114 



RUMPHIUS'S HERBARIUM AMBOINENSE 



METROXYLON INERME Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. 3 (1838) 215. 

 Sagus laevis Blume Rumphia 2 (1836) 147. 

 Sagus laevis Rumph. Herb. Amb. 1: 76. 



Like the preceding this is probably only a form or variety 

 of the common sago palm. It has been referred by various 

 authors to Metroxylon laeve Mart., to Sagus spinosus Roxb., to 

 Metroxylon hermaphroditum Hassk., and to Metroxylon sagus 

 Rottb., besides the synonyms cited above. Native names cited 

 by Rumphius are lapia molat, sagu parampuan, and bulun. 



METROXYLON SYLVESTRE Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. 3 (1838) 215 

 (type!). 



Sagus genuina Giseke var. silvestris Giseke Prael. Ord. Nat. PI. (1792) 



94 (type!). 

 Sagus silvestris Rumph. Herb. Amb. 1: 75. 

 Amboina, Paso, Robinson PL Rumph. Amb. 27, October 29, 1913, locally 

 known as sagu ihur. 



The specimen has fairly long spines on its petioles, undoubtedly 

 represents Sagus silvestris Rumph., and hence Metroxylon 

 sylvestre Mart., but in all essential characters it appears to be 

 identical with Metroxylon sagu Rottb. 



PIGAFETTIA Beccari 



PIGAFETTIA FILIFERA (Giseke) comb. nov. 



Sagus filifera Giseke Prael. Ord. Nat. PI. (1792) 94 (type!). 

 Sagus filaris Blume Rumphia 2 (1836) 154 (type!). 

 Metroxylon filare Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. 3 (1838) 215 (type!). 

 Pigafettia filaris Becc. Malesia 1 (1877) 90, in obs. 

 Sagus filaris Rumph. Herb. Amb. 1: 84, t. 19. 



The species is still known only from the Rumphian description 

 and figure, which are the type of Pigafettia filifera and of all the 

 synonyms cited above. 



PIGAFETTIA ELATA (Reinw.) H. Wendl. in Kerch. Palm. (1878) 253. 

 Sagus elata Reinw. ex Blume Rumphia 2 (1836) 156, t. 128, f. 1. 

 Metroxylon elatum Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. 3 (1838) 216. 

 Wanga Rumph. Herb. Amb. 1 : 85. 



Wanga, a Celebesian palm, is very briefly described by 

 Rumphius. Pigafettia elata H. Wendl. seems to be the correct 

 disposition of it. 



ZALACCA Reinwardt 



ZALACCA EDULIS Reinw. ex Roem. & Schultes Syst. 7 2 (1830) 1334. 

 Salacca edulis Reinw. Syll. Ratisb. 2 (1828) 3. 

 Salakka edulis Reinw. ex Blume Cat. Gew. Buitenz. (1823) 112. 

 Calamus zalacca Gaertn. Fruct. 2 (1791) 267, t. 139. 



