12 The Palms of British East India. 



3. (3) Z. secanda* (n. sp.) petiolis — , spinis — , pinnis — , 

 spadicibus masculis sub-nutantibus spathis undique vestitis, 

 spicis pedicellatis exsertis secundis, pedicellis spathis vagi- 

 nantibus imbricatis, bracteis (spicarum) distinctis supremis 

 et infimis vacuis. 



Hab. — In forests about Kujoo, Upper Assam. Mishmee 

 Mountains on the lower ranges. 



DESCR.f — Spadices about two feet long slightly curved, closely 

 imbricated with the scarious, striate, split spathes. Spikes stalked, 

 exserted ; stalks nearly as long as the spathes, also covered with 

 imbricating spathes, the uppermost of which resemble those of 

 the flowers, except in not producing any villi. The spikes them- 

 selves are two-half and three inches long, scarcely half an inch in 

 diameter, the bracteoe both of the apex and base appearing to be 

 empty. 



Bracteee rounded distinct, on the outer side of each flower a tuft 

 of hair. 



Flowers densely crowded, so that their disposition is not at first 

 apparent, the buds depressed at the apex. 



Calyx tripartite to about the middle, scarious, striate, segments 

 oblong, concave. Corolla (not seen expanded,) about the length of the 

 calyx, divided not quite to the middle, the segments oblong, concave. 



Stamina united to the petals, as high as the base of the segments. 



Filaments (free) obsolete. Anthers oblong. 



I have no information regarding the leaves, but the habit 

 was noted to be that of Z. edulis. 



This species in the character of the stalked spikes ap- 

 proaches to Z. Blumeana, Martius. Dr. Martius however 

 states, that his plant has the spadix alternately and distich- 

 ously branched, that the pedicels are from one to two inches 

 long, furnished at the base with a spathe. The flowers 



* Placed here provisionally. 



f The specimens consist of male spadices before the opening of the flowers, and 

 a spadix without flowers from the Mishmee Hills. This last has the spikes slen- 

 derer, often more exserted, and the villi more developed. 



