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2. F. CONFUSA, n. sp. Stem woody, 4 inch through. Leaves nar- 

 rowly linear acuminate 9-12 inches long, g inch wide, sheath long rib- 

 bed with a chartaceous smooth edge, armed with a few sharp brown 

 thorns, base of leaf about 1| inch armed with short sharp thorns, the 

 tip with very small thorns, rest of the leaf unarmed. Female inflores- 

 cence. Bracts lanceolate acuminate lowest one thorny on the edge. 

 All thorny on the tip and keel, 2 inches long, f inch wide, ribbed. 

 Spadices 2 nearly sessile, cylindric stout, 1 inch long, i inch through. 

 Pistils oblong angled. Stigmas 1-2, distant from each other. 



Singapore : Selitar (Eidley 4757), Kranji ; Perak : Batu Tugoh 

 (Wray 2157). Endemic. 



3. F. ACUMINATA, n. sp. Stem stout | inch through. Leaves stiff 

 erect linear acute 12 inches long, i inch wide, sheath provided with a 

 pair of ligule-like processes i inch long armed with flattened acute 

 thorns on the edge, base of leaf edged with dagger-like yellow thorns, 

 tip with very small thorns. Bracts lanceolate long acuminate, lower 

 one edged with thorns 7 inches long, point longer than the blade 

 second bract 6 inches, all red spadix not seen. Female spadices 3 al- 

 most sessile cylindric, 1 inch long, j inch through. Pistils oblong, 

 blunt, top flattened angular, stigmas 1 or 2. 



Selangor : Kwang (Bidley 7656). The habit of this is that of F. 

 angustifolia, but it is much larger in all its parts, the stiff leaves and 

 large bracts distinguish it. 



4. F. MALACCENSIS, n. sp. Stem slender | inch through. Leaves 

 rather flaccid, linear somewhat abruptly acuminate, 9 inches long, f 

 inch wide, rather distant, sheath very short, unarmed, point and keel 

 for some way down armed with small thorns. Male inflorescence, 

 bracts orange buff, 6 lower ones lanceolate caudate unarmed except the 

 tip, lowest 1 inch long with point 2 inches, uppermost f inch long, ^ 

 inch wide, lanceolate acute. Peduncle i inch long, spikes very slender 

 i inch long, peduncle of spike i as long as spike. Female bracts as in 

 male but fewer. Spadices 4, fleshy when ripe, f inch long, 4 inch through 

 cylindric shortly pedicelled on a stout peduncle nearly 1 inch long. 

 Pistils fleshy rounded at the top. Stigmas elevated 2-3. Native name 

 " Nanchang Besih." 



Singapore : Bukit Mandai (Eidley 1643), Bukit Timah (5120); 

 Johor : Kota Tinggi (Bidley 4142) ; Malacca : Mt. Ophir (Bidley 3895), 

 Bukit Bruang (Bidley 406) ; Perak : Sonkai (King's Coll. 3052) ; Penang : 

 Tfclok Bahang (Curtis 1171), Penang Hill (Bidley). Endemic. 



5. F. LUCENS, n. sp. Stems g inch through, strongly ribbed with 

 a few ribs when dry. Leaves rather distant, deep shining green linear, 

 oblong, narrowed at the base and ending in a cusp, 4 to 5 inches long 

 \ inch wide, unarmed, except a few thorns on the tip, sheaths short 

 hardly meeting round the stem. Male inflorescence, bracts canoe-shap- 

 ed, orange-salmon colour, 3 inches long, \ inch wide, thick, cuspidate, 



