D. elongatus) BECCARI. THE SPECIES OF DAEMONOROPS. 139 
mm. broad. In one specimen the fruiting spadix is only 12 cm. long, in others 
30-40; spikelets with only 2-4 flowers on each side. The spines at the mouth of 
the leaf-sheaths are 10-15 cm. long, and of the usual form; otherwise the leaf- 
sheaths are armed as in the type, but to a smaller degree, The primary spathes 
are feebly armed, and usually only along the centre of the dorsum; often they 
have an acute apex. The fruit is considerably less elongate than in the type, is 
ovoid or at times subgiobular-ovoid, 12-14 mm. long (not including the perianth) 
and 10 mm. broad; the scales are arranged in 15 longitudinal series, 6-7 in each, 
not counting those not well developed at the ends, Seed gl bular-ovoid, 8 mm, 
long, 6'5 mm. broad. 
Hasrrar.— The Malayan Peninsula at Larut in the District of Perak (Seortechint 
in Herb. Beccari), also King’s collector Nos, 5097 and 1882 in Herb. Calcutt. 
OBSERVATIONS,—It is impossible to draw a line of strict demarcation between 
this variety and the type, each exhibiting so many intermediate forms between 
them. Griffiths mentions this variety under the Maiay an name “R. Pusa isur ”; pro- 
bably a misprint for Pusa ikor (“ Pusa” a cat and “ikor” a tail) on account of 
the form of its small tail-like spadix, before flowering. 
Prate 56.—Daemonorops Hystrix var. minor Bece. From specimens collected by 
Scortechini in the District of Perak (Herb. Beccari.).* 
52. DaEMoNoRoPs eLoneatus. Bl. Rumphia iii, 16; Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. iil, 
929; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. iii, 93; Walp. Ann. iii, 478 and v, 828; 
Besc, in Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. ii, 226; Ridley Mat. Fl. Malay 
Penins. ii, 185 (excl. syn.). 
Calumus (Sect. Daemonorops) elongatus Mig. Anal. Bot. Ind. 6, and De Palm. 
Arc. Ind. 28; H. Wendl, in Kerch. Palm. 236. 
DESCRIPTION.— Apparently not very high scandent, or suberect. Sheathed stem 9*5-3*5 
cm. in diam. Leafsheaths not or only very slightly gibbous above, their mouth armed 
(as in Z oblongus) with several very long, straight, laminar, blackish or spadiceous 
spines; on the body the spines are numerous, subulate, flat, rigid, 1-3 em. long, ascen- 
dent or spreading, brown, solitary and scattered. Leaves rather large, 1-1-5 m. long in 
the pinniferous part and terminating in a not very long and slender cirrus; petiole 
elongate, 35-50 em. long, 8-10 mm. broad, slightly concave above near the base, plano- 
convex in the intermediate portion, and more or less biconvex higher up, smooth 
or slightly prickly on the upper surface; underneath armed along the centre with 
straight, deflexed spines and also more or less with small scattered prickles; the 
margins are rather obtuse and carry several rigid, robust, subulate, 2-7 cm. long, 
spreading or horizonta] spines, of which the lower are the longest; rachis armed 
beneath at first with rather long, suddenly deflexed, solitary claws, which become 3- 
nate higher up; on the upper surface the rachis has at first an obtuse but from the 
middle upwards acute salient angle, smooth throughout, with flat side faces; leaflets 
rather numerous, inequidistant but not distinctly grouped, alternate or sub-opposite; in 
each group, in the intermediate portion, they are l:5-3 cm. apart, with the naked 
spaces between the groups 4-6 cm. in length, green and almost glossy on both 
* See also page 224 and plate 105 for description of D. Hystrix var. exulans. 
Aw x. Roy. Bor. Gard., Carcurza, Vor. XII. 
