AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA 
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OF HORTICULTURE. 
Pandanus continued. 
P. heterocarpus (variable-fruited).* J. broad, from 3ft. to ft., or 
even more, in length, of a dark shining green above, lighter or 
somewhat glaucous beneath, armed at the margins and the back 
of the midrib with short, white spines. Philippines, 1866. A 
ey handsome and ornamental species. SYN. P, ornatus, of 
gardens. 
P. Hornei (Horn’s). A synonym of P, Houlletii. 
Fig. 19. PANDANUS HOULLETII. 
P. Houlletii (Houllet’s).* Z. from 4ft. to 5ft. long, 3in. wide, 
carinate, spinescent on the margin and keel, contracted rather 
suddenly at the summit into a triangular, cuspidate point, bin. 
to din. long, and of a greenish-red above and deep coppery 
beneath. Singapore, 1868. An elegant species. SYN. P. Hornet. 
See Fig. 19. (R. H. 1868, 210.) 
P. pavanions vari (Javanese variegated). 
of P. Candelabrum variegatus. 
P. Lais (Lais). A synonym of P. furcatus. 
P. mauritianus (Mauritian). A synonym of P. utilis. ; 
P. minor (lesser).* Jr. sub-erect, as large as the fist, composed o 
about 150 cae drupes ; drupes with a hemispherical top, termi- 
nated by a short, brownish, claw-like spine. J. sub-distichous, 
Luft. to 2ft. long, gracefully recurving, keeled, the margins spinu- 
lose. Stems slender, about long, prostrate. Bengal, 1878. 
(B. M. 6347, under name of P. unguéfer.) 10 
P. odoratissimus (very odorous).“ fr., drupes 2in. long, seven 
to ninety in an oblong-elliptical, drooping head, 6in. to 10in. 
long. i. in drooping tufts, terminating the short branches, 
bright green, 3ft. to 5ft. long, armed with short, white spines. 
Vol. III. 
A synonym 
Pandanus—continued. 
FIG. 20. PANDANUS ODORATISSIMUS. 
h. 20ft. Tropical Asia. A slender tree. The specific name is 
owing to the odour exhaled by the male inflorescence ; a scent, 
much esteemed in Java, &., is obtained from it. SYN. P. Blancoi, 
See Fig. 20. 
P. odoratissimus (very odorous). A garden synonym of P. utilis, 
P. ornatus (adorned). A garden synonym of P. heterocarpus. 
