THE PALMS OF BRITISH INDIA AND CEYLON. 349 



LIVISTONA ALTISSIMA, Zoll. in Tijdschr. Nederl. Ind. Vol. 14, 

 (1857), 150.— Saribus n. sp. ? Zoll. Verz. p. 78. 



Desckiption. — Stem 80 and more feet high, slender, about f 

 foot in diameter, obsoletely annulate, cinerascent. Habit and 

 conglomeration of leaves similar to that of ly. rohmdifolia, Mart. 

 Leaves palmatifid; lamina cordate-orbicular, a little longer than 

 broad, undivided at the base, plicate ; segments about 80, outer 

 ones shorter and nan'ower, If feet long and .]^ inch broad, divided 

 for about f of their length, bifid ; lacinise acute with acute sinuses, 

 intra-radial nerves acutely carinate and thickened near the sinus ; 

 petiole subrecurved, unarmed, usually about 5 feet long, f inch 

 broad at the base. Spadix recurved, su.b-nutant, unarmed, decom- 

 pound, up to 6 feet long, glabrous, fucescent. Spathe scarcely 

 1 foot long. Fruit globular, about the size of a small cherry. 

 Habitat, — Sunda Islands. 



Uses. — The wood is hard like iron ; it is used for rafters. 

 Cultivation in Europe. — L. altissima is a very beautiful palm. 

 Its original home being in the Sunda Islands, it is natural that the 

 palm does not grow in Europe except in the hothouse. The stem 

 remains covered for a long time with the bases of the leafstalks. 



LIVISTONA SUBGLOBOSA, Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. Ill, 319.— Miq. 

 Anal. Ind. II, 7 ; Flor. Nederl. Ind. Ill, 59. — Saribus suhglobosus, Hassk. 

 Tijdschr. Nat. Gesch. IX, 176, 172 ; Cat. Bogor. 65. — Saribus rotundifolius 

 Bl. Rumphia II, 49, tab. 96 (quoad folium tantum). 



Description. — Petioles elongate, densely armed with spines, 

 especially in young specimens, leaves suborbiculate, flabelliforni- 

 palmatifid ; segments usually united beyond the middle, ■ bifid ; 

 lacinise linear elongate, pendulous. Spadix compound paniculate, 

 stout. Drupes subglobose, black-violaceous. 

 Habitat. — Java, 



LIVISTONA ROTUNDIFOLIA, Mart. Hist. Nat. IPalm. HI, 241.— 

 Corypha rottmdifolia, Lam. Encycl. II, 131 ; Willd. Spec. pi. II, 201 ; 



