CLASS XXII. 



DIOECIA MONANDRIA. 



PANDANUS. 

 Male spadix compound ; spathes alternate, ensifonn. 

 Proper perianth none. Corol none. Anthers inserted on 

 the ramification of the spadix. Female spadix strohiliform ; 

 spathes in three fascicles. Perianth proper, none. Corol 

 none. Germs from one to many-celled ; cells seeded ; at- 

 tachment inferior. JFruit compound. 



1. P. odoratissimns. Willd. iv. 645. 



Ramifications of the male spadix compound. Drupes of 

 the compound fruit turbinate, each containing a many-cell- 

 ed nut. 



Sans. Ketiika, 



Hind. Keura. 



Bencf. Kea. 



Mellore, or Nicobar bread fruit. Asiat, Res. iii. 161. 



Kaida. Rheed. Mai. ii. t. 1.5. 



P. odoratissimns. R. Coroni. pi. N. 94, 95, 96. 



P. verus. Rumph. Amh. iv. t. 74. 



Anthrodactylis spinosa. Forst. gen. N. 75. 



Keyro. Forsk. Mgypt. 172. 



Mugalik is the Telinga name of the male plant, and Goz- 

 doogoo that of the female. Kaldera is the name they are 

 known by amongst Europeans on the coast of Coromandel. 

 It is a native of all the warmer parts of Asia, all soils and si- 

 tuations seem to suit it equally well. It flowers chiefly du- 

 ring the rainy season. 



