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RuyYNCHOSPORA GLAUCA Vahl, Enum. ii. 233. 
Arfak Mts., Angi lakes, common in marsh by 9? lake, 7000’. Fl. Dee. 
5563.—Edge of beach by 2? lake. Fl. Dec. 5899. 
Distrib. Tropics of both hemispheres. 
*GAHNIA PsITTAcorUM Labill. Nov. Holl. Pl. i. 89, t. 115. 
Arfak Mts., Angi lakes, Koebré ridge, undergrowth in summit forest, 
9000". Fr. (red). Dee. 5635.—Edge of forest and stunted on open burnt 
summit, ‘50-3 m., 9000’. Fl. 5615.—Edge of forest and spinneys by 
@ lake, 7000’. Fl. Fr. (red & yellow). 5585.—Open edge of sandy 
beach by ¢ lake. Fr. (yg.). 5914.—S.W. ridge, running up to Angi 
lakes, in moss-grown forest, 8500’. Fl., Fr. (yg.). 6007. 
Distrib. Australia, Tasmania. 
*Carex GAUDICHAUDIANA Kth. Enum. PI. ii. 417. 
Arfak Mts., Angi lakes, sandy marsh by @? lake, 7000’. Fil. Dee. 
5898. 
Distrib. Alpine regions of Australasia. 
Pautma. (0. Becoari.) 
Kentia Grppstana Becce., sp. nov. 
Caudice procero; frondium vagina dense tomentosa; segmentis concinne pecti- 
natis zquidistantibus, rigide chartaceis, 1-costulatis, inferioribus angustissimis in 
acumen filiforme terminatis ; intermediis linearibus, 50-55 cm. longis, 2°5 em. latis, 
apice ineequali et bifidis ; superioribus sensim minoribus, apice truncatis et preemorso- 
dentatis ; spadicibus duplicato-ramosis, ramis floriferis glabris, alterne inter glomerulos 
compressiusculis ; floribus usque ad apicem glomerulato-3nis, glomerulis oppositis et 
decussatis; floribus masculis 12-15 mm. longis; calyce parvo acute tridentato; 
petalis lanceolatis et acuminato-subfalcatis; staminibus 6-8; antheris sinuose 
lanceolato-acuminatis, acutis vel subaristatis, filamento brevissimo suffultis; ovarii 
rudimento brevi, 3-corne; floris feminei calyce subtruncato, sepalis rotundatis 
brevibus, petalis e basi late imbricata abrupte in acumen trigonum crassum valvatum 
contractis ; fructibus ovatis, parvis, vertice minute mammillato. 
A fine Palm with a relatively slender trunk, up to 30 m. high, and with 
the crown rising above the level of the primeval forest. Leaves about 
two metres long. Leaf-sheaths about 60 em. long, coriaceous, thicker on 
their backs, strongly striate longitudinally internally and outside (in the dry 
condition), but internally glabrous, and externally clothed with a thick, soft, 
rusty tomentum, Petiole flat above at its base, rounded beneath, and with 
acute margins ; rhachis acutely trigonous in the intermediate and apical 
parts, scabrid-furfuraceous. Leaflets numerous, equidistant, neatly bifarious, 
alternate, 4-5 em. apart on each side of the rhachis, rather stiff, thinly 
coriaceous, of the same colour on both surfaces, linear-ensiform, slightly 
narrowing in their lower parts, with the margins reduplicate at the ratler 
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