D. Manii.) BECCARL THE SPECIES OF DAEMONOROPS, 45 
sinuous axis, and with 6-8  distichously arranged flowers on each side; the 
internodes or spaces between two flowers 3-6 mm. long, cylindraceous or  obsoletely 
angular; spathels with a short annular membranous limb prolonged at one side 
into a triangular point; involucrophorum pedicelliform, in the lower part of the spikelet 
up to 4-5 mm. in length, in the remainder shorter, always longer than its spathels, 
slightly obconical and gradually expanded into an oblique and at one side acute 
bracteiform limb, rather distinctly callous in its axilla; involucre shallowly but 
almost regularly cupular, entire, truncate; areola of the neuter flower distinct 
bordered above with a conspicuous swollen semicircular ridge. Female flowers 
oblong, 6 mm. in length; the calyx cyathiform-truncate, then split into three 
parts, strongly veined externally; the corolla twice as long as the calyx. Fruiting 
perianth almost entirely explanate, but the calyx has a very short base. 
Fruit. globose, 17 mm, in diameter, very suddenly and distinctly beaked ; 
scales in 20-23 longitudinal series, not very deeply channelled along the centre, 
pale brown with a faint darker intra-marginal line and a  scarious, very finely 
erosely toothed margin. Seed globular, 11 mm. in diameter (not quite mature). 
Hasirat.—Burma. Fruiting specimens at Zadi in Tenasserim and at Thaun- 
gyan (Burkill in Herbarium of the Reporter on Economie Products to the Govern- 
ment of India) Vern. name at Zadi ‘'Thwon Kyeen,” at Thaungyan * Kyein 
Phan”. I consider as conspecific a male spadix also sent to me by Mr. I. H. Burkill 
with the No. 29378 from Tavoy, South Tenasserim. The same number however is 
appended to specimens of a Plectocomiopsis. 
OxseRvations.—I have seen of this only very fragmentary specimens, It differs 
from the typical D. Jenkinsianus in that the male spadix with the outer spathe is 
more deeply cymbiform, is armed with spines narrowly but distinctly laminar (not 
bristle-like); in the scales being in 20—23 series (not in 18); in the internodes of 
the fruit-spadix being swollen at their base, and in the areola of the neuter flower 
being more distinctly bordered by a swollen ring. It must be compared also with 
D. Mani. To this species are perhaps to be referred some fragmentary specimens 
colleeted by Helfer in the Mergui Province (Herb. Kew.). 
2. DarwoNoRors Maxi Becc. in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. vi, 463, and in Rec. 
Bot. Surv, Ind. ii, 219. 
DzscmrPrroN.— High scandent and of moderate size.  Leaf-sheaths . . . . Leaves 
(of the upper part of the plant) l:5-1:75 m, long in the pinniferous part (in two 
leaves), and ending in a long, strongly clawed cirrus; petiole 25-30 em. long, 
about 15 mm. broad, flat or slightly convex and smooth above (in two specimens), 
with divergent, straight, unequal spines at the margins, convex beneath and armed along 
the centre of the dorsum with solitary claws, which at rather regular distances 
of 3-4 cm. become on the rachis at first 2-nate and higher up 3-nate, and i-$- 
whorled on the cirrus; the rachis is very sparingly prickly above only in its first 
portion, otherwise smooth, obsoletely angular in the intermediate portion, convex- 
bifacial above from the middle upwards; leaflets numerous, closely set, equidistant 
