432 MESSRS. MANN AND WENDLAND ON THE 
nervis utrinque prominentibus, 8" longa 1" lata ad 12" longa et 4" lata, utrinque decrescentia. Spadix 
terminalis, ovatus, 14-24! altus, ramis primariis patentissimis inferioribus 1-1j' longis alternatim 
distiche ramulosis, ramulis homomallis, pendulis, 4-8" longis, tenuibus, czeteris uti in C. levi. - Flores 
geminati, alternatim distichi, spathellulis uti in C. devi circumdati, breviter pedicellati, horizontaliter 
patentissimi et divergentes. Perianthium exterius campanulatum, fere 2" longum, basi calloso-incrat- 
satum, rigidiusculum ; laciniis late ovatis acutis: interius fere 4" longum, tripartitum ; laciniis lan- 
ceolato-ellipticis, acutis, rigidis, intus concavis, dorso nervoso-striatis, foliatione valvata. Stamina $ 
perianthio int. paulum breviora ; filamentis crassis, linguzeformibus, basi cum perianthio int. concretis, 
apice acutis ; antheris elongatis, basi bifidis, dorso affixis, longitudinaliter rumpentibus. Germen globo- 
sum, stylo 2" longo columnari coronatum, stigmatibus 3 oblongis margine fimbriatis, triloculare ; loculis 
uniovulatis; ovulo paulum supra extremitatem inferiorem et paulum supra fundum carpelli affixo. 
Fructus baccatus, monospermus, miniatus, globosus, 6" in diametro, stylo longo coronatus, semet 
12 verticalibus squamularum membranacearum sulco longitudinali obsolete notatarum straminearum 
margine castaneo. Semen subglobosum, profunde lacunosum, 5-6" in diametro, in latere dorsal 
fovea magna in cujus medio mamilla calcariformis, supra extremitatem lateris ventralis inferiorem 
affixum, raphe lineari adscendente et per canalem basilarem ad foveam dorsalem et chalazam calcari- 
formem adscendente. Albumen durum, lacunosum. Embryon ventrale, horizontale, in dimidia albu- 
minis altitudine. 
Hab. In shady woods on the island of Fernando Po from the shore to 1000 feet above the level of the 
sea; collected by G. Mann, under no. 97. 
PLATE XLI. D. Leaflet, portion of fruiting spadix, and seed: nat. size. 
Puate XLIII. D. fig. 1. Male fl.; figs. 2 & 3. Outer and inner perianth of do.; fig. 4. Vertical section 
of do.; fig. 5. Perianth segment and stamen; fig. 6. Stamen; fig. 7. Filament ; fig. 8. Pollen ; 
fig. 9. Vertical, and fig. 10. Transverse section of ovary; fig. 11. Top of style and stigma ; fig. 12. 
Transverse section of seed: all but fig. 12 magnified. 
(Subgenus 3. ANcISTROPHYLLUM, Mann et Wendl. (éyxtorpor, a grapple-hook ; 
$óAXov, a leaf).) 
HenMAPHRODITA. Spadix terminalis, distiche duplicato-ramosus, spathis pluribus incompletis, spathellis 
et spathellulis obtectus. Flores alternatim distichi, geminati. Perianthium exterius campanulatum, 
tridentatum ; interius tripartitum, exteriore duplo longius. Stamina 6 ; filamentis basi perianthio inter. 
adnatis, linguzeformibus ; antheris elongatis, sagittatis, dorso affixis. Germen triloculare; stylo longe 
columnari ; stigmatibus 3 brevibus ; ovulis erectis. Fructus baccatus, monospermus, oblongus. Semen 
compresso-oblongum, lzve, erectum, hilo basilari, raphe lineari fere usque ad extremitatem lateris 
dorsalis superiorem adscendente tum vasorum fasciculis obsolete divaricantibus, chalaza dorsali lon- 
gitudinaliter paulum incrassata et albumini impressa. Albumen zquabile, durum. Embryon ventrale, 
horizontale, in dimidia albuminis altitudine. 
4. CALAMUS (ANCISTROPHYLLUM) SECUNDIFLORUS, Mann et Wendl. (Plates XX XVIII. D., 
| XLI. G., & XLIII. C.) 
Calamus secundiflorus, P. de Beauv. Fl. d'Oware et de Benin, i. 15, tab. 9 & 10; Mart. l. c. p. 341. 
Palma czespitosa, supra arbores longe lateque scandens. Caudex circ. 11" crassus, 50—60' longus, remote 
frondifer, inermis. Frondes 12-14 longe, longe vaginatze, breviter petiolate, pinnatisectze, 1-13! me 
se distantes, rhachi apice in flagellum longum transeunte, dilute virides. Vagina 1-12' longa, cy p^ 
drica, clausa, basin versus inermis, apicem versus spinosa, spinis brevibus conoideo-subulatis ]- : 
longis solitariis, apice in ochream longam producta. Petiolus 4" longus, 2" crassus, dorso convexus e 
ad : s-s ا‎ 1 
iiim. VENTI SUM a . . .. . . . : T tus.‏ و وعدم ححومم 
"m > gines sp lis subulatis basi incrassatis apice nigris recurvis obs!‏ 
