452 PANDANACEAE, | Pandanus. 
expanding at the base into’a broad sheathing network of tough fibres. 
Spadices in the axils of the lower nent  meply branched.~ 
bout 30 species, probably all of American 
» 1. C. nucifera, L. Fl. Zeyl. — Trunk 60—100 ft. high, annulate, 
thickened at the base. Leaves spreading, their segments narrow linear- 
lanceolate, acuminate. Fem. fl. subglobose. Drupes large ovoid, sub- 
trigonal. 
Pe Rosen Palm reaches on our group the northern boundary of its range in the 
egseied wie arteaaie pag Mine of fruit as in more equa- 
eaf-segments. Before 
the caterpillars have enter e pupa stage the young leaves are literally reduced to 
sh which gives to sal trees a sad appearance. and crest es in the occasional visitor 
the impression that they _ Former there existed 
only one variety ae very teres “frui since then several new ones have been intro- 
duced. The nat. name «Niu» ibeae ihrough all Polynesian island groups, those of the 
Maoli as well as a3 es Papuan races, and under slight modifications, adapted to the 
peculiar idioms, it maintains itself Sincanide with some other rages through the 
‘hi 3, even Fl. Ind. Bat. 
Ill, 66, ’ 
of this widely diffused tree is unknown. Martius, whose speculation has met with most 
favor, places it on the western border of the isthmus of Panama. (Cf. also Seem. FI. 
Vit. pp. 6-1): 
OrpER XC. PANDANACEAE, 
Flowers dioecious, without perianth or bracts, densely packed in simple 
or branching spikes or heads (spadices), enclosed by persistent or de- 
ciduous spathes. Male fl. Stamens numerous, the filaments often connate; 
anthers 2-celled, basifixed, dehiscing lengthwise. Fem. fl. Ovaries distinct, 
or seyeral connate in phalanges, 1-celled, with 1 laterally inserted ovule, 
or with many ovules on parietal placentas. Stigmas sessile or stalked, 
distinct, Fruits drape many poe eRe ina Hes or spike. Endoca 
bony. Seeds oblong; testa membranous; embryo small, at the base of @ 
y albumen. — Pet or shrubs, Pauans “wtih a branching stem, 
supported by strong adventitious roots. Leaves simple, narrow elongate, 
firm, spiny, imbricate in three spiral rows. 
Two genera, spread over the tropics of the Old World. 
No staminodes in the female flowers; a single ovule in each bce 
_ an erect f 1. Pandanus. 
present; ovules numerous; a woody climber . . 2. Freycinetia. 
1. PANDANUS, L. 
Male fl. Spadix compound, thyrsoid, borne at the end of a branch, 
the lateral spikes each in the axil of a leafy, often colored spathe, which 
is generally longer than the spike. Stamens numerous, usually connate 
in bundles. No rudiment of an ovary. Fem. fl. Spadix usually simple, 
