CX1II. GR AMINES 
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bearing a rudimentary blade and ligule, tip truncate. Spikelets 
1-2 J in., 4-8-flowered, crowded in numerous, drooping, raceme-like 
branches 10-18 in. long. Lower empty glume obtuse, upper finely 
pointed. Styles 3. 
Huttoo. — W. Himalaya, 7000-9000 ft. 
Common in the undergrowth of deodar and fir forest in moist localities. 
Usually flowers gregariously. Native name Ringed. The stems are used for 
pipes, basket work, &c. 
54. DENDROCALAMUS. From the Greek dendron , a tree, 
and calamos, a reed, 'referring to the tree-like habit of this 
Grass. — Tropical and subtropical Asia. 
Dendrocalamus strictus, Nees ; FI. Br. Ind. vii. 404. An 
arborescent bamboo ; rootstock much branched ; stems peren- 
nial, 20-40 ft., 1-3 in. diam., erect or bent and rooting at the 
