72 ANNALS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, CALCUTTA. Zalacca. 
and spathellules—Fig. 4. Detached female flower during the anthesis.—Fig. 5. 
Ovary.—All figures enlarged 5 diameters. (a=spathel ; b=outer spathellule ; e=inner 
spathellule; d=calyx ; e=corolla). 
Fies. 6—15. Zalacca (Euzalacca) Blumeana Mart.—Fig. 6. Spathel shielding 
two young male flowers accompanied by their bracteoles—Fig. 7. Male flower during 
the anthesis—Fig. 8. Vertical section of a male flower—Fig. 9. Female flower 
accompanied by its neuter flower and relative bracteoles.—Fig. 10. Portion of the 
corolla of a female flower open and showing its inner side, and the insertion of the 
staminodes.—Fig. 11. Female flower entire.—Fig. 12. Female flower divested of 
its calyx.—Fig. 13. Ovary.—Fig. 14. Neuter flower and its bracteole.—Fig. 15. 
Diagram of a spathel embracing the female and neuter flower with their bracteoles. 
All figures enlarged. ' 
Fic. 16. Zalacca (Euzalacea) vermicularis Becc.—Longitudinal section of an 
ovary (enlarged). , 
Fie. 17. Zalacca (Euzalacea) secunda Grif.—Longitudinal section of an ovary 
(enlarged). 
Fires. 18—21. Zalacca (Eleiodoxa) conferta  Grif.—Fig. 18. Female flower 
during the anthesis.—Fig. 19. Female flower cut open.—Fig. 20. Neuter flower.— 
Fig. 21. Portion of the neuter flower cut open. (All figures enlarged 7 diameters.) 
EXCLUDED SPECIES. 
. 
ZALACÓA Beccari Hook f. fl. Brit. Ind. vi, 474. Species established on the 
young fruits of a Zalacca (probably of Z. Wallichiana) and the leaves of Calamus 
longisetus (I have seen the typical specimen in the Herbarium at Kew). 
ZALACCA? AssiMICA Lodd.= Plectocomia assamica Grif. ex Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. iii, 81. 
ZALACCA NITIDA.—Cat. W. Bull. 1886, 9; from West Africa, probably a species 
of Baphia. 1 
ZALACCA WagNERI Hort. Versh. ex H. Wendl. in Kerch.' Les Palm. 258 
? 
nomen—Quid ? 
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES. 
l. Zaracca rpULIS Reinw. (Salacca) in Sylloge Plant. Soc. Ratısb. ii, (1828), 3 
ex Blume (Zalacca) in Roem. et. Sch. Syst. Veget. vii, p. 2—1334; 
Kurz in Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned. Indie. xxvi, (1864) 217; Miq. Fl. 
ind. Bat. in, 81. 
Fructus squamosus pyriformis Clus. Exot. Lib. ii, c. 4, p. 25—26 cum icone. 
Baly insulae fructus pyri Jorma asper, C. Bauh. Hist. i, cum icone. 
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Calmus Rotang var. 6, Linn. Sp. 463. + : 
