129] Palmae. 129 



Group XIII. — Leaves of the young plant not prolonged into a cirrus, 

 of the adult one shortly or subchriferous, viz., with diminutive leaflets at their 

 summit. Leaflets lanceolate or elliptic with 3 or more primary nerves, these 

 all reaching the apex. Leaf-sheaths flagelliferous. Spadix flagelliform. Primär} 7 

 spathes elongate, tubulär, narrow. Involucrophorum not or very shorthv 

 pedicelliform. Fruiting perianth pedicelliform. Seed with a non-ruminate 

 albumen or with superficial intrusions of the integument or distinctly 

 ruminate. 



128. C. spathulatus, 129. Martianus, 130. insignis, 131. ornatus, 132. Sciino- 

 num, 133. demiftorus, 134. Ridleyanus. 



Group XIV. — Leaves prolonged into a long and clawed cirrus. Leaf« 

 sheaths not flagelliferous. Spadix not flagelliferous at its apex, usually shorter 

 than the leaves. Primary spathes jelongate-tubular, closely sheathing. Male 

 spadix ultra decompound. Female-spadix simplex decompound, differing consi- 

 derably from the male one. Male and female spikelets stalked or inserted at 

 the base of their respective spathes by means of a distinct pedicel. Fruiting 

 perianth explanate. Seed with ruminate or equable albumen (see Group II, B.). 



135. C- zeylaniciis, 136. ovoidens, 137. polystachys, 138. andamanicus, 139. 

 Zollingerii, 110. Merrülii, 1-41. aquaUlis, 142. Warlrurgii. 



Group XV. — Leaves prolonged into a long and charved cirrus. Leaf- 

 sheaths not flagelliferous. Spadices usually shorter than the leaves, not or 

 slightly flagelliferous at the apex. Spikelets not stalked, inserted near the 

 mouth of their respective spathes. Fruiting perianth pedicelliform or almost 

 explanate. Sed with more or less superficial intrusions of the integument or 

 distinctly ruminate; embryo basilar or slightly shifted to one side. 



A. — Fruiting perianth not pedicelliform or subpedicelliform, viz.. with 

 the calyx split not quite to the base. 



113. C. Moseleyanus, 141. formosanus, 145. polydesmus, 14(3. Rumphii, 147. 

 palustris, 148. latifolius, 149. spinifolius, 150. trispermus, 151. manülensis, 152. 

 axillaris, 153. neglectus, 154. bubuensis x 155. irridisp'nms, 156. mucronatus, 157. 

 asperrimus. 



B. — Fruiting perianth distictly pedicilliform. 

 (1) Primary spathes very closely sheathing. 



y Male spikelets very different from the female ones. 



* One female flower at each spathed accompanied as usual by a 

 neuter one. 



G Involucrophorum sessile. 



158. C. eriocanthus, 159. optimns, 160. caesius, 161. simplex, 162. Dorioei, 

 103. kliasianns, 164. nambariensis, 165. inennis, 166. Manan, 167. giganteus, 168. 

 platyacanthus, 169. albus, 170. pallidus, 171. macrospliaerion, 172. matanensis, 173. 

 Oxleyanus, 174. microsphaerion, 175. ramidosus. 



OO Involucrophorum more or less stalked. 



176. C. unifarius, 177. subinermis, 178. pisicarpus, 179. arnensis, 180. 

 Hollrungii. 



** Often two female flowers at every spathel. 



181. C. Vidalianus, 182. pachystachys, 183. didyniocarpu.s. 



ff Male spikelets very similar to the female ones. 



184. C. melanoloma. 



(2.) Primary spathes loosely sheathing and often more or less inflate. 



185. C. siphonospathus, 186. microcarpus, 187. dimorphacanthus. 

 Botanischer Jahresbericht XXXVI (19031 3. Abt. (Gedruckt 9.7.10.) 9 



