438 MESSRS. MANN AND WENDLAND ON THE 
orum ; fructu elongato- vel ovali-ellipsoideo, seriebus orthostichis 8-10, squamis con- 
vexiusculis basi leviter emarginatis sulco latiusculo pallide castaneis margine sub- 
fimbriato et fusco; albumine anguste ruminato. (Plate XLII. D.) 
Spadix laxe ramulosus ; ramulis gracilibus, inferioribus 5-7" longis et 4" latis. Flores masculi vix 6" longi, 
filamentis clavzeformibus. Fructus oblique mucronati, 23-3" longi, 15" crassi, squamis margine sub- 
patulo 8" latis et altis. Semen elongato-ellipsoideum, utrinque acutiusculum, fere 2-21" longum, ` 
9—11" crassum. 
Hab. Fernando Po, from the shore up to 500 feet above the level of the sea (G. Mann). 
PraTmE XLII. D. Fruit; seed; transverse section of do.; male and female fl.: nat. size. 
3. RAPHIA LONGIFLORA, Mann et Wendl. Segmentis utrinque circ. 160 coriaceis apicem 
versus inermibus subconcoloribus, nervis 2 secundariis marginibus approximatis 
tertiariis utrinque 9-10; fl. 4 maximis, staminibus 15; fl. $ 4-5 ad basin ramu- 
lorum inferiorum ; fructu elongato-ovali, seriebus orthostichis 12, squamis valde 
convexis levissime sulcatis spadiceis basi obtusa raro leviter emarginata margine 
subintegerrimo ; albumine anguste ruminato. (Plates XXXIX. A. & XLII. E.) 
Palma 40-50! alta. Caudices mediocres 3-4, basi uniti, 15! alti, pedem crassi. Frondes 33' longe, petiolo 
11-12'longo marginibus dissolubilibus, fibrillitio rigidissimo erecto. Segmenta rigida, 5-53! longa, 
21-23" lata, carina supra et marginibus solum basin versus spinosa, apicem versus inermia, utrinque 
nervo secundario margini approximato subtus prominente, nervis tertiariis utrinque 9-10.  Ramuli 
spadicum crassi. Flores ¢ 12-13" longi. Fructus 3-31" longi, 16-17!" crassi, oblique longeque 
mucronati, squamis 8" latis et altis margine subintegerrimo, Semen 21" longum, 11" crassum, elon- 
gato-ellipsoideum. : 
Hab. Island of Corisco (G. Mann, no. 1910). 
Puate XXXIX. A. View of plant, showing its natural habit. 
Puate XLII. E. Portion of male spadix; fruit; seed; transverse section of do.; male and female fl. : 
nat. size. 
4. RAPHIA Hookert, Mann et Wendl. Segmentis utrinque 190-200 marcescentibus 
spinosis subtus glaucis, nervis secundariis obsoletis, tertiariis utrinque 7-8; fl. ¢ 
staminibus 16; fl. ? 9-12 ad basin ramulorum inferiorum ; fructu ovali-ellipsoideo, 
seriebus orthostichis 12-15, squamis convexis levissime sulcatis castaneis vel cinna- 
momeis basi obtusa margine subintegerrimo ; albumine anguste ruminato. ( Plates 
XXXIX. B. & XLII. A.) 
Palma circa 70' alta, solitaria ; caudice circ. 30' alto, pedem crasso. Frondes 40! longa, petiolo 10—12' longo - 
marginibus dissolubilibus, fibrillitio pendulo cincinnato. Segmenta rigidiuscula, 4-5! longa, 13-2" lata, 
carina supra in medio inermi, basin et apicem versus et marginibus spinosa. Spadices bini raro 
solitarii, s cacumine caudicis penduli, compresso-cylindrici, coarctato-ramosissimi, subglaucescentes, 
ramis primariis 55—60, ramulis rigidis inferioribus 10-11” longis 6-7" latis. Flores masculi 9" longi. 
Fructus 31-4" longi, 13-2" crassi, oblique longeque mucronati, squamis fere 8!" latis 9" altis margine 
3 subintegerrimo. Semen 21-37 longum, 13-15" crassum, ovali-ellipsoideum. 
Hab. In humid places along the coast, on the island of Corisco, Cameroons, and Old Calabar; at the 
last place it is also cultivated, and called by the natives Ukot! (G. Mann, no. 1911). 
PLATE XXXIX. B. View of plant, showing its natural habit. 
e idis A. Portion of male spadix; fruit; seed; transverse section of do.; male and female fl: 
