FLORA OF NEW PROVIDENCE AND ANDROS 143 



In Pseudophcenix pinnae 43 cm. long have a width of ^^ mm. The 

 texture of the pinnae of Cyclospathe is also much thinner and more 

 fragile than in Pseudophcenix, and the decurved and thickened 

 anterior margin is broader. The upper surface shows several rather 

 prominent veinules not regularly spaced ; below, the veinules are very 

 numerous, close, and equal. The upper surface is smooth and shining, 

 the lower dull and uniform, the space between the veinules being 

 minutely roughened. In Pseudophcenix both surfaces appear more 

 distinctly glaucous. 



The spadix at the flowering stage is about 35 cm. long, and about 

 12 mm. broad at the flattened base. There are nearly 20 primary 

 branches decreasing in size from the lowest, which is 11 cm. long and 

 3 mm. thick at base. The branches are twice or thrice subdivided, the 

 ultimate divisions being about 15 mm. long and bearing solitary flowers 

 at intervals of about i mm., but without regularity of arrangement 

 apparent in the dried specimen. Each branch and flower is subtended 

 by a triangular pointed bract, those of the primary branches being 5 to 

 8 mm. long, strongly acuminate with a very broad base which at the 

 lowest fork is continued halfway round the stem. A similar growth is 

 probably referred to by Sargent as a "thicken'ed ear-like body" on the 

 upper side of the base of the branches of the inflorescence of Pseudo- 

 phcenix. 



The most curious peculiarity of Cyclospathe is a further extension 

 of such a bract or rudimentary spathe to form a complete frill-like 

 band or collar about the middle of the basal stalk of the inflorescence. 

 This structure is about 5 mm. wide, of a light brown color ; texture 

 firm, but thin and rather brittle in the dried state. 



Flowers (perhaps immature) about 2 mm. long. Calyx tubular 

 forming a pedicel-like base i mm. long; at apex splitting into three 

 triangular slightly imbricate lobes. Corolla thick and fleshy, the petals 

 valvate. No stamens or staminodia were made out, and the indications 

 are that Cyclospathe is dioecious. Sargent characterizes Pseudophcenix 

 as monoecious, but apparently without reason, as he says afterward 

 "flowers unknown" and describes only the persistent "staminodia" 

 of the ripe fruit. 



Locality. — Andros Island. The leaves (508) were collected on 

 Loggerhead Creek in April, 1890, the inflorescence (671) on "Big 

 Cabbage Creek, west side" in June. The local name, "hog cabbage 



