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PANDA]<JACEvE. 



[Endogens. 



The seeds of Pandanus are eatable. The flowers of Pandanus odoratissimus are 

 fragrant and eatable, and are reckoned in India aplii'odisiac. The juice ofNipa, asit 

 flows from the poimded spadices, furnishes one of the inferior kinds of Palm wine. 

 Some plant of this Order is probably the " Palm " mentioned by :Mr. Drummoud as having 

 a fruit which the natives of the Swan River find wholesome when fermented for some 

 time, but wliich without preparation, produces violent vomiting and other dangerous sj-mp- 

 toms. HooTc. Journ. 356. The fruit of several is also an article of food. The leaves are 

 used for thatching and cordage, and their juice is employed in diaiThcea and dysentery. 

 The immatm'e fruit is reputed emmenagogue. — Humh. 1 . c. 



I. — Pandanece. Leaves 

 simple. Flowers naked. 



Pandanus, Linn. fil. 

 Arthrodactylis, Forst. 

 Keurva, Forsk. 



Marquartia, Hassk. 

 Freycinetia, Gaudich 



GENERA. 



Flowers usuallj' fur- 

 nished with a caJyx. 



II. - Cyclanthece. Leaves 

 flabeUate or pinnate. 



Carludovica,if!< j^ etPai 

 Liidovia, Pers. 

 Salmia, Willd. 



Nipa, Rumph. 

 Cyclanthus, Poit. 



Cyclosanthes, Popp. 

 Wettinia, Popp. 



Numbers. Gen. 



Sp. 7. 



Position.— Araceae. — Pandanace^. — Typhaceee. 

 Palmacece. 



