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Fig. 24.— Male Spadix of -ff/z/iZ/ir-nf 

 indica. 



margin subligneoiis,. irj^egular and 

 spin^^lose. Segments about 40 ; 

 those of the middle portion of 

 the sides are the largest and 

 separate from each other about f-1 

 foot from the lignle : s^egments 

 gradually narrc)wing into a very 

 acuminate point Avhich is divided 

 for the distance c>f 3^,-4 inches into 

 - secondary, rigid, very acumi- 

 nate points : primary rilis of under 

 sui'face rather stcmt and marked 

 Avitli small impressions : ribs of 

 upper surface slightly -weaker and 

 finely pnnctnlate-irapressed under 

 the magnifying glass. 



Male spadix f Fig.24j rather stout 

 about 3^ feet long (in Beccari"s spe- 

 cimen) and about J^ inches in dia- 

 meter at the peduncular part. 

 Spathes tubular, ending at the apex 

 on one side in a triangular, acu- 

 minate limb, covei-ed all nvei' Avith 

 a dense wciolly tomentum which is 

 difficult to ren\ove : lu^anches of 

 spadix about G. the lowest 1 inch in 

 diameter, bearing about G flowering 

 branchlets digitately arranged, the 

 next bearing o. and the apical 

 branch which is biconvex and only 

 ^ inch in diameter bearing only 2 ; 

 the branches arise from their respec- 

 tive spathe. Branchlets ^-ff feet 

 Ions', S-- inch in diameter, the 

 axillary part tough and subligneous. 

 no flowers at the base for the dis- 

 tance of about # inch. Flowers 3 



