114 ANNALS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, CALCUTTA. 
by a robust strongly clawed cirrus; petiole very long (€9-60 cm.). Leaflets numerous, 
linear-lanceolate, 20-30 em. long, 18-20 mm. broad, 3-sub-5-costulate, very conspicuously 
approximate in groups of as many as 10-12 on each side of the rachis, with long 
vacant spaces interposed, equidistant in each group and all in one plane ‘not 
pointing to different directions}, Mak spadiz about 1 m. long; spikelets spreading, 
2-3°5 em. long, with 10-16 horizontal, flatly bifarious flowers on each side. Female 
spadiz with many diffuse partial inflorescences; spikelets with a vermicular cylindra- 
ceous axis, as much as 18-20 cm. long with the flowers about 1 em. apart on each 
side. Fruiting perianth shortly pedicelliform. Fruit globular, about 1 em. in diam., 
narrowly and conspicuously beaked. Scales in 12 series, superficially channelled, 
Seed irregularly globular, wrinkled; albumen equable. 
The Malayan Peninsula, Singapore, Bangka. 
1/4. (€. microspherion Becc.—Scandent, slender. Leaf-sheaths about 15 mm, in 
diam., quite unarmed. Leaves about 80 cm. long in the pinniferous part; the cirrus 
slender; petiole 8-20 em. long. Leaflets pointing in different directions in groups of 
2-4 on each side of the rachis, the groups 5-10 em. apart, narrowly lanceolate, 20-30: 
em. long, 15-20 mm. broad, with 2 or sometimes 5 costzt, these smooth on both 
surfaces. Female spadic simply decompound; spathes closely sheathing, spikelets 5-6 cm. 
long, with 10-12 flatly bifarious horizontal flowers on each side. fruiting perianth 
distinctly pedicelliform. Fruit very small, sphzric, 3-5-1 mm. in diam. Scales in 18 
series, slightly channelled. 
The Philippines, 
175. C. ramulosus Becc.—Scandent. Leaf-sheaths about 2 cm. in diam., armed 
with subulate spines. Leaves atout 1 m. long in the pinniferous part; the cirrus 
slender; petiole obsolete. Leaflets in groups of 3-5 on each side of the rachis, 
the groups 3-7 cm. apart, linear, 20-21 cm. long, about 1 cm. broad, sub-3- 
costulate, smooth on both surfaces. Female spadix ultradecompound, with several 
much branched, diffusedly pyramidate, partial inflorescences; spathes closely sheathing ; 
spikelets very slender, 4-5 em. long with 5-7 flowers on each side. Fruit very 
small, about 4 mm. in diam., globular, beaked. Scales in 15 series, not channelled. 
The Philippines. 
176. C. unifarius Becc.—Scandent, robust. Leaf-sheaths 3-3°5 em. in diam., 
armed with long acicular bulbous spines. Leaves large, 1:7 m. long in the pinni- 
ferous part. Leaflets not very numerous, subequidistant, 6-10 cm. apart, lanceolate 
or lanceolate-ensiform, with 5-7 slender costz, these smooth on both surfaces. Male 
spadiz ultradecompound with several panicled-pyramidate partial inflorescences ; spike- 
lets distinctly callous in the axilla, very slender, arched, their axes filiform, 1-3 
em. long, with 5-15 distichous flowers on each side ; involucre calyculiform, sub- 
tending and not. enveloping its flower. Female spadiz simply decompound, similar 
to the male one; spikelets slender, 5-8 em. long with 15-20 bifarious flowers on 
each side; involucrophorum very short, explanate, callous at its axilla. Fruiting 
perianih small, pedicelliform. Fruit globose, 1 em. in diam. Scales subsquarrose. 
in 15 series, not distinctly channelled. „Seed irregularly globular, coarsely pitted; 
albumen subruminate, embryo basal. 
Java, 
