D. Clemensianus.) BECCARI. THE SPECIES OF DAEMONOROPS. 163 
(after the anthesis) elongate-cuneiform ; the second and the third inner spathes are 
sparingly  bristly-spinulous, and also cuneate (when open); the succeeding ones are 
smooth, broadly linear and terminate in a deltoid bristly point; the axial part of the 
spadix is slender, rusty-furfuraceous; partial inflorescences 8-12 cm. long, much 
branched; spikelets, very slender, angular, with several sub-unilateral flowers; each 
flower is supported by a small, scale-like, acute bract (spathel) within which it is 
furnished with a rudimentary involucre. Male flowers lanceolate, acuminate, irregular 
and asymmetric from mutual pressure; the calyx very small, and short, trigonous, 
8-dentate; the petals striate, 6-7 times as long as the calyx. - 
Prarie 66,—Dzmonorops ochrolepis var. radulosus Becc, An intermediate portion 
of a leaf. (upper surface); portion of the sheathed stem with a male spadix 
before flowering in situ; an entire male spadix in flower. From Loher’s No. 7078 
in Herb. Kew. 
62. Darmonorops CLEMENsIANus Bece. sp. n. 
DzscniPTION.— Apparently scandent and of moderate size. Sheathed stem about 2 
cm. in diam.  .Leaf-sheaths copiously armed with scattered, or shortly seriate, blackish, 
stiff, very narrowly laminar, sub-bristly spines; the mouth armed with numerous, closely 
imbricate, black, very long, (8-12 mm. long, 2-4 mm. broad) erect, rigid, laminar 
spines. Leaves elongate, 1'3 m. or more long in the pinniferous part, and terminating 
in a rather robust clawed cirrus; petiole about 25 cm. long, very slightly flattened, 
equally biconvex, armed all round with light-coloured spines, of which those at the 
edges near the buse are about 2 cm. long, straight and ascendent, the others unequal, 
short, straight, sub-horizontal; rachis for about half way up biconvex, smooth above, 
but armed below along the centre and even on each side with small, solitary, light- 
coloured claws ; towards the apex the rachis is bifaced above with an acute smooth 
salient angle, and is armed beneath with first 3-nate, and then 5-nate red-tipped 
claws. Leaflets numerous, equidistant or nearly so, not very closely set (2°5-3°5 cm. 
apart on each side) elongate and narrow, linear-ensiform tapering from below the 
middle to a rather acute base, gradually acuminate upwards to an elongate and 
slender bristly tip, dull on both surfaces, rather thinly papyraceous, spinulous above 
upon the mid-costa and one slender nerve on each side of it; underneath furnished 
with rather long bristles on the mid-costa only; transverse veinlets not very 
sharp; margins appressedly spinulous; the intermediate leaflets 40-42 cm. long, 13-15 
mm, broad. Male spadiz erect, nodding, 50-60 cm. long, carried on a densely spiculi- 
ferous, 6-10 cm. long pedicellar part; before flowering cylindraceous, slender, about 1 cm, 
in diam. ; the spathes protrude as usual, each gradually beyond the one immediately 
below, and all are prolonged at the upper end into a triangular, more or less bristly or 
spiculiferous point; the outermost is armed more or less with stiff, elongate, 
often fascicled |spiculae. Male flowers lanceolate, not very acute, about 4 mm. long ; 
the calyx very shortly cyathiform, 3-toothed; corolla about 5 times as long as the 
calyx. Female spadiz rigid, not very elongate, with several rather approximate 
partial inflorescences, its pedicellar part densely covered with stiff spiculae, which are 
usually united by their indurated and rather swollen bases; partial inflorescences 
Ann. Roy, Bor. Garp, Carcurra, Vor. XII. 
