Jg^ Pandaneae R.Br. 



lapsorum clcatricibus honzontalibus angustis annularibus dense 

 transverse striatus, ochraceus, mucronibus brevibus conicis, 

 obtusiusculis, crebris, transverse subseriatis, fuscis, persisten- 

 tibus, e radicibus aereis inevolutis, transformatis tectus; 

 rami consimiles tenuiores 2 — 6 polL crassi divergentes ; in- 

 te?'stitia inter basin rami et ejus di^asionem 3 — 4 ped. longa 

 folia in spiras 3 dextrorsas dense disposita, ima basi subva- 

 ginantia, plus quam semi-amplexicaidia, albida et paullo altius 

 flavescenti-viridia, supra basin patentia, rigida et apice cer- 

 nua, paullo laxiora, elongato-lineari-lanceolata, acuminatissima, 

 supra canaliculata et ad margines plana, subtus acute cari- 

 nata, integerrima, 3,0 — 4,5 poll. longa, juvenilia longiora, 

 1,0 — 1,5 poll. lata, dense longitudinaliter parallelo - striato- 

 nervosa, supra viridia, juvenilia pruina giauca adspersa, subtus 

 glaucescentia nervis viridibus, utrinque giaberrima, margine 

 et carina rigidiora et acuta, acumine longe protracto subulato 

 triquetro viridi-flavescenti ; iiiflorescentia florum staminigero- 

 rum terminalis spadiciformis, foliis floralibus involucrata, aut 

 potius in axiilis fbliorum summorum floralium 15 — 16 per- 

 sistentium congesta, spicam crassam, densam, obsolete 3-go- 

 nam referens, e paniculis densissimis, adpressis, folio suo 

 florali multo brevioribus axillaribus, breviter pedunculatis 

 congesta, jam postero die post antherarum dehiscentiam ca- 

 duca, in omnibus partibus laesis celerrime nigricans, 7 — 12 

 poll. longa, 2,0 — 2,5 poiL crassa (absque foliis); ante et prae- 

 primis in anthesi odorem concentratum penetrantem, diminu- 

 tum fragrantem exhalans ; folia floralia basi amplexicaulia, 

 inferiora exteriora, basi tantum et paullo supra albido-fla- 

 vescentia et flavescenti-viridia, cjanbiformia, ima basi subtri- 

 gono-conniventia , supra fbhis rehquis consimilia 3 — 2 ped. 

 longa; superiora interiora sensim minora, nec paullo an- 

 gustiora, flavescenti-albida, straminea et hvida, omnia cym- 

 biformia acute carinata, sensim minus longiter acuminata, 

 persistentia, intermedia 10 polL longa, supra basin transverse 

 1,7 poll. lata, summum 4 polL longum, 0,5 polL latum apice 

 trigouum; axis inflorescentiae sat crassa trigona cum ramis 



