342 BECCAIU. 
arcte vaginantibus, in ore truncatis, parce spinulosis vel inerniibus; iu- 
florescentiis partialibus paucis (2 vel 3) ad faucem spatliarum insertis, 
brevibus (6-8 cm longis) ; spathis SGCtmdariis breviusculis, infundibuli- 
formibus^ laxe vaginantibus; spicis brevibus, iitrinque 5 vel 6, disticlie 
alternis, vix curvulis (non scorpioideis)^ regulariter bifarie floriferis, 
basilaribus 3 cm longis. Involucropliorum discoideum pedicello brevi 
crasso clevatum. Involucnnn involuerophoro subconforme et vix supe- 
rans. Perianthium fructiferum brevissime pedicelliforme. Fructus 
parvi^ globosij rostro subcylindrico gracili terminati; squamis per ortlios- 
tichas 16-18 ordinatis, late rhombeis^ subplanis/ opacis^ in medio vix 
siilcatis, apice obtusis. Semen globosum, superficie aoquabilij fovea chala- 
zae angTista_, centrally circularij profunda; albumine aequabili; embryone 
basilari. 
BubiiyaneSj Camiguin Island, Bur. Sci. Jt075 Fenix, July, 1907: Batanes, Batan 
Island, Bur. Sci. 38!1 Fenix, June, 1907. The fruit is said to be white and 
edible. N. v., Tehdas. 
This species seems to be related to Calamus cumingianus, but the leaflets are 
not in groups and the pistillate spadix is simple, not ultra-decompound. . 
Calamus siphonospathus Mart., var. batanensis Becc. var. nov. 
Caudicis vaginae spiculis pallidis gracilibus armatae; frondium petiolus 
supra planus et aculeis brevibus armatus, subtus inermis; segmenta 
aequi distant! a, costulis 3-5^ supra setosis^ subtus saepius omnino levibus^ 
armata; spathae modice inflatae^ omnino inermes; inflorescentiae par- 
tiales parvae, spicis paucis^ basilaribus tantum vix ramosis; fructus an- 
guste elliptici^ 10-11 mm longi, 5 mm crassi, squamarum orthostichae 
14 vel 15. 
Batanes, Batan IsUuid, Bur. Sci. 3611 Fenix, May-June, 1907, with immature 
fruit. 
This is apparently a local form of Calamus siphonospathus Mart., approaching 
also C. dimorph acanthus. It differs from the type of the former in its regularly 
set leaflets, its more elongated spadix which is not very ventricose, its smooth 
spathes, and in its small, slightly branched, partial-inflorescences. In fruit it 
resembles C. dimorphacanthus, but the leaf-rachis is armed with very small 
uniform" prickles on the up^ier surface only. 
Calamus mollis Blanco. 
Babuyanes, Camiguin Island, Bur. Sci. JfOS2 F4nix. 
DAEMONOROPS Blume. 
Daemonorops Gaudichaudii Mart. 
Babuyanes, Camiguin Island, Bur. Sci. ^066 Fenix. 
It 
