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PANDANACEAE. 



1.— PANDANUS. 

 Key to species. 



Plant acaulescent 



Plant caulescent 



Leaves 3-5 ft. long ; stem often 



10-12 ft. high 



Leaves over 5 ft. long ; stem not more 



than 2 ft. high 



1. 



7. 



9. 



10. 



II. 



1. 



urophyllus. 

 2. 



2. odoratissimus. 



3. forceps. 



1. P. urophyllus, Hance in Journ. Bot. 1875, 68. Not uncommon 



in shady woods, Hongkong ; Taimoshan, Hongkong New 

 Territory ; Swatow ; Canton ? ; Lienchow ? Fl. . 



2. P. odoratissimus, Linn. ; P. fascicularis, Lam. ; Hook. f. Fl. 



Brit. Ind.' vi. 485. Common along the seashore, Hong- 

 kong ; in similar places in the Hongkong N ew Territory ; 

 Macao. Fl. cream-coloured, July. 



3. P. forceps, Martelli, Webbia, i. 363. On the bank of a stream 

 at the east end of the racecourse, Wongneichong, Hong- 

 kong ; common on low lying, sunny places near the south 

 face of Beacon Hill tunnel, Hongkong New Territory ; 



