D. Hystrix] BECCARI. THE SPECIES OF DAEMONOROPS. 137 
distinctly pedicelliform, subtrigonous, about 2 mm, long, narrowing towards the base, 
at first appressed, later spreading, and with a distinct axillary callus, truncate at 
the upper end and produced at one side into a very short  scale-like limb; 
involucre slightly raised above the involucrophorum, perfectly flat, round, disciform, 
edged by a very narrow limb; areola of the neuter flower small, punctiform, 
slightly callous. Neuter flowers linear, acuminate, 5 mm. long, angular, and more or 
less flattened; the calyx superficially 3-dentate; the corolla 3-4 times as long as 
the calyx, divided down past the middle into three narrow acute segments; filaments of 
the stamens subulate, free amongst themselves, but adnate in their lower third 
to the corolla; anthers sagittate-lanceolate; rudiment of the pistil very small, 
formed by 3 short papillae. Female flowers trigonous-pyramidate, acute, with a flat 3 
mm. broad base, when in bud about 6 mm, long; the calyx shortly cupular, truncate 
with 3 superficial teeth which usually terminate in a small tuft of hairs ; the 
corolla 4 times as long as the calyx, ventricose in its lower half, and thence 
divided into 3 lanceolate-triangular acute segments; the filaments of the stamens, by 
their united bases, form an urceolum, which is adnate to the tubular part of the 
corolla and is crowned with 6 short, triangular, acute, and strongly tumescent 
(nectarifluous?) teeth in their free part; anthers narrowly  sagittate-lanceolate, half 
as long as the segments; ovary globular; stigmata ohovate-oblong, thick, strongly 
lamellose inside, deciduous after flowering. The fruiting panicle is rather diffuse, 
ovate-oblong. Fruiting pertanth obconical-campanulate; the segments of the corolla 
spreading or  deflexed. rui? (in the most typical forms) ovoid-elliptical or oblong, 
15-17 mun. long (without the perianth), 9-11 mm. broad, round at both ends, 
caudiculate at its base, beaked mammillate at the apex; scales arranged in 12 
longitudinal series, each series composed of 7-8, not taking into account the 
smaller at the extremities, almost regularly rhomboidal, broader than long, rather 
dull, of an uniform light and dirty straw colour, with a narrow darker or even 
lighter intramarginal line, and a finely erosely-toothed margin, superficially and 
narrowly grooved along the centre, more convex near the apex than in their basal 
part, the apex itself round. Seed very regularly oblong, rounded at both ends, 11 
mm. long, 7-8 mm. broad, slightly flattened, finely pitted; the chalazal fovea small, 
placed in the centre of the raphal side; albumen ruminate, or penetrated by 
numerous narrow channels filled with a dark resinous matter; embryo exactly basal. 
Hasitat.—The Malay Peninsula. Near Malacca at Ayer Punnus and at Rhim 
(Griffith). In the district of Perak (Scortechini No. 5036 in Herb. Beecari) Sungei Ryah 
(King’s coliector Nos. 951 in Herb. Caleutt,) Johore (King in Herb. Calcutt.). Singapore — 
(Ridley No. 3479 and 3489), idem at Buket Mandai (No. 3480 and 3486), idem Gar- 
den Jungle (No. 5876). Griffith gives the Malay name of “R. Sabote” probably, 
* R. Sapatu” (=a shoe) on account of the shape of the outermost spathe. This 
however, seems a generic name for all the species of Daemonorops which have the 
outer spathe like that of D. Hystriz. Scortechini affixes to it the name of 
* Rotang Tanah.” Ridley gives also the following localities : Penang Hill 
(Curtis); Selangor: Batu Tiqa (Ridley); Pahang: Kwala Lipis (Machado). The 
native name ''Rotang Sabut.” Ridley also says that the rattans are used in 
rigging for boats. 
Ann, Roy. Bor. Gard., Cancurra, Vor. XII. 
