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Seeds many, comparatively small : 
African 
Hilum of the seed deeply depressed, 
surrounded by prominent edges - 4. M. living. 
stontan a. 
Hilum of the seed, but Muy 
depressed - - 5. M. proboscidea. 
Indian : 
Flowers 10-15 in a row; bracts 
sub-orbicular, claret-brown - 6. M. superba. 
Flowers 7-8 in a row; — bracts 
ovate, dull lilac - 7. M. nepalensis. 
Sub-genus Eumusa, Baker. Stems cylindrical. Male flowers many 
to a bract. Fruit generally y edible, acti stoloniferous. 
Dwarf species, with short petio 
so ay es oss bracts por -— 
scent fru 3 
Bracts aho; fruit glab 
ery id many ‘upper flowers 
8. M. lasiocarpa. 
erile 9. M. Conon dtl 
Stem longer ; Bn all fer tile - "o M. 
Tall py with long petiole : 
mall, tricuspidate - - 11. M. glauca. 
Petal ovate, entire 
narrowed into a beak: 
"Fruit many, smaller  . - 12. M. acuminata. 
Fruit few, larger - - 13. M.corniculata. 
Fruit E narrowed into à E: 
rece erect or babet i: 
ot edible, ovoid - 14. M. Hiii. 
Fruit edible, oblong - 15. M. Fehi. 
Spike drooping : 
"ruit with a long distinet 
stipe - - - 16. M. Banksii. 
Fruit with a short distinct 
stipe  - - - - 17. M. Fitzalani. 
Fruit sessile, or sub-sessile : 
eaves firm in texture, 
yielding good fibre 18. M. textilis. 
e, 
r 
glaucous 19. M. discolor. 
Leaves, larger, green : 
Petal as lon 
as calyx - 20. M. Basjoo. 
Petal shorter than 
calyx : 
Rachis of spike 
pubescent : 
Braets brown 
outside- 21. M. malaccensis. 
Bracts yellow 
ovtside 22. M. flava. 
Rachis of spike 
glabrous 23, M. sapientum, 
