1680 CXLII, PALMiE. [Bacidaria. 



toothed or jagged at the end, the lower ones | to fin. broad, the upper ones 

 broader, the terminal ones confluent at the base and about 2in. broad. Spikes 

 i»terfoliar, simple, slender, 6 to 9in. long on a peduncle at least as long, scarcely- 

 above 1 line thick, with the sear of the fallen spatha a little below the spike,, 

 the rhaehis not thicker, the notches slightly indented and close tog;ether. Male 

 perianth about 1| line long, the outer segments very short. Stamens about 12, 

 the filaments not much shorter than the anthers. Female perianth shorter than in 

 the males the inner segments about twice as long as the outer. Ovary oblong, 

 fleshy, with 1 erect ovule. Fruit cylindrical, 8 lines long, 1 line thick, tapering 

 at each end. Seed |^in. long, the albumen not ruminate. — Kentia minor, F. v. 

 M. Fragm. viii. 235 ; Benth. Fl. Austr. vii. 137. 



Hab.: Moresby and Bussell Kivers and Bellenden-Ker Eange, W. Hill; Daintree Eiver,. 

 Fitzalan, 



3. B. Palmeriana (after Edward Palmer), Bcdl. Sid Siippl. Sijn. Ql.Fl.ll. 

 Stem slender, seldom exceeding |in. diameter, generally much less than that; 

 height not over 5ft., usually 2 or 3ft. when in fruit ; leafy at the top, 6 to 10' 

 forming the crown. Leaves, sheathing bases 3 or 4in. long, prominently striated 

 or ribbed, with thin scarious edges which do not form stipule-like lobes at the 

 top; midrib forming a sharp projecting angle; petioles erecto-patenfc, 6 to 9in. 

 long, 1 to 2 lines broad, semi-terete ; rhaehis 4. to 7in. long ; segments 1 or 

 2 pairs, their bases broadly adnate to the rhaehis and slightly decurrent, 

 somewhat widened above the base, thence tapering to' often a long acute point, 

 the outer edge of the upper part with prominent teeth. * Inflorescence interfoliar, 

 erect, slender, numerous ; peduncules ilattended or semi-terete, 6 to 9in. long ;: 

 spike 3 to Sin. long, enclosed at first in a membranous spatha, which is affixed 

 immediately below the lowest flowers, open along one side. Flowers very 

 small, but not gathered in a fit state to examine ; young fruit cylindric, 

 •somewhat fusiform or an elongated cone 4 to 6 lines long and 1 or 2 lines 

 diameter. The whole plant more or less furfuraceous, those on the mountain top 

 much more so than the others. 



Hab.: Bellenden-Ker Eange The specimens were gathered at the base of the leading spur,. 

 at about 2,000ft. and from that to the summit of the south peak, an altitude of over 5,000ft. 



la infiorescenoe it resembles Bacularia minor, F. v. M., but is widely different in foliage, 

 the leaves being often so like Nengella flalellata, Beoc., that they might be taken as belonging 

 to that plant. From Baron Mueller's remarks, Fragm. xi. 58 and x. 121, it is probable that 

 examples of this species may have been forwarded to him in association with those of the- 

 Bacularia above referred to. 



8. CARYOTA, Linn, 

 (A Greek name for the Date.) 



Flowers monoecious in the same spadix, sessile in the notches of the long 

 pendulous branches of the inflorescence, usually 2 males in each notch and a 

 female one later developed in the same notch. Outer perianth in both sexes of 8 

 imbricate ovate segments, inner longer of 3 valvate segments. Stamens in the 

 males numerous, inserted on a thick disk without any rudimentary ovary ;; 

 filaments very short ; anthers linear. Staminodia in the females very small, 

 usually 3. Ovary usually 2 or 3-celled, but only 1 or rarely 2 with a perfect 

 erect ovule in each. Stigmas terminal, at first erect in a cone, at length spread- 

 ing. Berry or succulent drupe globular, with a thin endocarp. Seeds solitary 

 and globular or 2 and hemispherical, the testa free from the endocarp. Albumen 

 horny, ruminate. Embryo dorsal.— Tall palms, the caudex marked with annular 

 scars. Leaves in a loose terminal crown, very large, twice pinnate, the segments 

 rhomboidal or cuneate, often very oblique and irregularly toothed or jagged. 



The genus consists of few species spread over tropical Asia ; the Australian plant is a variety 

 of one extending over the Malayan Archipelago to the eastern provinces of East India. 



