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the other by its side, smaller ani neuter, but nevertheless relatively large ; floral 
bracteoles short, very densely villoso-ciliate. Female flowers globose-ovoid, 8 mm. 
in diameter ; the calyx before the anthesis parted from a little below the middle ^ 
into three lobes, later split entirely into three ovate, bluntish divisions; the" 
corolla a little longer than the calyx, divided to, the middle into 3 triangular, 
thick, acute connivent segments, ventricose below ; staminodes apparently none; 
ovary globose, distinctly 3-celled. covered densely with ascendent. spiculiform scales ; 
style very short ; stigmas lanceolate-trigonous, acute connivent. Neuter flowers 9 mm, 
long, trigonous-pyramidate, acute and tapering below to a slender base. Fruit 
globose-turbinate, very variable in size and shape according to the number of seeds 
it contains, but always rounded at apex. and very shortly attenuate at base; 
if the fruit contains only one seed it is globular and 4 cm. in diameter; when 
the seeds are two it is subdidymous, and if there are three, the head is sub- 
trigonous with rounded angles, and is 6-6°5 cm. in diameter. The pericarp is 
erustaceous and brittle, and is clothed with very numerous, a thousand or 
more, narrow thickish subulate-lanceolate, dark brown, glossy scales 8—10 mm. long, 
and 2-3 mm. broad at the base; the scales of the upper part of the fruit are 
ascending, those of the middle are at first horizontal, or slightly deflexed with 
asconding points, those of the base are entirely deflexed. The remains of the 
stigmas form a small inconspicous mucro. The seeds are covered with a detachable 
integument 2 mm. thick and of a corky structure in the dry fruit; when only 
one seed developes, it is globular and about 3 cm. in diam. ; when there are two, 
they are convex dorsally and have flat inner faces; when three in number they 
are about 3 cm. long and broad, and 2°5 cm. thick, have also the dorsum 
convex, but show two. flat inner faces, separated by a rounded salient angle, the 
side angles are also very obtuse; in every case the surface is dark brown, 
even, but not polished, and shows a deep small apical hollow, leading 
to the canal containing the intrusion of the integument, which extends more than 
half way into the albumen. The albumen is bony and very hard; the embryo is 
rarely basilar or in correspondence with the apical hollow, frequently it remains 
above the base and is sublateral, its position being indicated externally by a cirenlar 
and slightly depressed area, 6 mm. in diameter. 
Hasirat.—Griffith established this species on male specimens only collected in 
the forests about Kujoo, in Upper Assam, in the Mishmee mountains, and in the 
lower ranges of hills on the borders of Upper Assam. My description is based 
entirely on very complete specimens forwarded to me by Mr. G. Mann, and. 
collected in the Makum Forest in Upper Assam, with flowers in January 1888 
and with mature fruits in October 1890. 
Osservations.—It is a very fine species, quite distinct from any other by its 
not very spinous leaves, ‘having straight. lanceolate, acuminate leaflets all free, 
except the two at the apex, bristly spinulous on 3 costae on the upper surface, 
and marked by excessively minute and approximate tranverse veinlets; by the male 
spadiees being much branched with long  spike-bearing, nodding or pendulous: 
branches ; by the male spikes having a peduncular part about as long as their 
spathes; by the female spadix being stout and erect, with several short 
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ANN. Roy. Bot. GARD., CALCUTTA, VOL. XII. 
