469 



(6) C. fttJiNQUENEEViTrs. (Ro-xJb.) 



Ident. Eoxb. 1. o. — ^Mart. Palm. 210. 



_ Spec. Chae. Stem seandent, elongated : fronds with tendrils : 

 piunfe fev, remote, eq[ui-distant, lanceolate, 5-nerved, prickles rare, 

 separate, short, strong : spadix deoomponnd. 



Silhet. 



(9) C. Gtjetjba. (Samilt.) 



Ident. Mart. Palm. 211. 



Spec. Chab. Stem seandent : fronds ■without tendrils : pinnsB 

 equi-distant, linear : acute : rhachis rusty-viUous : prickles of the 

 rhachis and male decompound, spadix bent : calyx campanulate, 3- 

 cleft, twice shorter than the lanceolate petals. 



Kungpoor 



(10) C. TEirois. fRoxh.J 

 Ident. Eoxb. 1. c. p. 780.— Mart Pahn. 212. 



Spec. Obxb,. Polygamous : stem seandent : fronds without ten- 

 drils : pinnse numerous, alternate, equi-distant, linear, 3-nerved, 

 acute, shining, prickly : flowers of the decompound spadix, males 

 and hermaphrodite, consociated together in a small spathe : calyx 

 and corolla urceolate, abortive calyx whip-shaped. 



Chittagong. 



(11) C. HuMms. (Roxb.J 

 Ident. Eoxb. 1. c. p. 773.— Mart. Palm. 213. 



Spec Chae. Coespitose-frutescent, destitute of stem and ten- 

 drils : pinnae of the fronds lanceolate, polished, many nerved : 

 prickles rare, long, robust. 



Chittagong. 



(12) C. EEECius. f Eoxb. J 

 Ident. Eoxb, 1. c. p. 774.— Mart. Palm. 217. 



Spec Chah. Stem erect, 15-feet, not climbing : fronds without 

 tendrils : pinnse hnear-lanceolate, equi-distant, prickles somewhat 

 verticeUed : spadix compound : berries compound. 



Silhet. 



GENUS VI. BOEASSUS. 



Dioecla Hexanctria. Sex: Systi 



Deriv. A name given by Linnaus to the spathe of a certain 

 species of Date. 



