Calamus.) CLXIM, PALMEX. (Beccari & Hook. f.) 451 
Tescences of male spadix 10-12 by 3-4 in., furfuraceous; peduncle as thick as the 
little finger, compressed ` branches fastigiate, strict, suberect; spikes distichous, 
1-1j in.; spathellules very shallow; flowers close-set, pointing forwards, } in. long, 
Calyz shortly tubular, obliquely acutely trifid, striate. Corolla twice as long, smooth. 
Fem. spadia sessile ; spikes 13-23 in., brown scurfy, } in. diam. Fruit (young) 
globose with a very stout beak ; scales all brown — Described from a Perak specimen, 
ri spadix of which does not resemble the slender lax flowered one of Griffith’s 
37. C. perakensis, Becc. mss. ; stem erect very short, leaves terminal, 
leaflets very numerous equidistant strictly ensiform acutely 3-costate 
above spinulose on 3 coste above and only on the median beneath, petiole 
ong armed with long stout horizontal marginal spines, male and fem. 
Spadices subsimilar strict erect more or less sprinkled with white cottony 
tomentum, spathes unarmed much compressed shorter than their respec- 
tive partial inflorescences, fem. spadix not very decompouud, flowers 
cylindric. 
PERAK, Scortechini (317v). . ` 
The above description is from Beccari's notes, who adds that it is a very distinct 
species, somewhat allied to C. ramosissimus.—l have seen no specimen. J.D.H. 
. 38. C. hypoleucus, Kurz For. Fl. ii. 523; leaflets alternately and 
interruptedly approximate by twos on each side oblong-lanceolate acumi- 
hate ciliate towards the apex white beneath many-costate, petiole short 
armed with long and short conical straight and recurved spines, rachis 
with scattered recurved spines, sheaths densely spiny with unequal spines 
m. long and less, fem. spadix small short, peduncle slender spinous, 
Spatheg oblong-lanceolate, spathels tubular small distant, flowers dis- 
Ichous, calyx z4 in. shortly 3-lobed, corolla twice as long segments acute. 
®monorops hypoleucus, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xliii. ii. 208 
nem), t. xviii. (excl. t. xix.). 
URMA; on Thoun is. 
Stem slender, scandent, e as a goose-quill without the sheaths. Leaves 
23 ft., not flagelliferous ; sheaths flagelliferous ; leaflets 6-9 in. long. Fem. spadix 
i in. long; peduncle about lin. Male fl. and fruit unknown.—Description from 
urz. I have seen no specimen. J.D.H. 
39. C. myrianthus, Bece. mss. ; leaflets very long narrowly elliptic- 
lanceolate many-costate pale almost white beneath smooth on both sur- 
s deolate, rachis dorsally rounded shortly spinous, male spadix very long 
Slender Sparsely spinous, spathels tubular truncate, inflorescences laxly 
sed wae branches very slender, spike 1-3 
ca ellules minute, flowers minute pointing 
YX acutely 3-lobed striate, corolla twice as lon 
t aonorops hypoleucus, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xl 
TENASSERIN : at Mergui, Helfer (Kew distrib. 6397). T 
ef he only materials fos this refer usen by me are Helfer’s specimens, consisting 
the VIE of the rachis of a leaf with two leaflets, and portions of a male spadix ; 
~S leaflets are 30 by 2 in., very thin and pale beneath, with indistinct onth cfi it ‘of 
Beccari has identified with it the plate xix. of Kurz's C. hypoleucus on the aith of 
Me Specimen supposed to be of Kurz's plant communicated by Dr. Bran e ith 
$ T€ represents much shorter and broader leaflets than those of Helfer 5p Helter , 
zm Ct bristles on the margins and cost# beneath.—There is no evidence of Helfer’s 
belonging to this section. J.D.H. 
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