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petals nuicli larger; stamens, filaments short. Female flowers- 

 sepals and petals very short; stigma in form of a disc (discoid). 

 Fruit, drupe -J inch in length, narrowed at both ends, black when 

 ripe. Seed olive-shaped with a truncate apex. 

 Habitat.— Malaya. 



4. Pinanga riixirui, I^idley, Joiu'n. Eoy. As. Soc. Straits Branch,. 



xliv (1!)()5) 201." 

 Siems several, distant, np to 12 ft. in height, ^ to 1^ inches 

 in diameter, internodes 3-4 inches in length. Leaves about 3 ft. 

 long, pinnate; rachis angled, scurfy; leaflets three or four pairs 

 of lateral and one terminal bilobed one, lateral leaflets linear or 

 linear lanceolate, acuminate, with 3 to 6 nerves, 3 to 9 inches in 

 length, 1 to 2 inches broad, tenninal leaflet broad, bilobed, many 

 nerved, coarsely toothed. Spadix decurved, peduncle stout, about 

 f inch in length, branches 3 or 4, stout, 6 to 7 inches long; flowers 

 clistichou.-'., close. Female floicers globose, about ^ inch in length ; 

 sepals and petals very short ; stigma in form of a disc. Fruit, 

 drupe f inch in length, narrowed at both ends, black when ripe. 

 Seed olive-shaped with a truncate apex. 



Habitat. — Malaya. 



5. Pinanga patvla, Bl. Eumphia, ii, 86, t. 115. 



Stems several, slender, up to 10 ft. in height, diameter 4 to 

 1 inch, internodes 24 to 3 inches long. Leaves 3 to 3 ft. in 

 length, pinnate ; leaflets about 6 pairs, sigmoid, acuminate with 

 a long point, narrowed at the base, terminal leaflet deeply divided, 

 apex toothed, 7 inches in length, 2 to 2^ inches wide, dark green ; 

 nerves 3 to 7. Spadix 4-branched, deflexed, branches slender about 

 6 inches long, red in colour. Male floivers not seen. Female 

 floicers small ; sepals orbicular, margins crenulate and appear as 

 though bitten ; petals smaller and rounder. Fruit drupe, flesh 

 colour, elliptic, ribbed, about 4 inch long. Seed elliptic, ruminate. 



Habitat. — Malay Peninsula, Sumatra. 



This species forms very effective clumps and in common with 

 most Pinangas is always very clean stemmed. 



6. Pinanga fruticans, Eidley, n. sp. MSS. 



Stems several, close, light green, annulate, up to 10 ft. in 

 height, diameter 2-2^ inches; internodes 2 to 2^ inches long. 

 Leaves up to 5ft. long, light green; petiole 1 to li ft. long, yellow, 

 scurfy; sheath 1 to 1| ft. long, very scurfy giving a browTiish ap- 

 pearance ; leaflets 7 or 8 pairs, 1^ to 2 ft. long, 4 to 5 inches wide, 

 trapeziform acuminate, 5 to 7 nerved, upper 2 pairs of leaflets 9- 

 nerved, very broad, strongly toothed pra?morse. Spathe boat 

 shaped, reddish, papery, caducous. Spadix red, 8 or 9 branched; 

 peduncle ^" long, stout; brandies up to 9 inches long; flowers 

 distichous. Male floivers ^" in diameter; sepals ovate acuminate, 

 flesh colour; stamens 12. Female floivers smaller than the male, 

 orbicular; sepals ovate acute; stigmas 3. Fruit almost rovmd, 

 slightly narrowed at the base, \ inch long, at first light green, when 

 ripe quite black. 



