934 OLXXXVIL PALME. [Lepidocaryea. 
107. Plectocomia, Mart. et Blume in Sclult. Syst. vii. 2, 1333.—Flores dioici, in spieulis 
brevibus spadicis axillaris (v. terminalis) spathelli hif icatis velatis 
inserti, secundi, minute bracteati et bracteolati ; perianthium coriaceum. Fl. d: Calyx 
eupularis v. obconicus, 3-fidus v. 3-dentatus. Petala 3, oblique lanceolata, acuminata, 
basi breviter connata, valvata. Stamina 6, basi perianthii inserta, fil tis subulati; 
basi in columnam brevem connatis; antherw lineares, erect, dorsifixte. ^ Ovarii rudi- 
mentum 0. Fl. $ masculis majores, perianthio post anthesin aucto. Calyx cupularis, 
9-dentatus. Oorolla 3-fida, basi ventricosa, lobis ovato-l. lati inatis valvatis. 
Staminodia 6, in annulum fauci. coroll insertum connata, antheris cassis. . Ovarium sub- 
globosum, 3-loculare, squamis fimbriatis nudisve reversis operta; stigmatà 3, sessilia, 
linearia, erecta ; ovula basilaria, erecta. Fructus globosus, 1- rárius 3-spermus, breviter 
rostratus, stigmatibus terminalibus, pericarpio tenui squamis retrorsum imbricatis tessel- 
latim loricato, intus carnosulus. Semen erectum, subglol gulatum v. subp 
convexum marginibus grosse crenatis, hilo basilari, chalaza apicali, raphe distincta, 
albumine squabili ; embryo basilaris.—Palmze scandentes, monocarpicze ?, aculeis recurvis 
armate, caudicibus gracilibus v. robustis longissimis annulatis superne longe vaginatis, 
Folia alterna, sequaliter pinnatisecta, segmentis remotis v. fasciculati anguste elliptico- 
I latis, longe iliterq inatis, basi contracta marginibus recurvis, rhachi obtuse 
trigona in funem elongatum aculeatum producta, petiolo teretiusculo vaginaque tubulosa 
aculeatis, ligula 0. Spadices simpliciter ramosi, ramis secundis pluripedalibus pendulis ; 
ipathelle arcte imbricatze, subcylind v. leviter comp , oblongse v. cuneatze, basi 
contracte et rhachin spadicis amplectentes, apicibus rotundatis v. acutis, coriace:e, siccze, 
persistentes ; spiculee d polli; , multifl brevi iflorze ; bractese et bracteole 
subulatw. Fructus inter minores tribus. 
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mibus 
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Species ad 6, montium Indis tr iex et Archipelagi Malayani incole. Mart. Hist. Nat. 
Palm. iii. 198, 325, 1. 114, 116, f. 1, 176, f. 11, 12. Kunth, Enwm. Pl. ii. 202. Blume, Rumph. 
iii. 68, 4. 158, 159, 163. Griff. Palm. Brit. Ind. 108, App. xxi. t. 217 ad 219. Mig. Fl. Ind. Bat. 
iii. 78 ; Suppl. 692. Kurz, For. Fl. ii. 514. T. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xi. 11. H. Wendl. 
in Bot. Zeit. 1859, 165. — Bot. Mag. t. 5105. Spadixin P. Aimalayana terminalis fide T. Ander- 
sonii, 1. e., in aliis certe axillaris est. Planta culta monocarpica videtur, 
- 108. Eugeissonia, Griff. in Calc. Journ. Nat. Hist. v. 101, cum ic. ; Palm. Brit. Ind. 
109, App. xxii. t. 220, 220 A, B, C.—Flores elongati, dioici, ad apices ramulorum 
spadicis terminalis contracti erecti, longe pedunculati, solitarii v. 2-3-ni, bracteati et 
bracteolati; perianthium crasse coriaceum. Fl. d : Calyx campanulatus, 3-fidus, 
Corolla 3-gona, basi breviter contracta et solida, tis elongato-l. lati; inati 
pungentibus valvatis. Stamina ad 12, filamentis brevibus basi connatis ; antherze elongato- 
lineares, acutze, loculis a latere dehiscentil Ovarii rudimentum 0. Flores 9 masculis 
majores, perianthio post anthesin valde aucto. Calyx maris. Petala unguiculata, ungue 
dilatato, lamina elongato-l lat. i pungente, basi intus crista transversa 
pilorum aucta, valvata. Staminodia 0 nisi cristz petal Ovarium oblongum, squamis 
reversis tectum, 3-loculare ; stigmata sessilia, oblonga, complanata ; ovula basilaria, erecta. 
Fructus ovoideus, in rostrum crassum obtusum attenuatus, l-locularis, 1-spermus, stig- 
matibus terminalibus, pericarpio squamis is ret; imbricatis tessellatim loricato, 
endocarpio lignoso intus septis 6 imperfectis in longitudi pereurso. Semen ovoideum, 
erectum, extus subceellul ; in longitudi profunde 6-suleat hilo basilari, chalaza 
pheque i; ;ipieuis, alb :equabili solido; embryo basilaris.—Palm:e monocarpiese, 
armate, caudicibus ezspitosis. Folia elongata, suberecta, cequalit pinnatisecta, segmenti, 
idi ibus anguste 1l lati dat inatis, costa gracili setosa marginibus 
basi recurvis, rhachi trigona inermi apice non producta, petiolo elongato teretiusculo 
aculeis complanatis armato, ligula 0, vagina brevi. Spadices stricti, thyosoideo-ramosi, 
ramis erectis, inferne foliis parvis ad vaginas flagelliferas reductis aucti, ramulis crassitie 
pollicis cylindraceis erectis vaginis obtusis dense subdistiche imbricatis tectis, vaginis 
