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the corol. Anthers incumbent. Pistillum none, a small 3-lobed 

 gland occupies its place." Roxburgh. 



I have no personal knowledge of this species : it appears 

 to be allied to the succeeding, from which it differs by its 

 fasciculate lanceolate pinnae. 



28. (18) C. palustriSy* (n. sp.)aculeis petioli (pinniferi) faciei 

 inferae uncinatis, pinnis remote fasciculatis lineari-lanceo- 

 latis (long, pedalibus lat. If uncialibus) supra carinis 5 

 quarum centrali parce setosa, spadice decomposito parce 

 aculeato, ramis attenuatis filiforrnibus, spathis primariis 

 aculeis rectis inequalibus secondariis fere inermibus, spicis 

 scorpioideis distantibus, corolla calycem triplo excedente. 



Hab. — In watery places, Pular, Province Mergui, Te- 

 nasserim coast. Gathered in October 1834. 



Descr.t — Dioicous, 6-7 feet high. 



Petiole trigonal, under nearly flat face armed with solitary broad 

 claw-shaped aculei which are ternate towards the apex and in the 

 flagellus. Pinna distantly fasciculate, with or without solitary ones 

 interspersed, linear-lanceolate with a tendency to be spathulate, 



* I append to this section the two following species of Roxburgh, which may 

 perhaps hereafter be identified by their vernacular names. 



C. extensus. R. 



Scandent. Leaves flagelliferous ; leaflets alternate, remote, equi-distant, nar- 

 row-lanceolar. Spines in belts, slender. Berries spherical. 



Deu-gullar the vernacular name in Silhet, where it is indigenous, and is of 

 great extent, say two to three hundred yards ; when cleaned toward the base, it is 

 not thicker than a man's fore finger, but as thick as the wrist towards the apex. 

 The length of the joint is from six to twelve inches. Fl. Ind. 3. p. 777. 



C. quinquenervius. R. 



Scandent. Leaves flagelliferous ; leaflets few, remote, equi-distant, lanceolar, 

 five-nerved. Spines distinct, few, short and strong ; spadix decompound. 



Hurnur-gullar the vernacular name in Silhet, where this species is found, run- 

 ning over trees, to a great extent, ; the ratan when cleaned is about as thick as a 

 man's finger throughout, and the joints from six to eight inches long. Fl. Ind. 

 loc, cit. 



f Specimens ; apex of a leaf, and also of a male spadix. 



