438 CLXIII. PALME JE. (Beccari & Hook, f.) [Calamus. 



less pedicelliform. Spathellules of fern. fl. pedicelliform. Seed dorsally 

 alveolate; albumen subruminate ; embryo basilar. Sp. 40, 41. 



GROUP VI. Rachis of leaves not flagelliferous ; leaf-sheath flagelliferous. 

 Spathe 1st tubular, coriaceous, narrow, not split or lacerate. Spathellule 

 of fern. fl. exserted beyond the spathels, and as it were supported on a 

 pedicel. Fruiting perianth pedicelliform. Seed superficially furrowed ; 

 albumen ruminate ; embryo basilar. Sp. 42-43. 



GROUP VII. Rachis of leaves not flagelliferous ; leaf-sheath flagelliferous. 

 Scathes tubular, strictly sjieathing. Spathellules not pedicelliform. 

 Fruiting calyx pedicelliform ; albumen deeply ruminate. Sp. 44-47. 



GROUP VIII. Rachis of leaf not flagelliferous; leaf-sheath flagelliferous. 

 Spathes strict, tubular ; spathellules distinctly pedicelliform. Fruitiny- 

 perianth pedicelliform. Seed with many plaits radiating from the centre 

 to one face ; embryo lateral. Sp. 48. 



GKOUP IX. Leaf-sheaths flagelliferous; leaflets broad, many-nerved, 

 two terminal completely free with a very short interposed flagellum. 

 Spathe strict, tubular ; spathellules of fern. fl. not pedicelliform. Fruiting- 

 perianth subpedicelliform. Albumen superficially ruminate ; embryo 

 basilar. Sp. 49. 



GROUP X. Rachis of leaves flagelliferous ; leaf-sheath not flagelliferous. 

 Spathe elongate, tubular, narrow. Spathellule of fern. fl. not pedicelliform. 

 Fruiting calyx pedicelliform. Albumen ruminate or not, embryo basilar 

 or lateral. Sp. 50-56. 



GROUP XI. Rachis of leaves flagelliferous ; sheath not flagelliferous. 

 Spathe narrow, elongate, tubular. Spathellules of fern. fl. not pedicelliform. 

 Fruiting -perianth pedicelliform or not. Albumen not ruminate; embryo 

 basilar. Sp. 57-63. 



GROUP XII. Rachis of lower leaves or leaves of young plant not flagel- 

 liferous, of the adult plant or its upper leaves shortly flagelliferous ; leaf- 

 sheath flagelliferous. Spathes elongate, tubular, narrow ; spathellules of 

 fern. fl. not pedicelliform. Fruiting calyx distinctly pedicelliform. Seed 

 strongly dorsally alveolate, at least superficially ruminate ? embryo basilar. 

 Leaflets large or in any case with not fewer than 3 primary nerves. Sp. 

 64-70. 



GROUP XIII. Leaves imparipinnate, subflagelliferous ; sheath flagelli- 

 ferous. Spadix contracted. Spathes tubular at the base, open dilated and 

 auriculiform above ; spathellules of fern. fl. not pedicelliform. Fruiting- 

 perianth explanate. Albumen deeply ruminate ; embryo basilar, excentric. 

 Sp. 71, 72. 



GROUP I. See p. 437. 



* Albumen ruminate, embryo basilar. 



1. C. erectus, Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 774 ; stems tall stout erect, leaf- 

 lets concolorous subequidistant linear-lanceolate margins and midrib 

 beneath remotely ciliolate, spines of petiole and rachis and lower spathe 

 in half \\horls flat straight pale, spadices branched elongate ending 



