Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 103 



20. Mapania, Aubl. 



Stem short woody ascending often branched. Leaves numerous 

 linear acuminate, with thorny edges, or petiohite linear oblong abrupt- 

 ly caudate, base sheathing. Scapes shorter than the leaves coriaceous 

 sheaths at the base. Spikes solitary or as many as 30 in a head, conic 

 or cylindric, bracteate. Bracteoles broad usually ribbed. Squamellae 

 narrow, 2 narrowly boat-shaped keeled monandrous, 1 narrower 

 monandrous 3 upper ones narrow hyaline empty or 1 enwrapj)ing the 

 style. Style filiform shortly trifid not dilated at the base. Nut 

 usually large beaked. 



Species 36. Assam, Ceylon, Malay Islands, South America. 



Leaves linear acuminate. 1 



Spikes several in a head. 



Scape tall and stout, spikes 10-20 . . . . 1. M. palustris. 



Scape slender long, spikes 1-15 ovoid conic 2. M. Kurzii. 



Scape long stout, spikes cylindric long . . 3. M. longispica. 



Scape short. Spikes ovoid 4 . . . . 4. M. valida. 

 Spikes solitary. 



Scapes 1-2 feet long slender . . . . 5. M. longa. 



Scapes 4-6 inches very slender . . . . 6. M. tenuiscapa. 



Scapes usually very short and thick . . 7. M. Wallichii. 



Leaves with a broad sheath at base a petiole, 

 and broad limb abruptly cordate. 



Limb 20 times as long as broad . . . . 8. M. hum His. 



Limb 3 to 4 times as long as broad . . 9. M. triquetra 



1. M. PALUSTRIS, Benth. Gen. PI, III. 1070. Large tufted plant, 

 rhizome stout ^ inch through and long. Leaves 4 foot or more long 

 linear acuminate 1 inch wide, edges and keel scabrous, 3 nerved. 

 Scape 6 inches to 18 inches long stout, with several sheaths at the 

 base. Head of 10 to 30 spikes 1-2^ inch through. Spikes ^ inch 

 long. Bracts at base broad ovate ribbed. Squamellae linear oblong, 

 nearly as long as the bract. Nut sul)gloljose rough black, swollen ^ 

 inch long base narrowed, beak rather long. Clarke Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 

 681. Pandanophyllum palustre, Boeck. Linnaea. XXXVII. 138. 

 Kurz. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. XXXVIII. part 2, 78. (var. malesica) 

 (not Hasskarl). Lepironia palustris, Miq. 111. Fl. Arch. Ind. 63. t. 

 25. 



Singapore: Bukit Timah, Pulau Ubin (Ridley 1715), Seletar 

 (1712); Johor: Gunong Panti, Johor Bharu (Pidley 5794), Batu 

 Pahat (11003); Malacca (Griffith); Pahang: Kuala "Tenok, Tahan 

 Elver (Kidley) ; Perak : Taiping near waterfall (Kidley) : Bindings : 



