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teeth, the wpper part finely and rather closely toothed on. the lower 
surface, the 2 lateral nerves finely toothed on the upper surface near 
the apex, the margins with distant, stout, spreading teeth in the 
lower part, rather. finely and closely toothed in the upper part- 
Synearps erect, terminal, globose, about 10 cm. in diameter, their 
peduncles about 8 mm. in diameter, obscurely angled, brown, 10 to 
15 cm. long.- Drupes very numerous, crow ded, iE celled, including 
the stylar “and stigmatic portions + cm. long, the lower MOTI, 
entirely united, ne individual drupes about 5 cm. in diameter, 
narrowed below, the pericarp rather thin, the seeds about 1 cm. 
long, the empty portion above the seeds about + mm.in length; free 
portions lanceolate, often somewhat curved, brown, prominently 
5-keeled, acuminate, + to 5 mm. in diameter, narrowed upward to 
the spiniform, somewhat curved stigma, the free portions equalling 
. the drupes proper in length. 
British North Borneo, Batu Lima, near Sandakan, Ramos 
1541. In forests along small streams at low altitudes. A species 
strongly characterized by bemg practically acaulescent and un- 
branched, as well as by its greatly elongated, thickly coriaceous 
leaves and its solitary, erect, globose synearps. ‘The free, lanceolate, 
acuminate, somewhat curved, prominently 5-carinate portions equal 
the drupe proper in length, the drupes being wholly united. It 
apparently belongs in the group with Pandanus danckelmannianus 
K. Schum. of New Guinea. 
GRAMINEAE. 
Themeda Forskal. 
Themeda frondosa (R. Br.) Mlerr. Interpret. Herb. Amb. (1917 
89. 
Anthistiria pean dose 1X, Joye. “Ieimorbe, (ikenl0))) 2X00). 
Themeda arguens sede in. DC. Monong. Phan. 6 (1889) 657, 
non Stipa arguens Linn. 
British North Borneo, Sandakan, Ramos 1868. In open places 
at low altitudes. Malay Peninsula and Archipelago to tropical 
Australia. Themeda arguens Hack. is properly the name for the 
species currently known as T. ciliata Hack. of India. : 
Panicum Linnaeus. 
Panicum carinatum Presl, Rel. Haenk. 1 (1830) 309. 
British North Borneo, Sandakan, Yates 8, Ramos 1305. In 
thickets at low altitudes. Throughout the Philippines, perhaps 
occuring in some other parts of Malaya; not always clearly dis- 
tinguishable from Panicum patens Linn. 
R. A. Soc., No. 85, 1922. 
