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Panicles elongate. 
23. K. Zippelii B\.—New-Guinea. 
Panicles ovate. 
K. Zippelii vark. aruensis  Becc.—Aru 
Islands. 
B. Spikes relatively large, of squarrose appearance, the spathels being scarious 
and not very appressed. Flowers relatively large. Seed having a deep intrusion 
of the integument and a homogeneous albumen. 
Ocrea cornet-shaped, very elongate, narrowing above. Flowers with 
the style reaching only to the throat of the corolla. 
24. K. robusta Bl—Sumatra. 
Ocrea cornet-shaped, narrowing above, very long (20-40 cm.). 
Leaflets having a very long and slender ansa. Flowers with the 
style surpassing the throat of the corolla and reaching to about 
midway of the anthers. 
25. K. macrocarpa Becc.—Borneo. 
C. Ocrea truncate, about 12 cm. long. Leaflets having a rather short ansa 
(5-12 mm. long). Flowers with the style surpassing the throat of the corolla, 
and reaching to about midway of the anthers. 
26. K. squarrosa Becc.—Philippines. 
DESCRIPTION OF PLATE IV. 
Figs. 1—6. Korthalsia macrocarpa Becc.—Fig. 1. Flower having the spathel 
behind and accompanied with its woolly bracteoles.—Fig. 2. Flower stripped of 
one of the division of the corolla and of two stamens, showing the pistil with 
the stigmas protruding above the throat of the corolla.—Fig. 3. Vertical section 
of a flower showing the ovary entire.—Fig. 4. Vertical section of the ovary 
(All the preceding figures enlarged 7 diameters).—Fig. 5-6. Vertical and 
horizontal sections of the seed, twice enlarged. ; 
Fia. 7—8.  Korthalsia robusta Bl.—Fig. 7. Flower entire.—Fig. 8. The same 
flower in vertical section showing the pistil entire with the stigmas attaining - 
only the throat of the corolla ‘enlarged 7 diameters). 
Fig. 9—15. Korthalsia scaphigera Mart.—Fig. 9. Full grown flower bud with 
its faleate woolly braeteoles and the spathel behind.—Fig. 10. The same flower 
with its spathel—Fig. 11. Entire full grown flower bud.—Fig. 12. Flower bud 
stripped of two divisions of the corolla, and showing the androecium entire.—Fig. 13. 
Vertical section of a flower bud showing the ovary entire and £n situ (all the 
preceding figures enlarged 7 diameters).—Fig. 14-15. Vertical and horizontal 
sections of the seed (X2)—Fig. 16. Diagram of a spathel with its flower and 
bracteoles. 
