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Herb, Amboin. I p. 4-5. t. 10 describes and figures 

 '" Lontarus domesticus " which is certainly the same plant, 

 and Loureiro's B.flabelliformis is the same. The latter au- 

 thor describes also a B. tunicata from the Decan and Gu- 

 zerat, which has unarmed petioles and is referred by Wend- 

 land to Pholidecarpus. But the description does not fit 

 the new Borassus and no Pholidocarpus is known from 

 that region and what Loureiro intended is quite obscure. 



Cypehace^:. 

 Mapania longispica, n. sp. 



A large tufted plant. Leaves linear gradually acumi- 

 nate 5 feet long 1 inch wide, margins with close pale 

 thorns. Scape stout over a foot tall with a head of 4 to 

 8 cylindric spikes. Bracts ovate acute ribbed § inch 

 long. Spikes 1^ inch long ^ inch through cylindric. 

 Bracteoles ovate obtuse ribbed down the back. Squamel- 

 lse | inch long fringed. Style trifid slender, nut trigono- 

 globose, endocarp hard black, ectocarp separable green. 



Perak, Larut Hills, above the Tea Gardens (Ridley 

 11424) on banks in the forest. 



This plant is allied to M. kurzii Clarke which occurs 

 in the same district. It differs in its large cylindric 

 spikes and stouter scape. 



31. valida, n. sp. 



Rhizome stout woody § inch thick. Leaves numerous 

 linear acuminate 2-^ feet long f inch wide edges roughly 

 thorny point very long and slender,, bases of leaves shin- 

 ing dark brown. Scapes stout 4 \ inches long with 

 numerous sheaths at the base. Heads of 3 or 4 spikes 

 oblong conic over \ inch long bracts ovate ribbed \ inch 

 long. Bracteoles ovate dark brown ribbed. Squamellue 

 linear margins ciliate. Style trifid, Nut pear-shaped 

 with a ridge on one side pale brown very small. 



Singapore Bukit Timah and Changi (Ridley 1714, 5998). 

 In forests. 



R. A. Soc.,No.'44, 1905 



