THE MONOCOTYLEDONES 



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Fig. 1999. — Nipa fniti- 

 cans. A thicket grow- 

 ing by a tidal creek 

 inTviaiaya. The long 

 leaf bases standing up 

 around the plants 

 show where leaves 

 have been cut by 

 natives for thatching 

 ("attap"). 



Photograph supplied 

 by courtesy of Dr. E. 

 J. H. Corner. 



Fig. 2000. — Nipa fruticam. 

 Fruit. A sea-washed 

 specimen. Malaya. 



