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or subdistichous branches. Fruit narrowly ovoid-ellipsoid, 
acuminate, 11 to14by5to8mm. Fruiting perianth cupular, 
contracted at the mouth 9. P. philippinensis. 
. Very similar to the preceding. Stem 2 to 4 m high, 2 to 5 cm 
in diameter. Leaf-sheaths covered with appressed rusty 
scales (not tomentose). Segments rather numerous and sub- 
equidistant; usually 1-costulate, slightly falecate acuminate 
or nearly straight. Spadix with a few scattered spreading 
branches. Fruit ovoid-ellipsoid, 12 to 14 by 7 to 8 mm. 
Fruiting perianth cupular, contracted at the mouth. 
10. P. Elmeriti. 
. Stem 2 to 3 cm in diameter. Leaf-sheaths sprinkled with dark- 
purple scales. Segments rather numerous, equidistant, 8 to 
9 cm apart on each side of the rachis, 3-costulate, ensiform, 
about 60 cm long, 4 to 4.5 em wide, paler or subglaucous, and 
not sprinkled with microlepidia underneath, the apices acu- 
minate-caudate and very slightly falcate. Spadix with 14 or 
15 spirally alternate branches. Immature fruits fusiform, 
14 to 15 mm long (ovate-ellipsoid at complete maturity?). 
Fruiting perianth contracted at the mouth..11. P. urdanetana. 
. Of medium size (?). Segments lanceolate-ensiform, acuminate, 
unequal, straight, 60 cm long, 3.5 cm wide, their lower surface 
in the dry specimens reddish-brown and densely sprinkled 
with extremely minute, light-colored dots (microlepidia). 
Spadix with strongly flattened branches. Fruit thickly fusi- 
form, equally narrowing to both ends, 15 to 18 mm long, and 
about 1 cm thick. Fruiting perianth very low, contracted at 
the mouth 12. P. samarana, 
. Of medium size. Segments very numerous, equidistant, ap- 
proximate, long, narrow, slightly falcate, very acuminate, all 
unicostulate. Spadix with 5 or 6 much flattened branches. 
Fruit relatively large, ovoid-ellipsoid, conical-mammillate at 
the apex, the base narrow and subpedicelliform when dry, 23 
to 832 mm long, 13 to 14 mm thick. Seed ovoid, suddenly 
prolonged at the base into a slender caudiculum; embryo 
fovea broad and slightly oblique; vascular branches of the 
integument simple on the raphal or dorsal side and anas- 
tomosing anticously. Fruiting perianth truncate, not con- 
tracted at the mouth...... 13. P. urosperma. 
d@’. Fruits 3-seriate, at least in the lower part of the branches. . 
e’, Segments straight, not faleate at their apices. Plants of 
medium size. Fruits small. 
f'. Segments numerous, very approximate, inserted at a very 
acute angle, unicostulate, lanceolate-ensiform, quite straight, 
concolorous, the apex bifid, its divisions acuminate. Spadix 
with several spirally inserted branches. Fruits 3-seriate 
from the base to the end of the branches, ovoid-ellipsoid, 
the apices mammillate, 13 to 15 by 6 to 7 mm. Seed 
globular-ovoid, rounded above, not caudiculate at the base; 
embryo fovea oblique; vascular branches of the integument 
few (5 or 6), not or only very slightly divided. Fruiting 
