814 CXXXIX. rAXDAXACEJE. 



reaching 2j ft. long by 4 in. wide, produced at the apex into a spinulose 

 3-quetrous~ acumen. Staminal-column 1 in. long with 'd-5 stamens 

 fascicled at the apex; filaments short; anthers -i- in. long, linear, 

 mucronate. Temale tlowers : Syucarpiuin usually solitary, subtri- 

 gonous, orange-red when fully ripe, 6-9 in. long, variable in size ; drupes 

 obconic with a convex crown ; styles deeply 2-3-forked, shining, 

 spinulose. Fl. B. I. v. 6, p. 484 ; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 279; Talb. Trees, 

 Bomb. ed. 2, p. 345 ; Warburg, in Engl. PHanzenreich, v. 4, part 9 

 (1900) p. 75 ; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. ^^at. v. 13 (1901) p. 427 ; Prain, 

 Beng. Pi. p. 1101 ; Brandis, Ind. Trees (1900) p. 659 ; Watt, Diet, Econ. 

 Prod. V. 6, part 1, p. 4. — Flowers : cold and hot seasons. 



S. M. CoUNTKY : between Belgaum and Ramghat, Dalzell cf- Gihi^on ; conimon 

 in the Ghat forests of Belgaum, Talhot.' Kanara : forming dense ahnost impenetrable 

 tliickets in marshy places near watercourses, Talbot. — Distrib. India (bills of Khasia 

 and Manipur, Chittagong, Birma, W. Peninsula) ; Malay Peninsula and Arcbipelago. 



2. Pandanus tectorius, Soland. ex ParJcinson, Journ. Viuj. 

 H.M.S. Endeavour, p. 46 (1773). Shrubby, up to 20 ft. high, rarely 

 erect ; stem supported by aerial roots. Leaves glaucous-green, 3-5 ft. 

 long, ensiforra, caudate-acuminate, coriaceous, the marginal spines 

 pointing forward, those on the midrib pointing forward or backward. 

 Male flowers : Spadix with numerous subsessile cylindric spikes 

 2-4 by I-I5 in., enclosed in long \^'hite fragrant caudate-acuminate 

 spathes. Staminal-column i-| in. long ; anthers longer than the 

 slender filaments, cuspidate, inserted along the whole length of the 

 upper portion. Eemale flowers: Spadix solitary, 2 in. in diam. 

 Carpels confluent in obpyramidal groups of 6-10 or fewer ; stigmas 

 short, reuiform, yellow. Fruit an oblong or globose syncarpium, 

 6-10 in. long and broad, yellow or red ; drupes numerous (50-60), each 

 consisting of 5-12 carpels ; carpels 2-3 in. long, turbinate, angular, 

 the crowu smooth, convex, more or less depressed round the reniforiu 

 stigmas. AVarburg, in Engl. Pflanzenreich, v. 4, part 9 (1900) p. 46 ; 

 Brandis, Ind. Trees (1906) p. 659. Pandanus odoratissimus, Linn, f, 

 Suppl. (1781) p. 424 ; Grab. Cat. p. 227 ; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 279 ; Trim. 

 Fl. Ceyl. v. 4, p. 339 ; A\^att, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 6, part 1, p. 5. 

 P. fascicidaris, Lam. Encyc. Method, v. 1 (1783) p. 372 ; Hook, f. FI. 

 B. I. v. 6, p. 485 ; Talb. Trees, Bomb. ed. 2, p. 345 ; Woodr. in Journ. 

 Bomb. Nat. v. 13 (1901) p. 427. — Flowers : hot and rainy seasons. 

 Vern. Keura. 



Konkan: in sandy places near tbe sea-coast, Talbot. — Distrib. Sea-coast of tlie 

 Indian Peninsula on both sides, Sundribans, Birma, Audamans ; often planted and 

 known as the Screw Pine. 



Pandanus Candelabrum, Beauv, Fl. Ow. v. 1 (1804) p. 37. Yar. 

 variegata, Hort. ex Nicholson, Diet. Gard. v. 3, p. 16, fig. 17. A native 

 of Java, often grown in gardens, where it is very ornamental if in an 

 isolated position where its gracefully disposed leaves may be seen to 

 advantage. The leaves are 3-6 ft. long by about 4 in. wide, gradually 

 tapering to a tine point, armed with white spines on the margins which 

 point forward, the spines ou the back of the midrib pointing partly 



