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BECCARI. 
arete vaginantibus, in ore truncatis, parce spinulosis vel inermibus; in- 
florescentiis partialibus paueis (2 vel 3) ad faucem spatharum insertis, 
brevibus (6-8 cm longis) ; spathis secundariis breviusculis, infundibuli- 
formibus, laxe vaginantibus; spicis brevibus, utrinque 5 vel 6, distiche 
alternis, vix curvulis (non scorpioideis), regulariter bifarie floriferis, 
basi'laribus 3 cm longis. Involucropliorum discoideum pedicello brevi 
crasso elevatum. Involucrum involucrophoro subconforme et vix supe- 
rans. Perianthium fructiferum brevissime pedicelliforme. Fructus 
parvi, globosi, rostro subcylindrico gracili terminati; squamis per orthos- 
ticlias 16-18 ordinatis, late rhombeis, subplanis, opacis, in medio vix 
sulcatis, apice obtusis. Semen globosum, superficie aequabili, fovea chala- 
zae angusta, centrali, circulari, profunda; albumine aequabili; embryone 
basilari. 
Babuyanes, Camiguin Island, Bur. Sci. 4075 Fenix, July, 1907 : Batanes, Batan 
Island, Bur. Sci. 3817 F&nix, June, 1907. The fruit is said to be white and 
edible. N. v., Tebdas. 
This species seems to be related to Calamus cumingianus, but the leaflets are 
not in groups and the pistillate spadix is simple, not ultra-decompound. 
Calamus siphonospathus Mart., var. batanensis Becc. var. nov. 
Caudicis vaginae spiculis pallidis gracilibus armatae ; frondium petiolus 
supra planus et aculeis brevibus armatus, subtus inermis; segmenta 
aequidistantia, costulis 3-5, supra setosis, subtus saepius omnino levibus, 
armata; spathae modice inflatae, omnino inermes; inflorescentiae par- 
tiales parvae, spicis paueis, basilaribus tantum vix ramosis; fructus an- 
guste elliptici, 10-11 mm longi, 5 mm crassi, squamarum orthostic-hae 
14 vel 15. 
Batanes, Batan Island, Bur. Sci. 3611 Fenix, May— June, 1907, with immature 
fruit. 
This is apparently a local form of Calamus siphonospathus Mart., approaching 
also C. dimorphacanthus. It differs from the type of the former in its regularly 
set leaflets, its more elongated spadix which is not very ventricose, its smooth 
spathes, and in its small, slightly branched, partial-inflorescences. In fruit it 
resembles C. dimorphacanthus, but the leaf-rachis is armed with very small 
“uniform” prickles on the upper surface only. 
Calamus mollis Blanco. 
Babuyanes, Camiguin Island, Bur. Sci. 4032 Fenix. 
DAEMONOROPS Blume. 
Daemonorops Gaudichaudii Mart. 
Babuyanes, Camiguin Island, Bur. Sci. 4066 Fenix. 
