D. cohrolepis | BECCARI. THE SPECIES OF DAEMONOROPS. 161 
lower margin near the apex, 35-40 em. long, 3-3°5 em. broad, papyraceous, rather firm, 
green, concolorous and almost glossy on both surfaces; their mid-costa on the upper 
surface acute and smooth, or minutely spinulous near the apex, on the lower sparsely 
bristly from the middle upwards; secondary nerves glabrous on both surfaces: two, on 
each side of the mid-costa, are rather distinct above, but are not strong enough to give 
the leaflets an appearance of being 5-costulate; transverse veinlets rather conspicuous, 
very numerous and approximate; margins closely and appressedly spinulous, the lower 
slightly thickened and marked with a very narrow polished band, Male spadiz...... 
Female spadiz strict when in flower, in one specimen 75 cm. long and with 7 partial 
inflorescences; the peduncular part curved, 15 cm. long, very densely armed with 
spadiceous, shortly seriate, rigid bristles or spiculae; primary ‘spathes deciduous ; 
the outermost more persistent and much shorter than the inner, coriaceous, 
opening almost flat during the anthesis,  oblong-spathulate, gradually tapering 
from near the upper end towards the base; the upper margin truncate-undulate 
and bristly ciliate, shining and of a cinnamon-brown colour internally, two-keeled 
externally, and armed, especially on the keels, with tufts of the usual bristles or 
spiculae; partial inflorescences short, 10-12 cm. long, erect, appressed to the main 
axis, with 5-6 pinnately set, gradually diminishing spikelets on each side; secondary 
spathes very short, annular, prolonged at one side into a scalelike triangular, 
acuminate point; spikelets rigid, when bearing fruit diverging at an angle of 45°, with 
a distinct axillary callus; the lower spikelets of each inflorescence are about 5 mm, 
long and bear 2 slightly assurgent series of 6-7 flowers each; the upper spikelets 
shorter, flowers fewer, spathels similar to the secondary spathes, but smaller; 
involuerophorum thick, 2-3 mm. long, angular-obconical; involucre slightly raised above 
the involucrophorum, truncate, flat at its upper end, and with an inconspicuous annular 
limb.; areola of the neuter flower niche-like, not very deep, the scar of the fallen 
flower horizontal and not swollen, the flower apparently erect. Female flowers conically 
elongate-acuminate, 8 mm. long; calyx shallow, cupular, very slightly 3-denticulate ; 
corolla considerably longer than the calyx, urceolate in its basal part, parted for two- 
thirds of its length into 3 lanceolate, undulate, acuminate segments. Fruiting pertanth 
a ace Fruit spherical, very briefly and broadly conical-beaked, or mammillate, when 
quite mature 20 mm. in diameter; scales in 15 longitudinal series, of a very 
light straw-colour, convex, shining, narrowly grooved along the centre, the margine 
slightly darker, erosely-toothed. Seed somewhat irregularly globular, slightly ventricoss 
on the raphal side, 14-15 mm. in diameter, very minutely tubercled and pitted; the 
chalazal fovea punctiform, superficial, almost obsolete; albumen ruminated with . very 
narrow and numerous channels; embryo basal. 
Hasitat.---The Philippines: Guinayangan, Province Tayabas in Luzon, Merrill 
(No. 2069 in Herb. Manill. and Berol.); Central Luzon,  Loher (No. 1365 in 
Herb. Kew.) 
OssERVATIONS.—A pparently related to D. Calapparius, from which it differs in its - 
much broader leaflets which are bristly only underneath on the mid-costa; the 
fruit of D. ochrolepis is slightly smaller than that of D. Calapparius, otherwise very 
similar, but the seed in the latter has a very deep chalazal fovea, while in the 
former it is almost obsolete. In Loher’s specimens the fruit is quite mature, and 20 
mm. in diameter, but in those of Merrill it is only 17-18 mm., being younger. 
Ann. Roy. Bor. Garp., Carcuira, Vor. XII. 
