22 DR. T. B. BALFOUR O^^ THE 



Aloe lomatophylloides^ Ba^./f., sp. n. 



Subacaule&cens, foliis stellatim patentxbus ensiformibus, versus apiceiii 

 gradatim attenuatis, acutis, dentibus deltoideis paulum incurvatis 

 subrigidis aniiatis, carnosis, subtus convexis, supra concaris, pa- 

 ginis Isevibus, atroviridibus; scapo ramoso, striate, compresso, inferne 

 subalato, alis obscure dentatis, ramulis 2-3 adscendentibus racemos 

 densos gerentibus ; bracteis lanceolatis niembranaceis ; floribus 

 breviter pedicellutis ; perianthio obclavato, segmentis lanceolatis, 

 tubum oblongum rectum dilatatumgue dimidio superantibus ; stami- 

 nibus perianthio subsequilongis, filamentis membranaceis alatis, ba»i 

 dilatatis ; capsula angulari ovoidea. 



Hab. In insula late diffusa. Norn. vulg. Ananas Marron. 



PAiS'DANACE^. 



Pandanus heterocarpus, Balf.fiL, sp. n. 



Arbor ramosa^ caudice Isevi, radicibus aereis plurimis, ramis patentibus ; 

 foliis lanceolato-acuminatis, basi amplexicaullbus dilatatis, erecto-pa- 

 tentibus coriaceis strlctis viridescentlbus, basi ssepe glaucescentlbus 

 subplanis, marginibus per totum costaque subtus a medio distanter ru- 

 bro-splnosls spinulis subincurvatis; ^ capitulis solitariis globosis sub- 

 depressis V. elliptico-oblongis, nunc longe nunc breviter pedunculatis, 

 pendulosis v. inclinatis, spathis pluribus brevibus deciduis ] drupis 

 2-5-locularibus obpyramidalibus non compressis 5-6-gonis, fere per 

 totum coadunatis, apice breviter pyramldali, rarlssime couvexo saeplus 

 applanato v, umbilicato, distincte 5-6-angulato, areola centrall stig- 

 mata plana sessilia reniformia suberosa cingente. 



Hah. Per insulam totam late dispersus. Nom. vulg. Vacoa Cale rouge ; 

 V. Caleblanc; V. Sac; V. Poteau; V, Parasol. 



A very variable species, approaching P. utilis, Bory, Voy. ii* 

 2, but distinguished by habit, and by its drupes with wide and flat- 

 tened sunaunts. 



P. TENUIFOLIUS, Bulf. JlL.^f, n. 



Arbor parva, caudice Isevi, radicibus aiereis panels, ramis erectis crassis ; 

 foliis anguste lineari-lanceolatis acuminatissimis, apice subflagellatis> 

 basi dilatatis lateque amplexicaullbus, coriaceis recurvatis pendullsque, 

 subplanis, atroviridibus, saepe basi dealbatis, marginibus subincrassatis, 

 per totum costaque a medio rubrospinosis, spinis brevibus acutis, in- 

 curvatis^ adscendentibus ; capitulis solitariis pendulosis, pedunculo 

 curvato, paucidrupatis, snbglobosis; spathis pluribus, deciduis ; drupis 

 subpyriformibus, 2-5-locularibus non-corapressis, usque ad |-| a basi 

 coadunatis, parte conjuncta 5-6-gona obpyramidali, apice libero rubi- 

 ginoso rotundato umbraculiformi obscure 5-6-angulato, vertice appla- 

 nato v. depress©, areola marginata stigmata plana sessilia reniformia 

 cingente. 



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