100 The Palms of British East India, 



49. (4) P. Himalayana, (n. sp.) pinnis lineari-lanceolatis 

 (long. 1| pedalibus lat. If uncialibus) 5-veniis, spathis 

 cuneato-oblongis apicem versus late obcuneatis, floribus 

 masculis setis tribus suffultis, calycis ultra medium tripartiti 

 cupuliformis laciniis glabris in setam desinentibus. 



Hab. — Sub-Himalayan ranges about Darjeling ; Collec- 

 tors sent from the Saharunpore Garden. 



Descr.* — Pinniferous part of the petiole armed below with stout 

 hooked prickles, confluent at the base, these are continued increased 

 in number into the flagellus. Pinna alternate, linear-lanceolate, 

 very acuminate, 18 inches long, lj broad, with 5 veins prominent 

 on the upper surface, margins with short sub-appressed spinescent 

 teeth ; from the great degree of conduplication of the base the pinnae 

 may almost be said to be petioled. 



Branches of the spadix about two feet long, covered with rust- 

 coloured tomentum. Spathes almost stem-clasping, conduplicate, 

 coriaceo-scarious, apex decidedly obcuneate in outline ; they exceed 

 in length by j the inter- spathal spaces. Spikes solitary, about ^ as 

 long as the spathes, angular, flexuose, densely rusty- fomentose. 



Flowers suffulted by three narrow bristle-pointed scarious bractes, 

 sub -distichous. Calyx cup-shaped with three short rounded teeth 

 ending in bristles. Corolla oblong and oblique, 4-5 times longer 

 than the calyx ; petals hard. Stamina 6, united at the base into a 

 short cup ; filaments stoutish, subulate ; anthers large, linear-ob- 

 long, obtusely sagittate. No rudiment of a female ? 



This may be the male of the preceding, but the appear- 

 ance of the spathes, which are generally much the same in 

 both sexes, and their shape, which is cuneate-oblong with 

 straight edges in the oblong parts, and concave edges in 

 the obcuneate part has induced me to attempt to charac- 

 terise it as distinct. I may also remark that the plants of 



* Specimens consist of a portion of a leaf and male spadix. 



