74. ANNALS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, CALOUTTA. (D. intermedius, 
eymbiform, its beak about as long as the body or somewhat shorter, armed 
externally with numerous, narrowly laminar, very acuminate, flexible, sometimes 
scattered but more frequently confluent, interruptedly seriate or subpectinate or 
even laciniate, 2-4 em. long spines: those at the base of the beak occasionally- 
very long. Male spadiz with 5-6 partial inflorescences; the internode between 
the insertion of the first and second spathe rather slender, somewhat flattened, about 
2 cm. long and forming a distinct peduncular part to the flowering axis; partial 
inflorescences ovate-thyrsoid with 12-14 very appressed branchlets; each of these 
ing on each side 7-8 spikelets ; second spathe rather densely, third and sometimes 
fourth spathe sparingly, spinous; spikelets short and few-flowered, the largest, the 
lowest of each partial infloresence, 2 cm. long, with three flowers (rarely more) 
on each side or sometimes on one side only; the axis of the spikelets not very 
strongly zig-zag sinuous, slightly scabrid and fugaciously and not densely rusty- 
furfuraceous ; spathels bracteiform, amplectent, extended at one side into a broadly 
triangular acute point that reaches the margin of the involucre; the latter cupular 
or eupvlar-subcymbiform, being often slightly elongate transverselly and acute at 
each side. Male flowers oblong obtuse, when mature 7 mm. long, 2:55 mm. 
thick ; the calyx tubular-campanulate with three short broad teeth; the corolla twice 
as long as the calyx. Female spadiz 10-18 cm. long (when without the spathes) 
with 5 partial inflorescences which are composed of 7-8 spikelets; the largest of 
these, the lowest, 4-5 cm. long with 4-5 flowers on each side; the space vetween 
two flowers angular, 3-4 mm. long and during the flowering stage rather densely 
rusty-furfuraceous, later slightly papillose scabrid ; spathels bracteiform, amplectent, 
extended at one side into a broadly triangular, acute limb which is slightly 
shorter than the involucrophorum ; the latter shortly obconic, distinctly callous at its 
axilla, expanded at its apex into an obliquely subcupular limb, which at one of its 
sides subtends the neuter flower; involucre cupular, exactly truncate, entire, slightly 
protruding beyond the involucrophorum ; areola of the neuter flower depressed 
with its upper margin distinctly tumescent. Female flowers ovate, 6 mm. long; the 
calyx urceolate, obsoletely 3-dentate, strongly striately-veined ; the corolla somewhat 
less than twice as long as the calyx, its segments triangular-lanceolate, acute, con. 
nivent during the anthesis, with the stigmas revolute between them. Fruiting perianth 
quite explanate. Fruit spherical, very shortly and acutely conically beaked, 17-18 
mm. in diameter; scales in 15-17 longitudinal series, straw-yellowish, not very 
polished, slightly channelled along the centre, with a chestnut-brown marginal or 
intramarginal line, as sometimes the margin itself is discoloured and searious, tip 
not produced, obtuse. Seed irregularly globular, somewhat ventricose on the raphal 
side, 15 mm. in diameter; embryo basal, | 
Haprrat—The Malayan Peninsula. Sent to Griffith from Malacca under the 
Malayan name of “ Rotang Chrysa ” by its collector E. Fernandez, Found again by 
Scorlechini in the district of Perak (No. 505 in Herb. Beccari) and by Sir George 
Kings collector on Gunong Malacca, between 490—600 m. (No. 7135 in Herb. 
Caleutt.). 
Osservations.—Of  Griffth's type-specimens I have seen some portions of a leag 
in the Herbarium at Kew and a portion of a leaf with one of the outermost spathes 
in. the Calcutta Herbarium. Some of Scortechini’s specimens exactly agree with 
