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which he made his illustrations. Evidence is now 
accumulating to show that he did not consist- 
ently illustrate the types, but rather that he used 
the best specimen at hand when making the 
drawing. Having seen and illustrated the type 
number of P. joborensis, it is evident to the 
writer that Martelli’s figures on his plate 32, 
published 10 years after he published the spe- 
cies, were drawn from another specimen, not 
the holotype. This other specimen seems to be 
like those here described as the new species 
P. inundatus. 
The new epithet is the Latin participle inun- 
datus, flooded, given in reference to the habitat 
of the species. 
Pandanus kedahensis sp. nov. (sect. Rykia ) 
Fig. 167 
DIAGNOSIS HOLOTYPI: Planta cum "foliis 
grandibus,” pedunculo 22 cm vel plus longo 12 
mm diametro trigono folioso-bracteato, bracteis 
47-70 cm longis 4. 5-4.6 cm latis coriaceis 
1-costatis 2-plicatis in sectione mediali cum 43 
nervis parallelis secundariis in quoque latere eis 
supra evidentibus et infra prominentibus, nervis 
tertialis prominentibus et reticulum cum sec- 
tionibus oblongis formantibus lamina ligulata ad 
basem spathacea sed ex 14 cm marginibus et 
midnervo infra cum aculeis 0.5-1 mm longis 
1-4 mm separatis subulatis adscendentibus api- 
cibus brunneis, in sectione mediali marginibus 
cum aculeis 2-3 mm longis 2-10 mm separatis 
arcuatis subulatis adscendentibus adpressis semi- 
sombratis in margine undulato, midnervo infra 
angusto salienti cum aculeis 1 mm longis 1-4 
cm separatis arcuatis subulatis adscendentibus, 
in apice caudato marginibus et midnervo infra 
cum subulato-serrulis 0.5-0.8 mm longis 1-2 
mm separatis, syncarpio 12.5 cm longo 11 cm 
diametro late ovoideo cum circa 544 drupis eis 
4.2-4.4 cm longis 8-13 mm latis 7-12 mm 
crassis anguste oblanceoloideis 5-6-angulatis 
parte 2 A supera libera corpore 3.8-4 cm longo, 
pileo 13-14 mm longo pyramidali-ovoideo 5-6- 
angulato laevi plerumque ex apice styli planato 
proxime inclinato truncate, stylo 4-5 mm longo 
oblongo osseoso brunneo lucido bifurcato lobis 
plerumque divergentibus, stigmate 2-3 mm 
longo proximo late ovato bifido brunneo papil- 
loso paene in apicibus extento, endocarpio in 
parte 2 A infera obscure brunneo osseoso cum 
projectione angusto pyramidali apical i lateribus 
2-3 mm crassis intra rugosis lucidisque, semine 
15-16 mm longo 2 mm diametro, mesocarpio 
apicali cavernoso et cum membranis albis, meso- 
carpio basali fibroso et carnoso. 
DIAGNOSIS OF HOLOTYPE: Stature not re- 
corded; "large leaved”; peduncle more than 22 
cm long, 12 mm in diameter, 3 -sided, leafy 
bracted, these bracteal leaves 47-70 cm long, 
4. 5-4.6 cm wide, coriaceous, 1 -ribbed, 2 -pleated, 
at midsection with 43 parallel secondary nerves 
in each half, these visible above, prominent be- 
low, the tertiary cross veins conspicuous, at right 
angles, forming meshes mostly oblong, the blade 
ligulate, towards the base spathaceous enlarged; 
at 14 cm above the base the margins and midrib 
below with prickles 0.5-1 mm long, 1-4 mm 
apart, subulate, ascending, brown-tipped; at mid- 
section the margins undulate and with partly 
countersunk prickles 2-3 mm long, 2-10 mm 
apart, arcuate subulate, flat appressed, ascend- 
ing, brown-tipped; midrib below narrow, salient, 
with prickles 1 mm long, 1-4 cm apart, arcuate 
subulate, ascending; the caudate apex having the 
margins and midrib below with subulate tipped 
serrulations 0. 5-0.8 mm long, 1-2 mm apart; 
syncarp 12.5 cm long, 1 1 cm in diameter, broadly 
ovoid, bearing about 544 drupes, these 4.2-4.4 
cm long, 8-13 mm wide, 7-12 mm thick, nar- 
rowly oblanceoloid, 5-6-angled, upper 2 A free, 
the body 3.8-4 cm long; pileus 13-14 mm long, 
pyramidal-ovoid, 5-6-angled, smooth, mostly 
truncate by the flattened upper side of the 
sharply proximally bent style, this 4-5 mm long, 
oblong, bony, brown, shining, bifurcate, the 
lobes mostly diverging; stigma 2-3 mm long, 
proximal, broad ovate, bifid, brown, papillose, 
extending almost to the apices; endocarp in 
lower 2 A, dark brown, bony, with a narrow 
pyramidal apical extension, the lateral walls 2-3 
mm thick, in inner surface rugose, shining; seed 
15-16 mm long, 2 mm in diameter; apical meso- 
carp one large cavern with white membranes; 
basal mesocarp fibrous and fleshy. 
HOLOTYPUS: Malaya, Kedah, Kedah Peak, in 
low forest, not far from summit, 3,500 ft. alt., 
1 April 1925, R. E. Holttum 14,858 (sing). 
DISCUSSION: P. kedahensis is a member of 
the section Rykia, as is its closest relative, the 
