ON THE MONOCOTYLEDONOUS PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA. B59 
Pericarpium tenue crustaceum granulosum, aurantiaca — 
Mesocarpium fibrosum ndocarpium equabile corneum duru 
sen at 2500 ft. Flowers green, and fruit + tiealisielged. 
Nos. 168, 211. 
i. a abellatus Beccari. ~ A neo erect shrub, with immature 
fruit. Sogere, at 2500 ft., No. 2 
The collection contains also a species of Nenga, ne Bie male 
flowers only; and a Calamus, near C. Mish oe Soies ari Wari, 
at 5000 ft. Flowers whitish yellow. No. 
PanDANACES. 
This order seems to be very well represented in New Guinea 
but few species have been sufficiently well collected to be identified 
or described. 
Pandanus latifolius Rumph.—Victoria Bay, Barclay. 
P. Kurzianus Solms Laub. — A tree 12 rs a Fruit-spikes 
red ae ripe. "y obie —_ rst No. 4 
eramicus Ku g female apol of a screw pine 
sent ly Forbes without a locate. appears to belong to this 
spec 
Fre reye cinetia ane n. sp.— Frutex scandens. Catulis 
gracilis circiter peda Folia angustissima linearia acuminata 
acuta 2-24 uncias wea d-uncia lata Ree amr et carina ciliatis, 
vaginis brevibus teretibus + uncialibu ractes parve lanceolatw 
acuminate pallide marginibus ia ciliatis. Capitula feminea 
singula vel bina globosa vix }-uncia longa pedunculata, pedunculis 
f-uncialibus. Pistilla distincta conica, cos Rope parva depressa. 
emina copiosa, hippocreniformia kermesina, strophiolis pallidis, 
striolata, in mucilagine immersa. Flores masculi non visi. 
Sogere, at ee ft., ascending on the stems of trees, No. 3. 
Allied to F. ustifolia, but, —— ed narrower leaves, dis- 
Gaouiched by the strophioles o of the s 
ii, n. sp._-Caules panetere validuli. Folia lanceo- 
lata striata hast angustata acuminata, apicibus et carina ciliatis, 
: 4-6 uncias longa, 3-4 lata, vaginis ferme pe apie angulatis 
i acte hig 
monocarpica rarius syncarpica conica. 5 came ovata rotundata 
_ depregsa aise lutescentia. Semina kermesina estrophiolata. 
Fructus coecin : 
Mt. jes eoneg ak 2500 ft., January, 1881. Mt. Meroka, No. 352. 
A large climber, with bright scarlet fruits. Allied to F’, scandens. 
ARACEX. 
Epipremnum magnificum Engler. -- A climbing shrub. Fruit 
ee scarlet, orange, or green. Sogere, at 2000 ft., Nos. 128, 828. 
Raphidophora Peepla Schott 9—Spadix white.. esha No. 323. 
NarapACE 
eter ei Thunb. — In an stein of the Laragi, Nov, 
