426 CLXII. PALMEX. (Beccari E Hook. f.) [Phoniz, 
yellow. Seed j-2 in. long; groove dilated inwards.—The numerous bright green 
decurved leaflets all in one plane, are peculiar to this beautiful species. 
tt Stem normally very short or 0 (sometimes elongate in P. humilis). 
4. P. acaulis, Buch. ex Boch, Fl. Ind. iii. 783, Hort. Beng. 73; 
stem bulbiform, leaflets in subopposite fascicles multifarious subglaucous, 
spathes 6-8 in., rigid, spadix and its peduncle very short, and branches 
erect very stout, fruit } in. long. Ham. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xv. 875 
Kunth Enum. iii. 257; Griff. in Cale. Journ. Nat. Hist. v. 345 5 Palms 
Brit. Ind. 137, var. melanocarpa, ll. cc. 346, 138, t. 227 ; Mart. Hist. Nat. 
Palm, iii. 274, 321; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 978 ; Brandis, For. Fl. 555; 
Becc. Males. 348, 397, t. 44, iv. f. 51-57; Wall. Cat. 8602 C. 
NORTHERN and CENTRAL INDIA; from Kumaon eastwards to the KHASIA HILLS 
and BURMA. 
Stem 6-10 in. diam., densely clothed with sheaths and bases of peti 
2-6 ft. ; pinnules 3-14 ft., very rigid; marginal nerve very strong; petiole 1 ft. or 
more with many spines. Spadix 6-10 in., compressed, rather longer than the 
lanceolate obtuse spathe, branches very stout; male fl. j-3 in. long. Fnit 
elliptie-oblong, mucronate, bright red to blue black. Seed 1-4 in. long, groove 
road, 
5. P. farinifera, Roxb. Cor. Pl. i. 55, t. 74; Hort. Beng. 12; = 
Ind. iii. 785; stem very short, leaflets subopposite 4-farious ensiform rigid 
pungent dark green, fruiting spadix 8-12 in., branches spreading; drupe 
small black. Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. iii. 274 (excl. syn. pusilla) ; Grif. 
in Cale. Journ. Nat. Hist. v. 348; Palms Brit. Ind. 140 (exel. syn); 
Brand. For. Fl. 556; Steavens. in Proc. Agric. Hort. Soc. Madras, N.S. 1Y- 
(1886) 346. ? P. pusilla, Trim. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii. 173; Bece. Male. 
. 949, 402, t. 44, f. 28-237. 
8 COROMANDEL coast, not far from the sea. CEYLON, in the north part of the 
island. 
, Bhrubby ; stem at most 4 ft., thickly clothed with old leaf sheaths. pelis 
with one or more pairs of spines. Spathes leathery smooth, marcescent, Spa A 
8-12 in., much branched ; male fl. i in. long. Fruit the size of a large Frenc’ 
bean, pulp sweet and mealy. Seed pretty smooth, brown, grayish withing 
Roxburgh, who is the only sure authority for this species, does not give the leng 
of the fruiting peduncle, of the spathe, or of the petiole. The stem, he says, p is 
oles. Leaves 
farinaceous pith. Mr. Steavenson observes that the foliage is so spinous tias ; 
impossible to walk through clumps of this species. 
. D 7 d 
6. P. humilis, Royle IIl. 394, 397, 399; stems sbort tufted, (0 
bulbiform ?) rarely elongate, leaves subglaucous, leaflets scattered nt 
ruptedly fascicled, fruiting spadix long-peduncled, branches Sp 
rather slender, fruit oblong, pericarp thin. Beee. Males. iii. 947, 379. 
rds 1o 
Malabar.— DISTRIB. China, Cochin China. distin- 
Ncither the published description nor available collections suffices tc oubtless 
ding t0 
The following forms are referred to it by Beccari, besides the var. €, 
of China, and bis remarkable Parusnath var. y, robusta, which I discovere 
and which cannot, I think, be included.—J. D. H. 
