10 DR. ANDERSON'S ENUMERATION OF 



nufactured from the split stems, "Walking-sticks and riding- 

 canes, prepared from this species, are exported from the Darjee- 

 ling district in considerable quantity. This Calamus lias now 

 become scarce in consequence of the great demand for it and the 

 recklessness with which it has been cut. Plants of it are very 

 rare in the neighbourhood of Darjeeling ; and, indeed, it is found 

 abundantly only in the dense subtropical forests of the Sitong 

 range, and on Tonglo, near the sources of the Little Rung;eet. 

 This species extends up the deep valley of the Great Eungeet to 

 the base of Kunchinjunga. 



tt Rachi longe producta, cirris vaginalibus nullis. 



5. C. MACRACAXTHus, T. Anders. Vaginis spinis magnis compres- 

 sis paucis armatis (spinis solitariis vel geminis), late lanceolatis, com- 

 pressis, deflexls; foliis breviter petiolatis; petiolo hasi gibbo et 

 corrugato, supra piano, subtus convexo, marginibus armatis; rachi 

 utrinque convexa, margiiiibus et dorso aculeatis; flagello elongate, 

 rotundo, verticillatim aculeate; pinnis geminatim alternis, lanceo- 

 latis, longe acuminatis, apice subsetosis, serratis, plurinerviis, nervis 

 utrinque esetosis ; spadicibus erectis, ramis nutantibus ; spathis bre- 

 vibus, tubulosis, subcompressis, ad apicem aculeatis, extus leviter 

 furfuraceis; spathis ramorum brevissimis, subinfundibuliformibus, 

 laxis, glabris, ore ciliato ; spicis masculis dense imbricatis ; bracteis et 

 bracteolis margine purpureo squaniosis; antheris elongatis, linearibus, 

 sagittatis, ovaria rudimentaria superantibus. 



Hab. In valle fluminis Teesta prope rivulum Rayem dictum, ad altitu- 

 diuem 500 ped. Palma supra arbores altas scandens. 



Caudex 100-200-pedalis, gracilis, digiti humani crassitie, cum vaginis 

 frondium 4 uncias in cireumductu, Vagin<B glabrae, virides. Spince 

 vaginales 4-10, flexiles, basi glabrae virides, apice fulvaj, deflexae, 1-2 

 unc. longse, juniores vaginae adpressae nigrse, Frondes cum fla- 

 gello 10-15-pedales, Pinn^ 1-2-pedales, 2^-3 unc. latse, Spadices 

 supra petiolum orientes, erecti, 3-5-pedales; rami 1 ped. longi. 

 SpathiB apice ruptae, persistentes, 4 unc, longse; spathae ramorum 

 brevissimae, tenerae, | imc. longae. Spicee masculinse l|-2 unc- 

 longae. Bractece ovatse, concavse, margine purpureae. Sywam^E apice 

 acutae. 



This Calamus ia found in Sikkim only in the valley of the 

 Teesta, about four miles from the plains. It is known to the 

 Lepchas living near the Teesta by two distinct names, " Euebee " 



and 



thick 



length. I have seen this species in the valleys of the outer hills 

 of Bhotau between the Teesta and the Tchail. 



