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relative is P. Sarasinorum Warb. of the Celebes 
and Minhassa, a species having the syncarps 3.5 
cm in diameter, racemose; drupes 12-14 mm 
long, 2 mm in diameter; style 4 mm long; and 
the leaf spines becoming black. In contrast, P. 
magnifibrosus has the syncarps 11.3 cm in di- 
ameter, solitary; drupes 27-30 mm long, 3-4 
mm in diameter; style 5-6 mm long; and the 
leaf spines yellowish. 
The new epithet is from the Latin, magnus, 
large, fibrosus, with fibers, in allusion to the very 
large, longitudinal fibers in the drupes. 
Pandanus obconicus sp. nov. (sect. Rykia ) 
Fig. 199 
DIAGNOSIS HOLOTYPI: Planta acaulescens, fo- 
liis 96 cm longis in media 3.6 cm latis proxima 
basem 2.7 cm latis coriaceis late sulcatis 2- 
plicatis in sectione mediali AA-formatis et cum 
37-39 nervis secundariis parallelis in quoque 
dimidio nervis tertiis ad basem et ad apicem 
conspicuis et reticulos breviter oblongos for- 
mantibus laminis gladiformatis et in apice 8-12 
cm longo trigono subulato eo 10 cm ex apice 3 
mm lato basi amplexicauli et inermi sed ex 5-13 
cm marginibus cum aculeis 2.5-5 mm longis 
7 - 15 mm separatis crassiter arcuatis subulatis 
stramineis adscendentibus, midnervo infra ex 
8- 15 cm cum aculeis 5-6 mm longis 12-25 mm 
separatis subulatis subcurvatis valde reflexis in 
sectione mediali marginibus cum aculeis 2-3 
mm longis 6-9 mm separatis crasse subulatis 
adpresse adscendentibus, midnervo infra cum 
aculeis 3-4 mm longis remotis subulatis arcuatis 
basi incrassati reflexis vel adscendentibus, in 
apice subulato marginibus cum serris 0.5-1 mm 
longis 2-4 mm separatis, midnervo infra cum 
aculeis simulantibus 4-6 mm separatis, infructe- 
scentia terminali erecta cum syncarpio unico, 
pedunculo 17 cm longo 1 cm diametro trigono 
folioso-bracteato, bracteis superis 9-10 cm longis 
4 cm latis minute serrulatis dentibus 0.2 mm 
longis, syncarpio 7.5 cm longo 4.5 cm diametro 
ellipsoideo cum circa 496 drupis eis 16-19 mm 
longis 7-9 mm latis 4-7 mm crassis eis termi- 
nalibus majoribus crassiter cuneiformatis com- 
pressis 5-7-angulatis parte Ve supera libera 
corpore 14-17 mm longo lateribus planis, pileo 
3-4 mm alto basi depresse obtuso 5-7-anguloso 
minute papilloso, stylo 2-3 mm longo osseoso 
brunneo lucido compresso proxime curvato 
(vel V 5 -V 2 ) bifido lobis plerumque divergen- 
tibus, stigmatibus 1.5-2 mm longis apicalibus 
vel in parte proximalibus brunneis papillosis, 
endocarpio infra mediali osseoso pallide brun- 
neo lateribus 0.6-0.7 mm crassis intra obscure 
brunneis lucidis apice cum acumine fragili, se- 
mine 7 mm longo anguste obconico, mesocarpio 
apicali grandi cavernoso cum membranis medul- 
losis albis, mesocarpio basali fibroso et carnoso. 
DIAGNOSIS OF HOLOTYPE: Plant acaulescent; 
leaves 96 cm long, 3.6 cm wide at the middle, 
2.7 cm wide near the base, coriaceous, broadly 
furrowed above the midrib, 2 -pleated, in section 
AA-shaped, at midsection with 37-39 parallel 
secondary veins in each half, the tertiary cross 
veins marked near the base and the tip, forming 
short oblongs, and from these the outer third of 
the blade has a reticulate appearance, the blade 
sword-shaped, narrowed to an 8-12 cm trigonous 
subulate apex which 10 cm down is 3 mm wide, 
the base amplexicaul, unarmed, but beginning 
at 5-13 cm the margins with prickles 2.5-5 mm 
long, 7-15 mm apart, stout arcuate subulate, as- 
cending, stramineous; the midrib below begin- 
ning at 8-15 cm with prickles 5-6 mm long, 
12-25 mm apart, subulate, slightly curved, 
sharply reflexed; at the midsection the margins 
with prickles 2-3 mm long, 6-9 mm apart, stout 
subulate, appressed ascending; the midrib below 
with remote prickles 3-4 mm long, subulate, 
arcuate, with an incrassate base, reflexed or as- 
cending as here the change-over occurs; on the 
subulate apex the margins with serrations 0.5-1 
mm long, 2-4 mm apart; those of the midrib 
similar but 4-6 mm apart; infructescence termi- 
nal, erect, bearing one syncarp; penduncle 17 
cm long, 1 cm in diameter, trigonous, leafy 
bracted, the upper bracts 9-10 cm long, 4 cm 
wide, minutely serrulate, the teeth 0.2 mm long; 
syncarp 7.5 cm long, 4.5 cm in diameter, ellip- 
soid, bearing about 496 drupes, these 16-19 
mm long, 7-9 mm wide, 4-7 mm thick, the 
apical ones perceptibly the larger, thick cunei- 
form, compressed, 5-7-angled, upper Ve free, 
the body 14-17 mm long, the sides flat; pileus 
3-4 mm high, the base low obtuse, 5-7 -angled, 
minutely papillose; style 2-3 mm long, bony, 
brown, shining, flattened, curved proximally, 
bifid usually 2 A way, rarely ]/$ or V 2 way, the 
lobes usually divergent; stigma 1.5-2 mm long, 
