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‘base, very long acuminate at the tip with 10 to 12 prominent nerves 
1 foot long, 3 in. wide, the top pair very unequal. Spadix 9 in. 
Jong; branches slender in pairs on short .2 in. peduncles below, 
solitary above. Male flowers .18 in. long. ‘Sepals very small, 
round. Petals lanceolate acute. Stamens 3, filaments connate at 
the base. Female flowers one on each branch or only on the middle 
branches. Sepals ovate acute. Petals broad oblong blunt .4 in. 
eine. Wewbny I iil, Some, os) tani, wonromela, wantin, silos) ORI 
Hab. Mountain forests, Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tangga at 
2,400 feet alt., Ridley. 
This is distinguished from Areca pumila Bl. by its smaller 
size, more slender stem, and broad sigmoid leaflets, resembling 
those of Pinanga canina. 
Pinanga glaucescens Ridley, n. sp. 
A dwarf palm. Leaves 3 feet or more long, lobes very broad, 
oblong-lanceolate, long-acuminate with 6 to 12 prominent nerves, 
glaucous beneath 14 in. long, 3.5 in. wide, terminal pair connate 
at base for 6 inches, separate at top for 7 inches, with numerous 
terminal teeth, midrib spotted brown, voune leaves maculate with 
(darker spots. Spadix erect with two or three branches, stout 
peduncle 1.5 in. long: branches + in. long. Flowers spirally ar- 
ranged. Sepals in female round, short. Fruit black on a red 
spadix ellipsoid, .5 in. long: ‘Stigmas short sessile. Seed ellip- 
soid .4 in. long sparsely ruminate. 
Hab. Mountain forests Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tangga at 
2,400 feet alt., Ridley. 
This species is near P. Scortechuui; but it is a shorter palm 
with much broader lobes,to the leaves. 
PANDANACEAE. 
Pandanus pilaris Ridley, n. sp. 
Short bushy plant. Leaves dark green 8 feet long, 1 in. wide, 
‘3-nerved linear acuminate with numerous very small thorns on the 
edges and 3 nerves in the upper part. Peduneles stout 8 in. long, 
obscurely 3-angled at the top with a broad lanceolate bract over 6 
in. long. Male unknown. Female head globose, 4 in. through. 
Ovaries cylindric angled, nearly 1 in. long, .18 in. through slightly 
curved, acute. Stigma linear on the underside running to the tip. 
Hab. Mountain forests 2,000 feet alt., Negri Sembilan, Bukit 
‘Tangga, Ridley. 
i. A. Soc., No. 86 1922. 
