FLORA VITIENSIS. 323 
Trin. in Act. Petrop. 6, vol. i. p. 858.—Common throughout Viti (Seemann! n. 684; Milne and 
M‘Gillivray!). Also collected in the Marquesas (Barelay!), Society (Banks and Solander! W. 
Anderson! Barclay!), Samoan (Sir E. Home!), Tongan (Barclay!), and New Hebrides group 
(Milne and M‘Gillivray !). : 
VII. Schizostachyum, Nees ab Esenb, in Agrest. Bras, p, 535 (1829); Munro in Trans. Linn. 
Soe. vol, xxvi. p. 185, Spicula utrinque v. deorsum tantum imperfecta, cylindrica, angusta, plerum- 
que elongata, fertilis supra glumas articulata, spiculis sterilibus plurimis stipata, pleruamque 3—4- 
flora, floseulo 1 tantum fertili. Glume plurime, fere omnes gemmipare, a spicula fertili remote. 
Palez omnes imbricatissime, 2-3 inferiores vacuze, steriles, suprema v. penultima sola fertilis, 
genitalia arcte involyens. Palea superior (nisi in 8S. parvifolio) deest y, ad rudimentum minutum v. 
Iineare redacta, Squamule nulle. Stamina 6, antheris obtusis. Stylus longus, ovarii rostro 
inclusus, stigmatibus 3 brevissimis. Caryopsis matura (in S. acutifloro tantum visa) oblonga, 
rugosa, obtusa, rostro brevi subito cuspidatan—Gramina arborea v. suffruticosa y. subscandentia, 
foliis nunc latis nune angustis; inflorescentia variabili; panicula nunc ampla, decomposita (in 
S, acutifloro), nune composita, nunc fere simplex, fasciculis interrupte spicatis. 
There are two Bambusaceous plants in Viti, only one of which I was able to collect, and respectively 
termed “ Bitu”’ and “ Bitu vatu’’ by the natives. 
1. S. glaucifolium, Munro, |. c, p. 137; ‘ culmo humili, 9-pedali;”’ panicula decomposita ; 
internodiis superioribus 4-3-2 poll. longis, striatis, asperiusculis; ramulis floriferis brevyibus, ad 
nodos fasciculatis, e capitulo denso, 1} poll. diam., ad quemque nodum sessili, erumpentibus ; ramis 
interrupte glomerato-spicatis ; spiculis angustis, cylindricis, pallidis, omnibus sterilibus (im spec. 
viso) ; foliis latis, basi angustatis, petiolatis—Bambusa glaucifolia, Rupr, in Act. Acad, Caes. Petr. 
ser. vi. Sc. Nat. vol, iti. pt, 2, p. 147; Steud. Syn, Glum. vol. i. p. 331. Bambvs Arundo, Sol. Prim. 
Fl. Ins. Pacif. (ined.) p. 217. Nomen vernac. Vitiense, Viti Levu, on banks of rivers (Seemann! 
n. 694). Also collected in the Society (Wilkes !), Hawaiian (Wilkes Exped.!), Samoan (Wilkes 
Exped, !), and Marquesas Islands (Kyber!), 
Stems used for rafts and torches. 
VIII. Thouarea, Petit Th.; Kunth, Enum. yol.i. p. 173. Spiculee 2-floree, Flores sessiles, 2- 
paleacei, in spiculis 1-2 infer, cujuslibet spicae superior (exterior) ¢; inferior (interior) @; in 
spiculis superioribus uterque ¢@. Gluma superior (exterior) ovato-oblonga, concava, membranacea, 
floribus brevior; inferior (imterior) 0. Fl. 3: Palez 2, subsquales, chartacese, mutice; inferior 
concava, superiorem 2-nerviam amplectens, Stamina 8. Ovarium glabrumi, inter stylos in acumen 
productum. Styli 2, terminales. Stigmata plumosa, pilis densis longis simplicibus. Squamule 2, 
carnos, truncato-subemarginate, glabree. Caryopsis elliptica, glabra, haud sulecata, embryone 
parallele compressa, palcisinclusa, Fl. g: Pale 2, membranacew; inferior ovata, acuta, superiorem 
2-carinatam amplectens. Stamina 3. Squamule 2.—Culmi repentes, longissimi, ramis erectis 
brevibus indivisis foliatis; foliis planis; spicis terminalibus solitariis brevibus, spiculis paucis unilate- 
ralibus uniseriatis sessilibus, rhachidibus non articulatis, 
1, T. mvoluta, R. Brown, Prodr, vol. i, p, 197 in adnot.; spica secunda mutica 4-flora invo- 
luta; receptaculo fohaceo concavo,—Ischemum involutum, Forst, Prody. n. 885 et Icon. (ined.) t. 
275.—Macuata coast of Vanua Levu (U. 8, Expl. Exped.!), and Oneata (U.S. Expl. Exped, !). 
Also collected in the Society Islands (Forster!) and Tana (W. Anderson !), 
