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P.O.J. 33. Otherwise 33A, Java 33. Chunnee x Striped Preanger. Stalk, 

 light green with red patches. No rind or growth fissures. Wax layer, thick and 

 smooth, later black in parts. Wax ring indistinct. Joints, straight, cylindrical 

 to faintly conical, lower ones distinctly inverted conical, 11*5-17*2 x 2 -3-2 -8 cms. 

 Pith, smooth, firm, juicy, with fistula. Rind, very thick and hard, with coloured 

 bundles. Growth ring, horizontal, bulging above eye, smooth, brown green, 

 often bordered with red. Root ring, somewhat swollen, lower part conical, upper 

 cylindrical, conspicuous light green, 2-3 rows of roots. Eye channel, visible as 

 a flattening above the eye. Eye, very small, oblong elliptical, germinating point 

 more or less central, nervature radial, hem of overlying flap very wide. Group 

 hairs, I, 2, 4, 10, 12, 13, 14, 19, 21 constant ; 6 very seldom. Leaf sheath 27 cms. 

 long, both auricles present, outer small triangular, obtuse, inner large, pointed 

 arrow shaped. Leaves, dark green, 3* 2-4- 6 cms. wide. Group hairs, 51, 52, 53 

 54, 58, 59, 61, 70. 



P.O .J. 36. -Chunnee x Striped Preanger. Stalk, light green-yellow, overlaid 

 with red, later with red splashes. Numerous rind fissures visible as red stripes, 

 no growth fissures. Wax layer distinct in younger joints, later remaining as black 

 patches. Joints very zigzag, cylindrical concave on eye side, convex on opposite, 

 12 X 2- 5 cms. Pith, dense, coarse with small fistula. Rind very thick and hard. 

 Growth ring very wide, horizontal, bulging slightly above eye, often with a red 

 border. Root ring inverted cone or cylinder, 2-3 rows of roots, dark yellow, often 

 tinged purple. No eye channel. Eyes, broad, almost elliptical, compressed, upper 

 part wide, lying close to the stalk. Germinating point nearly central, nervature 

 almost radial. Group hairs, i, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 19, 21, constant ; 5, 6, 

 ii, 22, 25, variable. Leaf sheath, 28-5-31 cms. long, with small, inconspicuous 

 ridge. Inner auricle always and outer sometimes present. Ligule, broad, bow- 

 shaped over eye. Leaf dark green, 3*9-4' i cms. wide, leaf callus olive-green, with 

 yellow margin. Group hairs, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 58, 60, 61, 64, 66, 70, 71. 



P.O.J. 100. Loethers (putative) x Black Borneo = Hitam Bandjermassim. 

 Stalk, gold -yellow to green -yellow, with red sun splashes, olive brown to green, 

 with red striping, where protected. Rind fissures infrequent. Wax layer thin 

 and smooth, wax ring plain. Joints slightly zigzag, cylindrical to rather 

 conical, eyeside concave, convex on opposite, 14-20 x 2*75-3 cms. Pith delicate, 

 juicy, with small fistula. Rind soft. Growth ring, light brown to gold yellow. 

 Root ring, yellow to yellow-green, some green and brown, 2-3 and sometimes 4 

 rows of roots. Eye channel on two-thirds of joints. Eye lozenge-shaped to round, 

 wide wing, obtuse top, pressed to stem. Germinating point, apical, with nervature 

 converging to top. Group hairs, i, 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 21, 26 and n sometimes. Leaf 

 sheath 24-34 cms. long with conspicuous ridge. Inner auricle always present, 

 half pipe-shaped, pointed, or half halbert-shaped, blunt ; outer auricle when present 

 small. Ligule, bow-shaped, smooth. Leaf, 5-6 cms. long, light green, outer edge 

 of callus with long fringe of hairs. 



P.O.J. 139. Chunnee x Striped Preanger. Stalk, yellow-green to yellow, 

 frequently with a purple tint. No rind or growth fissures. Joints, feebly zigzag, 

 cylindrical to conical, concave on eye side, convex on other, sometimes showing 

 under the bud a very distinct knot, 8-12 X 2*5 cms. Pith, smooth, firm, with 

 fistula. Rind, hard. Growth ring wide, smooth, bronze-green to light orange. 

 Root ring, strongly developed, cylindrical, waxy, 2-3 rows of roots. Eye channel 

 visible as a flattening in upper joints. Eyes, small, egg-shaped to elongated 

 egg-shaped, with obtuse top and wide wing, germinating point apical, with radial 

 nervature. Hair groups, i, 2, 12, 13, 14, 21, 26, constant, and 10, 15, 19 occasional. 

 Leaf sheath, 24 cms. long, light green, enveloping eye. Inne. auricle present, long 

 triangular, outer one usually absent, of same shape, but smaller. Ligule very 

 wide. Leaf 3*5-4 cms. wide, callus brown-yellow to yellow-green. Hair groups, 

 51, 52, 53, 58, 61. 



P.O.J. 213. Chunnee x Black Cheribon. Stalk, dark purple to brown-red. 

 Rind fissures in older joints, no growth fissures. Wax layer at first plain and thick, 

 diminishing with age, wax ring sharply defined. Joints slightly zigzag, cylindrical, 

 slightly concave on eye side, convex on opposite, 15-23 x 2-2*5 cms. Pith smooth, 

 often with a fistula, rind hard. Growth ring horizontal, wide, smooth, yellow 

 splashed with red. Root ring cylindrical, more or less concave, broader than stalk, 

 dark brown, 2 rows of roots. Eye channel almost always absent, distinguishable 

 in older cane as a flattening. Eye, elongated egg-shaped, triangular point, broad 

 wing, very flat, germinating point apical, nervation converging to top. Hair 

 groups, i, 2, 12, 19, 21, 26, constant, 10 n variable. Leaf sheath, 27 cms. long, 

 with fissures 1*5 cms. long. Auricle almost always absent, small and stumpy. 

 Ligule very wide and smooth. Leaf 3-5 cms. wide, callus yellow-green, waxy. 

 Hair groups, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 60, 61, 62. 



