68 J- Schuster. — Cycadaceae. 



Buitenzorg (J. Stoll in Herb. Hort. Bogor. n. 13a, 13b, (J); Tjibodas (Herb. Hort. 

 Bogor. n. 39); Aidjasa (Herb. Hort. Bogor. n. 35, <J). — In Madras und Java 

 zweifellos angepflanzt. — Einh. Name: Per ita. 



Var. 2. pectinata (Griff.) Schuster. - C.pectinata Griff. Notul. IV. (1854) 10 

 t. 360 f. 3; Brandis, Indian trees (1921) 698; Gamble, Indian timbers (1922) 721. — 

 C. Jenkinsiana Griff. Notul. IV. (1854) 9 t. 360 f. 1, 2, t. 362 f. 1 (macrosporophylla). 

 - C. dilatata Griff. Notul. IV. (1854) 15. - C. Wallichii Miq. Monogr. Gycad. (1842) 

 32. — Truncus 2 — 3,6 m altus, glaber, apice interdum ramosus, persistentibus fo- 

 liorum basibus et in planus femineis macrosporophyllorum basibus angustioribus 

 annulatus, vetustior basin versus exannulatus. Petiolus basi incrassatus, subteres 

 vel subquadrangulatus, spinis subulatis suboppositis horizontalibus vel leviter recurvis 

 armatus, 45 cm longus. Folia 1,5 — 2,1 m longa, recurva. Rhachis semiteres, sub- 

 trigona, antice bicanaliculata. Foliola coriacea anguste linearia, falcata vel sub- 

 falcata, in acumen subpungens sensim attenuata, alterna vel opposita, approximata 

 erecto-patentia, basi angulata et subdecurrentia, margine plus minus incrassata et 

 recurva, plerumque ochroleuca, 14 — 22 cm longa, 4,5 — 10 mm lata, basi et pagina 

 inferiore sparse fusco-puberula vel glabrata, supra nitidulo-viridia, infra pallidiora, 

 viridi-lutescentia, nervus medius in utraque pagina satis prominens. Strobilus <$ 

 30—40 cm longus, 15 cm diametro, cylindrico-ovoideus, breviter pedunculatus. Micro- 

 sporophylla 3,5— '5 cm longa, 10—24 mm lata, cuneata, extrinsecus ochraceo- vel 

 fulvo-tomentosa, pars sterilis e basi angusta 1 — 2 mm lata deltoidea in brevem api- 

 culum 5 — 8 mm longum curvulum leviter unguiformem arrectum möllern fragilem 

 caducum producta, in defloratis truncata vel mucronulo in microsporophylli parte 

 inferiore terminali infra ipsum apicem erumpente. Microsporangia in foveas pilis 

 cinctas collocata, fusca, oblonga vel cylindrica, 2 — 4 aggregata, sessilia, unilocularia, 

 introrsum longitudinaliter dehiscentia. Pollen globosum. Macrosporophylla 15 — 20 cm 

 longa, dense fulvo-villosa, pedunculus brevis, circiter 6 cm longus, aequali fere longi- 

 tudine ac lamina terminalis sterilis, ovula 1 — 5 utrinque gerentia, lamina termi- 

 nalis 3,5 — 7 cm diametro, late cordato-triangularis, crasse cuspidata, acumine 3 — 4 cm 

 longo, margine profunde subulato-pectinata segmentis spinosis subulatis tomentosis 

 vel glabratis, 1 — 2,5 cm longis. Semina matura lutea, 4— 6 cm longa, 3 — 4,5 cm 

 diametro, ovoidea, leviter compressa. Putamen ligneum biangulare angulis superne 

 cristulato-prominentibus. 



Ostindien, trop. Region des östl. Himalaya, oft in Kiefernwäldern: Manipur 

 (George Watt 1881, n.6796); Ghittagong, Khasia, Sikkim (Hooker f. and Thomson 

 in Herb. Kew.; Warburg, <J, in Herb. Berol.); Nepal (Wallich n.8587D); Burma 

 (Griff ith in Herb. East India Comp. n6361); Assam (Brandis 1908 in Herb. Ham- 

 burg); Süden von Taepo, Kiefernwälder (Brandis III. 1880 in Herb. Hamburg); 

 Nieder- Assam : um Gowahatty, dort von Jenkins entdeckt. — Kultiviert im Bot. 

 Gart. Galcutta. — Einh. Namen in Nepal: Thakal; in Burma: Möndaing. 



Subspec.2. Miumifi/iafia (Porte) Schuster. — C. Riuminiana Porte ex Regel in 

 Gartenfl. XII. (1863) 16 t. 405; Lemaire, 111. Hortic. XXVIII. (1881) t. 32; A. DG. in 

 DG. Prodr. XVI. 2. (1868) 528. — C. Romanzoffiana Hort. Herrenhausen. — Truncus 

 cylindricus, 0,40—5 m altus, 10 — 35 cm diametro. Folia laete viridia vel glaucescentia, 

 1,20—2,4 m longa, glabra. Petiolus depresso-teres, glaber, a basi ad apicem utrinque 

 spinulosus, raro inermis; spinulae satis dense et distiche dispositae, rectae, diametro 

 petioli plus duplo breviores. Foliola numerosa, utrinque 60 vel plura, chartacea vel 

 flexilia, anguste lineari-lanceolata, recta vel paulo falcata, sensim in apicem non 

 spinescentem attenuata, margine vix revoluta, plana vel saepe undulata, 13 — 28 cm 

 longa, 7 — 19 mm lata, superiora basi deorsum decurrentia, inferiora non vel minus 

 decurrentia et subito in spinulas transformata, nervo mediano plus minus prominente. 

 Foliorum juniorum rhachis pilis fuscis laxe vestita, ceterum folia glaberrima. Gata- 

 phylla elongate lineari-lanceolata, 10 — 35 cm longa, basi 6 mm lata, versus apicem 



