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an altitude of about 1000 ft. It extends sometimes over an elevation of 

 1800ft. above the level of the sea, when the elevation is surrounded by the 

 several mountain ranges. The palm is of rather small size. The trunk is 

 usually 6-7 ft. high, and even the tallest does not exceed 15-16 ft. It 

 is generally larger than that of Areca Catechu, attaining 1.6-2.2 ft. in 

 circumference, urceolately swollen at both top and base. It is ashy-white, 

 rugose; scars of leaves are annualarly arranged, and 3.3-5 inches distant at 

 the basal parts of the trunks, but gradually remoter towards the top ; sheath 

 nearly 3ft. long, iron-brown. Leaves terminal, (excepting vagina) 7-8 ft. 

 long (including petioles), 3-4 ft. broad pinnate, deep green shining, petioles 

 2 ft. long. Panicles 3-4-5, hunging from the apical portions of the trunks, 

 branched ; branches nearly 30, 7-9 inch long, each bearing nearly 40 fruits. 

 Fruits sessile deep scarlet. 



Erioeauleae. 



JZriocaulon LINN. 



Eriocaulon Merrill! RUHL. 



HAB. Formosa : Loco non indicate (Herb. Taihoku Museum.) 

 Determined by Mr. T. KAWAKAM at Manila in his trip to the Philip- 

 pines. 



