10ft SEVISTON OF INDIAN SCREWP1NES AND THEIR ALLIES. 
acuminata, obscure viridia; syncarpia globosa, capitis lnim. v. peponis 
mnjoris magnitudine, solitaria, dein aurantiaca ; drupae 3-15-nse in 
phalanges magnitudine variantes coimatae carnescentes ; stigmata oh- 
liqua, irregularia, depressa, membranaceo-producta, dein saepius indu- 
rata, pungentia. — Millori s. Nicobar Breadfruit, Fontana, Asiat. Kes. 
161. c. tab. (satis bona /). 
Hab. Nicobar islands ! ; on the Andaman islands, very common in 
the jungles ! , 
Var. ft. macrocarpa ; syncarpiis peponis majoris phalangibusque 
pugni magnitudine in sicco medulloso-fibrosis. 
Hab. As the former. 
Arbor caudice brach. crus human, crasso canescente simplice apice 
furcato-diviso usque 60-70-pedali basi vix radiante habituque omnino 
P. farcato simillima. Folia coriacea, spiraliter trifaria, saturate 
viridia, juniora plerumque lucida et nigrescente maculata, 15-18 ped. 
longa, 4-5 poll, lata, marginibus deviis costaque subtus tenuiter spi- 
nulosa; spinulae curvatiusculse v. rectae, albidae, apice saepius fusci- 
dulae. Syncarpia solitaria, ovalia v. globosa, capitis hum. usque 
peponis majoris magnitudine, cernua ; drupse per 6-2 (in var. )8. per 
18-15) in phalanges turbinatas saepius rhomboideo-compressas et 
inter se saepe rimoso-scissas connatae, apice deplanatse, dein auran- 
tiacae, carnescentes 5 stigmata oblique depresso-trigona, larnellato-pro- 
ducta, dein macerata, saepe pungente-acuminata. 
Nom. Vern. Mangdat, And. 
The Andamanese aborigines eat the under part of the phalanges as 
well as those of P. veras, which is soft and fleshy. The seeds of both 
are much prized as food. 
Explanation of Plates LXII. and LXIII. 
Tab. LXII.— Figs. 1 and 2. Drupes of Pandanus caricosus.lRumvh., the latter 
somewhat magnified. Fig. 3. Stamens oflhe same. Fig. 4. A fruit of Pan- 
danus fcehdus, Koxb. Figs. 5 and 6. Drupes of the same, the latter cut lon- 
gitudinally natural size. From Roxburgh's drawings. 
. Tab ' Lxm - Pandanus humilis, Rumph.— Fig. 1. Male inflorescence, half 
size. Fig. 2, 2. Stamina, magnified. Fig. 3. Upper part of leaf, showing the 
transverse section at the base (4). 
(To be concluded in next number.) 
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