368 CLV. FLAGELLARIACE^. [Flagellaria. 
(i) F. indica Linn. Sp. PI. 333; Ridl. Mat. ii. 130. 
Stems woody, slender, -25 in. through, very long. Leaves 6 to 
10 in. long, -12 to -5 in. wide. Panicles 2 to 3 in. or more long, 
much branched. Flowers clustered, white, sessile. Sepals orbi¬ 
cular. Petals oblong blunt. Styles 3, thick and long. Drupe 
globose, -25 in. through, pink, thinly pulpy. Seed one, black. 
Hab . Seashores. Common. Singapore, Kranji; Bajau. Johor, 
Tanah Merah. Pahang, 
Pekan. Malacca, Sungei 
Rambai (Derry). Selan¬ 
gor, Jugra (Foxworthy). 
Province Wellesley. 
Krian (Borges). Lan- 
kawi, Dayong Bunting 
(Robinson). 
var. minor Bl. Roem 
and Schultes Syst. vi. 1493. 
Stems short, very slender. 
Leaves 3 to 4 in. long, 
•12 in. wide. Panicle 1 to 
3 in. long. Hab. Sandy 
spots by tidal rivers. 
Common. Singapore 
(Wallich F. angustifolia). 
Changi. Malacca, Bukit 
Sabukor (Derry); Perak 
(Kunstler); Pulau Sem- 
bilan, Pulau Rumpia 
(Kloss). Penang (Wal¬ 
lich). Patani (Gwynne 
Vaughan). Distrib. Tro- 
Fig. 209. — Joinvillea malayana. pical Africa, Asia and 
Australia. Native names: 
Rotan Bini; Rotan Tikus. Use: For basket-making. 
2 . JOINVILLEA, Gaud. 
Reed-like erect hollow-stemmed plants. Leaves stiff lanceolate 
or linear acuminate. Panicles lax pubescent, large. Flowers 
scattered, small. Sepals chartaceous. Petals as long. Stamens 
6, or 1 aborted. Ovary conic. Style simple; stigmas 3, linear. 
Berry very small succulent, 2- or 3-seeded. Species 4, Polynesia 
and Malay isles. 
(1) J. malayana Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 44, p. 199; 
Mat. ii. 131. 
Stems numerous, 6 to 8 ft. tall, -25 in. through. Leaves cori¬ 
aceous plicate, linear acuminate, 18 to 24 in. long, 2 in. wide. 
