﻿210 S. Kurz — Enumeration of Biormese Palms. [No. 4', 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



(All figures are of the natural size, except where the contrary is stated.) 



PL XII. Areca hexasticha, Kurz. Fig. 1. plant, reduced in size ; fig. 2. spadix 

 in young fruit ; fig. 3. transverse section of spadix, shewing the 6 series of flowers ; fig. 4. 

 a very young fruit with perianth ; fig. 5. the same, longitudinal section, somewhat mag- 

 nified. 



PL XIII. LiviSTONA sPECiosA, Kuvz. Fig. 1. plant, reduced; fig. 2. a piece 

 of the ultimate branching of the fruiting spadix ; fig. 3. seed, from below ; fig. 4. 

 section of the same ; fig. 5. upper part of petiole and base of leaf. (The trnnk in 

 fig. 1 is dravy-n too thick by nearly half a line). 



PL XIV. LiviSTOxA SPECIOSA, Kurz. Fig. 1. lower; fig. 2. upper part of petiole. 

 PL XV. CoRYPHA MACKOPODA, Kurz. Fig. 1. plant, reduced ; fig. 2. seedling- 

 plant, also reduced ; fig. 3. fr-uit ; fig. 4. terminal pinnae, reduced ; fig. 5. portion of 

 petiole, reduced. 



PL XVI. Plectocomia macrostachya, Kurz. Fig. 1. tail -like spike, lowest and 

 uppermost part of it ; fig. 2. a spathule with the inflorescence ; fig. 3. flower ; flg. 4. 

 flower of Flectocomia elongata^ for comparison's sake ; fig. 5. flower, opened out, mag- 

 nified ; fig. 6. petal, from outside, magnified. 



PL XVII. Plectocomia macrostachya, Kurz. Fig. 1. a portion of the leaf ; fig. 2. 

 the same, shewing spine on the iinder side. 



PL XVIII. Djemonorops hypoleucus, Kurz. Fig. 1. flowering branch, $ ; flg. 2. 

 an ultimate' branching of inflorescence, magnified; fig. 3. calyx, magnified; fig. 4. 

 corolla, laid open, magnified. 



PL XIX. D^MOMOROPS HYPOLEUCUS, Kurz. Fig. 1. portion of branch and lower 

 part of leaf ; fig. 2. terminal portion of leaf. 



PL XX. A. KoRTHALSiA scAPHiGERA, Mcirt.^ from the Andamans. Fig. 1. part 

 of fruiting spadix ; fig. 2. a flowering catkin, $ ; flg. 3. drupe; fig. 4. scales of drupe, 

 magnified ; fig. 5. seed ; fig. 6. the same, longitudinal section. B. Calamus melana- 

 CANTHUS, Mart. Fig. 1. di-upe, copied fr-om Martius's work. C. Calamus concinnus. 

 Mart.., copied from Martius's work. Fig. 1. fruiting branchlet ; fig. 2. drupe, magnified. 

 PL XXI. KoRTHALSiA SCAPHIGERA, Mart.., from the Andamans. Fig. 1. sheath 

 and lower part of petiole ; fig. 2. young plant. 



PL XXII. Calamus arborescexs. Griff.., fr^om Pegu. Fig. 1 . part of fruiting 

 spadix ; fig. 2. drupe ; fig. 3. scales ; fig. 4. seed, immature ; fig. 5. terminal portion of 

 the male spadix ; fig. 6. male flower, somewhat magnified ; fig. 7. calyx, slit open, magni- 

 fied ; fig. 8. corolla, with stamens, laid open, magnified ; fig. 9. stamens from difi'erent 

 views, magnified. 



PL XXIII. Calamus erectus Ro.xh.., from Chittagong. Fig. 1. lower part of 

 female spadix ; fig. 2. portion of fruiting spadix ; fig. 3. seed, with the resmous cover ; 

 fig. 4. seed, longitudinal section ; fig. 5. scales. 



PL XXIV. Calamus erectus, Eoxb., fi-om Chittagong. Fig. 1 . portion of male 

 spadix ; fig. 2. male flower ; fig. 3. corolla with stamens, laid open, somewhat magnified ; 

 fig. 4. stamens from difi'erent views, magnified. 



PL XXV. Calamus tigrinus, Karz^ from the Andamans. Fig. 1. fraiiting branch 

 of the spadix with portion of tendiil ; fig. 2. lower part of the basal spadix ; fig. 3. drupe ; 



