16 CYCADEJE, 
'The young seeds are oblong compressed 9 lines long by 
8} wide, smooth, yellow, surmounted by a short reddish api- . 
culus, 
6, Cycas sp. 
Truncus 4-5 rarius, 8 pedalis, vetustior vel basin versus ex- 
annulatis, apicem versus foliorum cicatribus notatus suban- 
nulatus, squamarum vestiguis inter annulos interjectis. 
Petiolis basi incrassatis subteretibus utrinque lanceolatis. 
Pinnulis linearibus angustis coriaceis, mucronato-acumina- 
tis, decurrentibus inferior in spinas dentiformes reductis; 
quarum infime patentes, superior ascendentes. 
Inflorescentia utriusque sexus terminalis. 
Masc. amentum stipitat. stipita e squamis Janceolat. acumi- 
natissimis creberremis erumpent. Ament ovato-lanceolat. 
pedale vel ultra, undique squamis spathulato cuneatis brupt 
truncato-acuminti (acumina subulato-ascendente) apice que 
cuneato ferrugineo velutinis, supra nudis, infra undique 
antheris tectis, infime difformes vacue, stipite ferrugineo 
velutino. Anth. 2-4 aggregate sessiles l] loculares, introrsum 
longitudinaliter (quoad fasciculos) dehiscentes. Pollen abun- 
dantissima, ovatum leve simplex, aque immersim globosum, 
punctis lineatis 2-3 notat. (an semper.) 
Fem. spadices lineari-clavate, apicibus dilatato-complana- 
tis, dense ferrugineo pubescent. angulatis, acuminatissimis, 
extimis intimisque sterilibus integris 4-dentatis, dentibus 
ovuliferis, apex introrse glabrato-viridis, ovula rotundatum 
apicibus papilla cava, fructibus ovatis glabris subsiccis dru- 
paceis, spadicibus fructiferis nutantibus, 
Has. Mergue. Ad littoram umbrose maris, prope Chedea 
copiose. 
Inflorescentia junior fem. terminalis adultior axillaris, oD 
folias tarde vita. 
Truncus cylindricus exogenus, albumen apex deprexa] 5-6 
punctata. Punctz tot saccis membrana propria vestitis 
TESNCI TET TCWI DRESS 
