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FLORA OF THE SUNDRIBUNS. 
DisTRiB. — E. Himalaya; Assam; Chittagong. 
This isgiven as Calamus longipes by Heinig, who mentions other “rattans ” 
as associated with this and C. tenuis. Mo specimens of other species have 
been communicated, but, from Mr. Heinig’s remark, it is probable that others 
do occur : they should be looked for. 
300 , Cocos Linn. 
261. ^Cocos nucifera Linn. ; F. I. iii. 614; F. B. 1 . vi. 482. E. D. 
C 1520. 
Eastern Sundribuns, S. Backerganj, cultivated. 
Vernac. Narikel. 
A tall unbranched palm ; yields the coco-nut, also coir from the husk of the 
nut ; the wood, known as Porcupine wood, is durable. 
DiSTRiB. — Cosmopolitan on tropical coasts. 
Borassus flabellifer Linn.^ the Tari Gach, a tall dioecious palm with fan- 
shaped leaves, is cultivated in the Bengal plain just north of the Sundribuns and 
may occur in the Eastern Sundribuns (S. Backerganj). 
LXVII.— PAlVDAl^EJE. 
301 . Pandaiius Linn. f. 
Carpels not united in groups ; stamens free . . fcetidus. 
Carpels united in groups ; stamens connate . . fascicularis. 
262. Pandaiius fcetidus Roxb.; F, I. iii. 742; F. B. I. vi. 483. 
Northern forests, Heinig. 
Vernac* Kotki Kant a. 
A shrubby screw-pine ; properties insignificant. 
Distrib.— Assam ; Burma ; Chittagong. 
This is given in Heinig’s list, but no specimens have been received ; the 
record needs confirmation. This species is occasionally planted as a hedge and 
it may belong to the category of plants to which Bouea^ Cassia Fistula^ 
Diospyros Embryopteris^ ^glSi Cratceva, etc., belong. 
263. Paiidauiis fascicularis Lamk. ; F. B. 1 . vi. 485. P. odoratissu 
mus F. I. iii. 738. E. D. p 26. 
Very general and often very abundant. 
Vernac. Kewa Kant a. 
A shrubby screw-pine, occasionally 1015 feet high, usually much smaller. 
Leaves used for thatching ; flowers eaten with pan ; oil distilled and employed to 
mitigate the odour of castor oil. 
Distrib. — India; Indo-China; Malaya; S. China; Polynesia. 
LXVIII.-TYPHACEE. 
303 . Typlia Linn. 
Leaves usually more than an inch wide, trigonous above the sheath • 
elephantina% 
