The Palms of British East India. 101 



the Khasiya Hills are generally distinct from those of the 

 Himalayas. 



From P. elongata it differs essentially in the shape of the 

 spathes, in that of the calyx as well as in the smoothness 

 of its margins, and perhaps in the flowers being tribrac- 

 teolate. 



EUGEISSONA. 



Char. Gen. — Inflorescentia terminalis, paniculata. Flores 

 dioici, terminates, (solitarii.) Stamina indefinita. Ovarium 

 squamis obtectum. Fructus exsuccus, 1 — spermus. Albu- 

 men cartilagineo-corneum, sulcis sex exaratum. Embryo 

 basilaris. 



Hab. — Palma caespitosa, sub-acaulis. Folia pinnata ,* 

 vaginae, et petioli infra pinnas spinis plano-subulatis ar- 

 mati ; pinnae lineares, vena centrali cujusque paginae seti- 

 gera. Paniculae 4-6-pedales, erectae, aspectu triste brun- 

 nescentes, spathis arctis undique imbricatce. Spathae pri- 

 mariae dor so spinosce apice inflagellum rostrumve attenuates? 

 secundaria mutica secus carinam dorsalem parce spinosce ; ; 

 tertiaricB inermes. Flores bracteis pluribus arete imbrican- 

 tibus semi-immersi, maximi. Calyx membranaceo-chartaceus, 

 trifidus. Corolla tripetala, petalis sub-linearibus longis spino- 

 so-cuspidatis, floris foeminei infra medium carinam {stamina 

 abortiva) apice pennicillatam exhibentibus. Antherae lineares, 

 adnatce. Styli tres, intus stigmatosi. Ovula solitaria, ana- 

 tropa. Fructus ovatus, rostrato-mammillatus, ovi gallini 

 magnitudine, brunneus. Semen erectum exsuccum. 



50. (1) E. triste. 



Hab.— In forests on the Hills about Ching, Malacca, very 

 common. Common in Penang. Mr. Lewes. Malayan name, 

 Bert am. 



