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to the terminal bifid one, one pair being 5 cm. wide, the next 1 em. wide. It is not 
infrequent, however, for palms usually stemless occasionally* to develop stems (e. g. 
Teysmannia and Iguanura spectabilis), or for palms with normally entire leaves to have 
them occasionally split up into narrower lobes, This often occurs in Pinanga disticha, 
Griff. 
LINOSPADIX PAUCIFLORA, Ridl., sp. nov. 
Caulis arundinaceus. Folia obcuneata, bifida, 16 cm. longa, ad sinum 6 mm. lata, 
lobis 8 em. longis integris subobtusis, nervis utrinque ad 14 parallelis in pagina 
superiore elevatis subtus vix elevatis, petiolo nullo, vagina brunneo-furfuracea, 
marginibus in fibrillis laciniatis. ^ Spadices filiformes. Spathe approximate, 
anguste lineari-lanceolatz, 2:5 cm. longs, 3 mm. late. Spadix 22 cm. longus, 
parte basali 13 em. nuda. Flores parvi, 2 mm. longi, remoti, rhachi non incrassata, 
alveolis vix distinctis. 9 : Sepala coriacea, suborbicularia, ad margines ciliata. 
Petala duplo longiora, lanceolata, subaeuta. Ovarium conicum, ovoideum. 
Stigmata crassiuscula, recurva. 
Camp III, 2500 ft. 
Allied to L. flabellata, Becc., but the flowers are smaller and more remote, and the 
sepals not carinate. 
LiNOSPADIX ELEGANS, Ridl., sp. nov. : | 
Folia ambitu cuneata, 20 em. longa, 12 cm. lata, in lobos 8 lineares acuminatos fissa, 
lobis basalibus 1 cm. latis, ezeteris angustioribus 4 mm. latis, terminalibus pro 
1 cm. connatis, 8 mm. latis, apice acutis, nervis vix elevatis, petiolo 7 em. longo dorso 
convexo ad margines angulato, vagina ligulata, lobis tribus lanceolatis acuminatis 
2 em. longis. Spadices filiformes, 45 cm. longi. Spatha basalis non visa, suprema 
spicæ propinqua lineari-lanceolata, 9 cm. longa, 2 mm. lata, acuminata. Spica 
13 cm. longa, rhachi paullo incrassata. lores dissiti, in alveolis haud profundis 
siti, 3 mm. longi. gd: Sepala suborbicularia, carinata, glabra. Petala elliptica 
obtusa. Stamina 9, filamentis brevissimis, antheris flavis oblongis. 9: Sepala 
latiora, convexa, nec carinata. Petala ovata-triangularia. Drupa fusiformis, 
basi pedicellata, apice breviter obtuse rostrata, multicostata. 
Camp I, 500 ft. 
Near L. caudiculata, Becc., but the lamina is not oval in outline nor the leaflets 
sigmoid-lanceolate, and the flowers are situated in alveoli. 
LICUALA GRANDIFLORA, Ridl., sp. nov. E 
Folia lamina 60 cm. longa, coriacea, lobis 20 aut pluribus lanceolatis acuminatis 
1:5-3 cm. latis apice breviter obtuse bidentatis, nervis 3-5, petiolo 80 em. longo 
dorso convexo dimidio inferiore aculeis brevibus rectis armato. Spadix valida, 
75 em. longa, pedunculo complanato, ramis 2 peduneulis 7 cm. longis Silea 
Spathe 30 cm. longs, in uno latere fisse, glabre, laminis lanceolatis 83:5 em. 
latis, tubo ancipite. Spice 17 em. longæ, 2 em. crasse, rhachi valida pubescente. 
Flores copiosi, lactei, dense congesti, 5 mm. longi, pedicellis brevissimis. Calyx 
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