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D. GRAxms, GriiF. Tno forests of the Andamans. 



Leaves uniformly green. Sheatlis anil sputlies outside fearfully armed with 

 flat, glossy, blaek spiues. Drupes gloliular, the size of a cherry. 'Dragon's-blood' 

 is sparingly produced by this tree (Kurz). 



i)r. Mason records the following species, Avliich arc, most of them, no doubt, 

 included iu the above list of siiecies of Calamus by Kurz : C. plati/spaf/ius, Grid". ; 

 C. palustris, Griif. ; C. mehumcanthus, Giitf . ; V. voneinnus, Griff.; C. nilidus, Griff. ; 

 C. laciniosus, Gritf. ; C. louf/isefiis, Griff., and the following vernacular names of 

 various Calami: Kyeing-ta-boung, Kyeing-kha, Kyeiug-na-tha, Kyeing-tan, Kyeing- 

 bok, llpwc-to-ma, Ta-neu-tha-ri-kyeing,' Kyeing-hpyu, Thwon-kyeiug. 



filth-family PALMiE GEXUIX^E. 

 Fruits not imbricate-sealy, but smooth or variously rough or tubercled. Seeds 

 without arillus. Usually erect, very rarely armed palms. 



FLABELLATJE. 



Leaves fan-shaped. Perianth complete iti both sexes. Erect valves. 

 § Coraphinm. Ocary apocarpous, consisting of 3 free, or apicalhj united carpels, or 

 only the styles united, usually only one of the carpels comiiig to perfection. 



CoiiTriiA, Li)inteus. 



Flowers hei'maphroditc ; clustered. Stamens hypogynous. Drupe corticate. 

 Pinna united into a blade. Erect palms, dying off after flowering. 



Drupes the size of a wood-apple or orange. 

 C. TTMBRACrLrPEEA, L. Cultivated in Tenasscrim. 



Pe-pcu. 



All parts glabrous. Trunk lofty, annulated (not spirally grooved). Drupes i 

 inch long, solitary or by 2-3, dirty blue. Albumen homogeneous, horny. 



A noble Palm, which however dies off after flowering. The pith of the trunk 

 yields a sort of sago, and the leaves are made into huge fans. 



Drupes the size of a cherry. 



C. Gebanga, B1. Occasionally cultivated. 



C. elata, Koxb. 



Trunk spirally grooved, as if twisted, CO-70 feet long. Petioles 6-12 feet long. 

 The pith yields a sort of sago. 



C. MACKOPODA, Kz. Bamboo Jungles on Termoklcc and AVcstern 



Dondar (of the Andamanese). side of South Andaman. 



Trunk 8-12 feet long. Petioles 18-25 feet long. 



\ \ Inflorescences axillary, corolla 3-parted. Drujte sappy. 



LivisTOXA, R. Brown. 



Flowers hermaphrodite, clustci-cd. Stamens perigynous. Albumen with a cavity 

 filled with the intruding integuments. Pinna: connate in a blade. 



L. sPECiosA, Kz. Tree forests of the Eastern slopes of the Pegu Range 



Htan-myouk-lu, Tor-htau (Kurz). ""^1 Upper Tenasscrim. 



Leaves palmately flabellate, 6-7 feet across, plaited, the petiole at the base, up 

 to an inch broad, and armed with strong sharp falcatcly-curved flatfish, black spines. 



CuAJi.iiBors, IJunaus. 



Flowers polygamous, several together. Stamens hypogynous. Albumen with a 

 longitudinal furrow. Pinnee united into a blade. Erect palms. 



' Corrui)ttd by the Englisli iuto ' Tenasscrim ' ! 



