. scal:)erulous 
to scabrid or almost smooth below, mai-gins scabrid. niidril* jiromineiit l)elow, whitish. 
I-'anK'LK () to !l inclu^s long, erei't, \'erv lax ; axis sltMidei', striate ; bi'anches o to 
2-nate. tilifoi'm. scabi-id. \ er\' liexuons. ii]) to o incdies long, undi\ ideil t(» about the 
middl,', then \ er\' scantih' di^■ide(l. braiichlets 3 to 1 -spiculate ; jtedicels xevy luiequal, 
latei'al often much shorter than the s])ikelets. 
Si'iivELKTs linear-oblong, S to 1.") lines long, light green, moi'e or less ei'ect, verN' 
looseh' .5 to 1 ()dlowei'e(l ; rha''liilla \'er\" slen<ler, joints scabrid, u]» to \^ line long. 
(ilA'MKs un(M|iud, lanceolate to oblongdanceolale in protile, acute to sul)acute, 
subscari(^us, Imrer '2h to 4 lines long, 1 -nerved, vjijx'r broarler, to 4^ lines long, 
r)-nerved, ner\cs strong and scabrid. \ alves ol)lc>ng-lineur in prr)hle, 4|- to () lines 
long, scaberuloiis or scabrid on the nerves, ]ir(^minently 7-nerved, margins almost 
straight to or bevond rhe middle, then \er\' grailually curved tOA\ards the short 
\'ery miimteK' w-tid ti]), \t'r\' narr<»\\'; awn revx close to the ti]i. fine, straight, 
scaberulous, 2 to o lines long. Pales 4 to 5 lines long, keels rigidly ciliolate. Stamens 
3 ; anthers about 1 to l^- line long. Ovary ]>ul)escent close below the a])]iendage ; 
grain when immature linear, strongly couyexo-conca\ e. 
Habitat: Xatal. Piet ^dei, aOOO feet alt.. BurluDtan 
Closely allied t() the iMiropean 11. t/.yier, Miirr. and P>. sra/n'/'i/z/s. //nn/,., from 
Cameroon Peak, and ])articularly to B. coi/nati/s, Sfc/ul. from Aln'ssiuia. 
Prawn from Buchanan's specimen, which was without leax'es, and no stamens 
or lodicules were to Ite found. 
Fig- 1, Lower olume ; 2, iijipcr oluiiie : ;5, \ alve : 4, ]iali' : o, grain. All en luiuicd, 
