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Griffith’s; others are slightly different, as D. intermedius appears to be rather a 
variable plant, especially in the armature of the outer spathe. One of Scortechini’s 
Specimens has the sheathed stem only 2 em. in diameter and is armed with light- 
coloured spines, while in the type these are usually schistaceous, and the outer 
spathe is armed with deeply laciniate laminar spines. In other specimens the 
spines of the outer spathe are scattered and not seriate. 
D. intermedius is easily recognised chiefly by its ensiform, comparatively broad, 
unicostate, remotely inserted leaflets, which also are dull on both surfaces, with 
a distinct polished band along their lower margins on the, upper surface, and by 
the spadices which have the second, third and sometimes the fourth spathe spinous. 
My description of the female spadix and of the fruit is derived entirely from speci- 
mens collected by Ridley in Singapore, although I consider these as belonging to 
& local variety, differing very slightly, however, from the type. 
Ridley has confused this very distinct species with D. grandis Mart., which is a 
quite different plant with rigid, rather thinly coriaceous leaflets, 
D. intermedius according to Ridley is the commonest species in the south of 
the peninsula in the woods. Native name “Rotang Sumang”. It is not valued for 
any purpose. 
Pirate 20.—Daemonorops intermedius Mart. From Scortechini’s specimens in 
Herb. Beccari. ; 
DAEMONOROPS  INTERMEDIUS var.  NUDINERVIS Becc. in Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. 
ii, 920. ; , 
Dxscription.—It differs from the type in the leaflets usually without bristles on 
both surfaces and with the margins remotely and inconspicously spinulous only from 
above the middle upwards; sometimes, however, a few small bristles appear on the 
side nerves on the upper surface and on the mid-costa on the lower, and the 
margins are spinulous from a little above the base. In one specimen the leaflets 
are unusually broad, being as much as 4 cm. in width, and 40 cm. long. 
Hasirat.—Singapore: in the Garden jungle (Ridley No, 5194, 5192, in Herb. 
Beccari and Nos. 6172 and 3499 in Herb. Kew.); at Selitar (No. 3506 in Herb. 
Beccari). 
PLATE 21,—Daemonorops intermedius vak. nudinervis. From Ridley’s No. 5122 
in Herb: Beccari. Apex of a leaf and male spadices. 
Pirate 22.—Daemonorops intermedius var. nudinervis. Spadices in flower, with 
young and quite mature fruit. From Ridley’s No, 3506. 
19. DaEMwowoRoPs Treupranus Becc, sp. n. 
DescripTion.—Scandent, of moderate size. Sheathed stem 2°5 cm, in diameter, more 
or less covered with a tobacco-coloured scurf, armed with long, broadly laminar, 
subseriate, non-confluent, spreading or deflexed spines, intermingled with much smaller 
and erect ones; near the mouth the spines are longer (up to 4 cm. in length) and 
Ann. Roy. Bor, Garp, CarcurrA Vor. XII. 
