100 REVISION OF INDIAN SCREWPINES AND THEIR ALLIES. 
continent, partially for a better review of the whole material scattered 
through different works. 
Sect. I. Acrostigma. Drwpce simplices ; stigmata spinescentia, simplicia, 
persistentia, Jilamenta libera; anther cb acuminata}. An genus pro- 
prium ? 
1. P.caricosus, fiumph. Herb. Amb. iv. 154; Spreng. Sjst. iii. 
897; Kth. Enum. iii. 98; Hassk. Cat. Bog. p. 60?; Miq. Fl. Ind. 
Bat. iii. 163. Humilis, caespitosus v. caulescens; folia subflaceida, 
sursum subplana, marginibus costaque subtus a medio spinulosa, 
saturate v. lutescente viridia ; syncarpia echinata, solitaria, cernua, 
ovalia v. subglobosa, pugni maguitudiue, brunnei v. fusco-brunnei; 
drapaB siccae, granuloso-scabrae. — Pandanus atrocarpm, Griff. Notul. 
Monocot. 160. 
Hab. Indian Archipelago, common; Java!, Toedjoeng Koelan!, 
Teijsmann! Salak, common, 4000ft.! etc.; Malacca, Grif.; Moluc- 
cos, Sumpkius. 
Distr. Fiji Islands, Seemann, n. 650. 
Subacaulis v. caulescens, dense caespitosus, caudicibus brevibus 
terrae incutubentibus v. hypogaeis pollicem crassis. Folia coriacea, 
spiraliter trifaria, subflaceida, 5-8-pedalia, 1^-2 poll, lata, linearia, 
acuminata, lateribus rectangulariter deviis v. apicem versus subplaua, 
supra saturate v. flavescente viridia, nitentia, in nervis 2 lateribus 
apicem versus saepius bullato-spinulosa, subtus glaucentia, marginibus 
costaque a medio dense spinuloso-serrata ; spinulEe minutae, tenues, 
reetae, albidae. Spatka? foetidae, sursum sensirn minores, densiuscule 
imbricatae, lato-ovatae, carinato-acuminatae, striatae, sulfureae, nitentes, 
marginibus carinaque spiuuloso-ciliahe, siimrase obtusae, carnescentes. 
Stamina simplicia, ex axi carnoso cito putrescente dense et irregulariter 
erumpentia; antherae longissime mucronato-acuminatae, albae ; fila- 
menta brevissima, libera. Syncarpia erecta, dein cernua, pugni v. ovi 
Casuarii magnitudine, globosa v. oblonga, pailide fusca v. atro-fusca, 
D 
ranus 
persistente simplici longiusculo acuminatae ; stigma laterale, lineare. 
Nom. Vern. Sarengseng, Mai. 
Obs. Toodongs (a kind of hat) and mats (called Kadjang) are 
made of the leaves. 
Tab. LXII.— Figs. 1 and 2. Drupes, magnified. Fig. 3. Stamen. 
