— 99 — 



sim acuminatis, supra in costulis tribus setis brevibus nigris con- 

 spersis, marginibus patule et crebre ciliatis. Spadices erecti sub- 

 sessiles, late fusiformes, modice rostrati, spatha exteriori cynibi- 

 formi spiculis valde elongatis tenuibus criniformibus obtecta et in 

 rostrum quani corpus subdimidio brevius producta; secunda et 

 tertia spatha in dorso plus minusve spinuiosa; spathis secundariis 

 squamaeformibus acuminatis, Involucrophorum breve et spathella 

 sua subaequilongum. Involucrum in involucrophoro omnino immer- 

 sum, floris neutri areola depressa leviter tumescenti. Fructus 

 sphaericus, 10— ^0 mm. diara., squamarum orthostichis 18. Semen 

 globulare, lateraliter pauUo compressum, in facie rapheali non 

 ventricosum. — Species D. melanochaeti proxima. 



Plains and jungle near Lem Dan (no. 206, 515, 624 b). Flowers 

 & fruits found in January and February. 



In addition to 5 and 6 the collection of Dr. Jobs. Schmidt contains 

 a leaf of a Calamus or Daemonorops (no. 286, river-bank in the jungle 

 near Klong Munse) and further some seedlings belonging to one of the 

 said two genera (no. 399. jungle near Klong Munse), but their incomplete 

 development render a determination impossible. 



Caryota Linne. 



7. C. furfuracea Bl. in Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. III. 195, Rumphia II. 141 . 



The present specimens are identical with those collected by Blume 

 in Java and which are now in the Herb. Lugd. Bat. No. 900, 171—399. 

 I cannot unite this species with C. mitis Lour., which has pinnules of 

 another shape. 



Common in the jungle; Koh Kahdat (no. 578a), Klong Munse 

 (no. 207, 494). 



Area: Java. 



Pinanga Blume. 



8. P. malayana Scheffer in Natuurk. Tijdsch. Ned. Ind. XXXII. 175. 



Klong Son (no. 635, 693 a) and Klong Munse (no. 852), river-banks 

 in the jungle. 



Area: Malacca, Penang, Perak. 



Areca Linne. 



9. A. Catechu Linne Sp. PI. 1189i). 



Common everywhere throughout the area explored, cultivated. 

 Area: Cultivated in the hot damp regions of Asia and Malay Islands. 



10. A. triandra Roxb. Hort. Beng. 68; Fl. Ind. 111. 617. 



Plains and jungle near Lem Dan (no. 120, 384, 441). According 



') Determined hy Jobs. Schmidt. 





