Pandanus.] TYPHACEZ. 1101 
995. Pandanus Linn. f. 
Characters those of the order. 
Carpels not united in ps :-— 
Male flowers of bees stamens with short filaments ; a much-branched 
bush; leaves 4-6 feet long, m marginal spinules usually mei et 
ti 
ce 
Male wers of numerous anthers umbellate on the diititiats an 
mente :—— 
A tree; stem 30-40 feet high, 6 in. thick, erect, sparingly dichoto- 
feet long, marg: 
mously branched above; leaves 15-20 fee inal spinules 
large, the lower incurved ; aerial roots few, basal ............ urcatus 
A dwarf shrub; stem 2-3 feet long, -5 in. thick, prostrate ; leaves 
1-5-2 feet long, marginal spinules small, distant.................. minor. 
Carpels connate in groups; male flowers of numerous stamens with con- 
hate filaments; flowers sweet-scented; a bush or small tree ee, much- 
branched from the base, with numerous aerial roots; leaves a4 feet 
long, marginal spinules small, ascendin Jfascicularis 
2286. Panpanus raripus Roxb.; P. I. iii. 742; F. B. I. vi. 483. 
C. Bengal; E. Bengal; in village — and hedges. 
A bush, with no proper stem. A common hedge-plant. 
Hind. Keor-kanta; Beng. Keiya- nae iets ana ‘ 
2287. Panpanus rurcatus Roxb.; F. I. iii. 744; F. B. I. vi. 484; 
D. Pp. 21. 
E. 
Chittagong 
A tree, pia feet high. 
2288. Panpanus minor Ham. ; : PLB. YT. vi. 485: 
Chittagong. 
A dwarf shrub, 2-3 feet high. 
2289. Panpanus FASCICULARIS Lam. ; . B. I. vi. 485. P. odora- 
tissimus F, I 788; E. D. P 
In all the ‘neSienie ; in pine thickets and hedges ; 
uw 
A stemless, much-branched ‘seis: or a small tree 
with suberect stem, 10-12 feet high. Hind. Keora, 
gagandhul; Beng. Keiya, keori, kewa-kanta. 
Order CXLIY. TYPHACEZA. 
Aquatic or palustrine, perennial herbs. Leaves linear, erect or 
floating, Sheathing below; nerves parallel. Flowers small or 
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