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§§ Can/ntem. Spathes several, tubular or shea Hi in/;, persistent. Plnnie of the 

 leaves often fascicled, jaijijed or erose-toolhed. Ovary si/ncarpous, 'i-celled, with as many 

 ovules. 



X Spathes several, tubular or sheathing, persistent, rinna of leaves often fascicled, 

 jagged, or erose-toothcd. Erect Palms. 



Leaves hipinnate. 

 Caryota, LimKvus. 

 Flowers monoecious, on tlio same spadix. Stamens indefinite. Petals in females 

 imbricate in bud. Drupe sappy. Albumen liorny, ruminate. Berries globular or 

 nearly so. 



C. tTKEXs, L. Ava and Pegu. 



Min-bo (Kurz). 



Simple-stemmed. Male petals about A incb long by 3-4 lines broad. Anthers 

 acuminate. 



The pith yields sago, and both spoeios fibre from the leaves. 



C. souoLiFEEA, Wall. Arakan. Tcnasserim and the Andamans, 



but not yet noticed in the I'egu range. 



Soboliferous. Male petals about 4 lines long by l.V line broad. Anthers 

 mucronulate to emarginate. 



Leaves simply pinnate. Petals in females valvate. 



"Walliciiia, Ruxburyh. 



Flowers monoecious on different spadices, rarely dirpcious. Ovary 2 -celled. 

 Stamens often deimite. Prupe sappy. Albumen homogeneous. 



2Iah spilces ahnnst flifotm. 



W. CARTOTomES, lioxb. Tree forests of Chittagong. Ava and Tenasseriin. 



Zanoung (Kurz). Generic. 



Stemless, tufted. Male flowers yellowish, the calyx tubular, about a line long. 

 Prupes tlie size of a nutmeg. 



Male spikes thick and riyid. Spadix of both sexes very ample. Male flowers 

 purplish or green. 



Leaves placed in a J spiral. 



'V^. DEXsiFi.oRA. ilart. Chittagong. 



W. oblongifolia, Gritf. 



Calyx tubular, nearly a lino long. A stemless, tufted palm. 

 W. Yom.t:. Kz. Eastern slopes of the Pegu Range 



W. disticha, Kz. and Kombalu-toung. 



Calyx minute, cup-sbaped, only I of a line deep. Trunk 3-4 feet high, robust. 



Ark.n'ga, Ldhill. 

 Flowers monoecious on different s])adiccs. Stamens indefinite. Ovary 3-cclled. 

 Drupe depressed, triangular, rather drj-. Albumen homogeneous. 



A. SACCHAUii-n V, Lab. Eastern slopes of the Pegu Pange and Tenasseriin. 



Toung-ong. 



Trunk 20-40 feet, covered (especially above) with tlic petioles and netted by 

 the strong black fibrous remnants of the sheaths. Drupes lA-2 inch<'s long, yellowish, 

 smooth, ])ericaii) coriaceous, the mcsocarp jelly-like and full of raphides. Pyrenes 3, 

 dull black, convex on the outer, bifacial on the inner .side. 



The trunk is easily hollowed, and then forms a good water \n\io. The black 

 stringy fibres form a rope peculiarly resistant of decay when wet ; the pith of the 

 trunk yields sago ; the leaves fibre ; and the tree when dowering furnishes toddy 



