164 Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 



erose with the upper margin prolonged, central one broader barely erose 

 8 inches long. Inflorescence slender short 8 inches or less branches 

 about 6, i to 1 inch long. Spathos short thin about an inch long. 

 Flowers minute few about 12 in a spike scattered almost sessile on a 

 rachis covered with red tomentum. Sepals ovate acute green tomen- 

 tose ; petals longer white staminal crown short, filaments filiform very 

 short, anthers white, ovary 3 lobed pubescent flattened at the top. 

 Drupe pea-shaped small red. Woods. " Palas Rewang," " Gurcheng," 

 " Palas Tikus." 



Singapore: Changi (Ridley) ; Johor: Panchur; Malacca: Chabau, 

 Ayer Panas (Griffith), (Goodenough 1C28); Muar : (Fox 11301) ; Pa- 

 hang : Tahan River (Ridley) ; Negri Sembilan : Gunong Angsi ; Perak : 

 Dindings at Gunong Tungul (Ridley). 



var. integrifolia. Plant very small not 12 inches tall leaves entire 

 cuneate ovate crenulate 4 inches long by 2 wide, petiole 2 inches long 

 thornless. Spadix 3 inches. A dwarf form. Pahang, Lubok Pelang 

 (Ridley). 



The smallest species in the genus. Endemic. 



12. L. PUSILLA, Becc. Malesia III. 194. A dwarf palm, stem 6 

 inches or less long. Leaves several, petioles slender 18 inches long, 

 thorny for half its length or less ± inch through, leaflets 11 to 16, 

 narrow linear narrowed at the base, the three median ones connate at 

 the base, 9 inches long by f inch wide, tips truncate with short broad 

 blunt teeth, the side leaflets with 2 or 3 blunt teeth and one longer 

 acuminate one, dark green. Inflorescence very slender 9 to 18 inches 

 long, sheaths 2 flattened narrow. Spikes very slender H inch long 

 simple or the lower ones 2 to 3 branches pubescent. Flowers under 

 £ inch long. Calyx companulate narrowed at the base irregularly 

 split at the mouth pubescent. Corolla lobes ovate acute pubescent. 

 Fruit as large as a pea red. Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 433. 



Perak: Sunki (King's Coll. 3028), Ulu Bubong (King's Coll. 

 10213), Larut Hills at 2500 feet elevation (Ridley 11406), (Scortechini 

 531b) ; Pahang : Tahan River Woods (Ridley). 



This is very near L. nana, Bl. of Sumatra, but that has a much 

 longer inflorescence. 



13. L. Scortechini, Becc. Males. III. 192. Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. 

 Ind. I.e. 434. Leaves semi-circular with 12 to 17 lobes, petiole slender 

 18 inches long with a few thorns at the base, leaflets 6 inches long 

 linear cuneate with broad bifid teeth and raised nerves. Inflorescence 

 18 inches or less slender, branches 1 or 2 pubescent 4 to 6 inches long. 

 Spathes lowest oblong linear apex rounded with a small cusp papers 

 brown upper onos with a rather long free limb. Calyx obconic cup- 

 shaped shortly stalked pubescent with 6 obscuro teeth. Petals lanceo- 

 late acute pubescent. Staminal ring 6-toothed teeth very short broad 

 at base, subulate. 



