C. javensis] BECCARI, MONOGRAPH OF THE GENUS CALAMUS. 185 
of the terminal pair highly connate) almost equidistant, lanceolate, the basal pair 
inserted very near the mouth of the sheath, and deflexed. Male spadiz with many 
partial inflorescences ; spikelets more numerous and nearly twice as long as in VAR. 
peninsularis, very slender, sometimes branched "in the lower portion and with very 
many flowers. Male flowers 3 mm. long; secondary spathes now and then spinulous. 
Female spadiz not seen, 
Hasirat.—The Malayan Peninsula: on the summit of Gunong Tambang Batak 
in the district of Perak (Scortechini No. 651).—To this variety probably belong 
some incomplete specimens gathered by Sir G. King’s collector between 700 and 
1,000 m. at Larut, also in the district of Perak (Herb. Calc, No. 6312). 
OxservVATIONs,—Distinct from the Javan plant as well from the var. peninsularis 
(normal form) by its more robust habit and its numerous subequidistant leaflets. 
The No. 6312 in the Calcutta Herbarium is more robust than Scortechini’s 
specimens and has male spikelets more robust but not so long; the male flowers are 
also 4 mm. long, and the leaflets, at least in the portions of leaves I have seen, do 
not look exactly equidistant, though always more numerous than in the normal 
Javan form; the largest leaflets are 23 cm. long and 3 cm, broad or a little more. 
In Scortechini’s specimens they vary from 15-17 cm, in length and are not more 
than 3 em. broad. 
PLATE 40.—Calamus javensis var. polyphyllus Bece. Portion of the stem with a 
leaf; a male spadix on the left-hand side of the plate, from shore cni 8 specimen 
No. 651° in Herb. Beccari. 
CALAMUS JAVENSIS var. INTERMEDIUS Becc. in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind, vi, 443 
and in Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. ii, 201. 
Description.—Sheathed stem 5-7 mm, in diam. ZLeaf-sheaths armed with many, 
small, short, straight spines. eaves 40-50 cm. long with a petiole 2-5 cm. long 
and with 6-7 leaflets on each side, alternate or subopposite, not quite equidistant, 
lanceolate or oblanceolate, the mesial ones 15-17 cm. long and 2 cm. broad; the 
two of the terminal pair connate up to above the middle; the basal pair slightly 
smaller than the others, 2-5 cm. remote from the mouth of the leaf-sheath, not 
distinetly callous at their insertion on the rachis and not deflexed. 
Hasrrat.—The Malayan Peninsula, in the district of Perak (Scortechini No. 236). 
OBSERVATIONS.—More slender than var. polyphyllus and with fewer leaflets; the 
stem is slightly larger than in var. /enuissimus and the leaves have more numerous 
leaflets. 
Prate 38.—Calamus javensis var. intermedius Bece. Portion of a leafy stem 
(upper figure) from Scortechini’s No. 236 in Herb. Becc. 
CALAMUS JAVENSIS var. ACICULARIS Becc. 
Description.—Very slender. Sheathed stem 6 mm. in diam. Leaf-sheaths armed 
with scattered, short or rather long, straight, horizontal spines. Ocrea in very young 
shoots truncate and ciliated with long filaments at the mouth, finally deciduous. 
Axx. Roy. Bor. Garp. CarcurTA, Vor. XI. : . 
