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slightly produced tip, and scarious erosely toothed margins. Seed small, 
globose (not quite mature). 
Balete, Baco River, Mindoro, No. 309 R. C. McGregor, April, 1905. 
A. very near ally of C. Moseleyanus Becc., from which it differs in its larger 
dimensions, in the larger and more diffuse spadix with much longer spikelets and 
especially in the smaller fruit with more numerous scales, these being arranged 
in 18-20 longitudinal series. 
Calamus Reyesianus Becc. n. sp. 
Scandens mediocris. Spadix foemineus diffuse paniculatus (non cirri- 
fer), spathis primariis elongato-infundibuliformibus, superne spinis 
reetis horizontalibus parvis dense armatis; spathis secundariis spinulis 
paucis quoque praeditis ; spicis foemineis erecto-patentibus, 3-5.5 cm. 
longis, utrinque bifarie 7— 12-floris, ad faucem earum spatharum insertis. 
Perianthium fructiferum latissime obconicum et subexplanatum. Frue- 
tus spbaericus, 15 mm. diam. brevissime abrupteque rostratus, squamis 
per orthosticbas 18 ordinatis, stramineo-rubellis, linea intramarginali 
augustissima saturatiore notatis, in dorso convexiusculis et longitudi- 
naliter profunde sulcatis, margine scarioso minute erosulo-denticulato, 
apice triangulari obtusiusculo. Semen globosum, 10-11 mm. diam., 
ruminatum. 7 
Apparently seandent and of moderate size. Female spadix (non 
cirriferous) diffusely paniculate, terminating in a small tail-like flattened 
appendage, this a few centimeters in length and spinous at its apex ; 
primary spathes very closely sheathing, thinly coriaceous, elongate- 
infundibuliform, densely armed in their upper part with small straight 
horizontal spines, flat on the axial side, obliquely truncate and entire 
at the mouth, where they are produced at one side into an elongate 
triangular point, this keeled on its back. Partial inflorescences (those 
of the upper part of the spadix) spreading, 18-20 cm. long, with 
5-6 spikelets on each side; secondary spathes narrowly infundibular 
with a few horizontal straight spines on their back at the summit, 
obliquely truncate, entire and fringed with deciduous paleolse at their 
mouths and produced at one side into a triangular acute point; spikelets 
erecto-patent, inserted just above the mouth of their respective spathes, 
3-5.5 cm. in length with 7-12 distichously arranged flowers on each 
side; spathes shallowly obliquely infundibular, shortly apieulate at 
one side, their margins entire and fringed with deciduous paleolse; 
involuerophorum concave, very shallow, immersed in its spathel, produced 
externally into a triangular point, which subtends the neuter flower; 
involucre shallowly and asymmetrically cupular, bidentate and lunately 
excavate on the side of the neuter flower, of which the areola is com- 
paratively large, lunate and sharply bordered. Fruiting perianth not 
7 This species comes near G. palustris Griff; and belongs, with the preceding, 
to the Group XV of my monograph. 
