8 CLVi, PALMACE^ [Piftanga, 
(7) P. limosa Ridl. Journ. Roy. /Is. Soc. S. Br. 44, p. 201 • 
Mat. ii. 140. 
Dwarf single-stemmed palm, 2 ft. tall, stem *25 in. through. 
Leaves entire obcuneate, deeply bifid at top or with about 5 lobes, 
pale green, 12 in. long, 6 in. across. Spadix simple, deflexed, or 
with 3 branches, slender, 2 in. long. Flow^ers distichous, 28. Female 
flowers, sepals and petals orbicular. Fruit -25 in. long, wLite, 
sub-acute, testa fibrous. Hah. In muddy spots in dense forests in 
the south. Singapore, Selitar; Bukit Timah. Johor, Sungei 
Tebrau; Gunong Pulai; Kluang road to Mersing (Holttum). 
(8) P. acaulis Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 44, p. 202; 
Mat. ii. 140. 
Stem hardly 4 in. tall, solitary, covered with fibrous leaf bases. 
Leaves entire, cuneate, bifid, 15 in. long, 6 in. wide, or pinnate 
with 3 pairs of oblong acuminate leaflets, glaucescent beneath. 
Spathes oblong acute, strongly keeled, 1-5 in. long, 75 in. wide. 
Spadix simple, 2 in. long, densely covered with males. Males 
•25 in. long, white. Sepals acute. Petals ovate-triangular. Stamens 
8 or 12. Female flowers rose-pink, distichous. Rachis crimson 
in fruit, 6 in. long. Drupe narrow cylindric, 75 in. long, black. 
Hah. In forests. Rare. Perak, Kamuning Woods, Sungei Siput 
(Machado), 
One of the smallest of palms, 
(9) P. subruminata Becc. Males, iii. 174; Ridl. Mat. ii. 140. 
Stems about 2 ft. tall, erect, -35 in. through. Leaves narrow 
cuneate, bifid, truncate at tip, light green, i ft. long, 4 in. wide; 
nerves prominent; petiole 2 in. long; sheaths 2 in. long. Spathe 
lanceolate-oblong, 1-5 in. long, 3-angled. Spike i, deflexed, 4 in. 
long, slender. Flowers distichous or spiral. Males -25 in. long. 
Sepals deltoid, acuminate. Petals narrow-linear. Stamens 12. 
Drupe *5 in. long, elliptic, beaked, red. Hah. Common in woods 
up to 2000 ft. altitude. Singapore, Kranji. Johor, Bukit Tanah 
Abang (Kelsall); Serom; Batu Pahat. Pahang, Rumpin River; 
Tahan River. Muar, Sungei Pauh (Fox). Perak, Briah, Larut and 
Tapah (Wray). Penang (Kiinstler). Kelantan, Chaning (Ridley). 
The Muar plant has leaves 16 in. long and spathe 2 in. long; inflorescence 
of 3 stout branches; flowers partly distichous, partly spiral. 
(10) P. subintegra Ridl. Mat. ii. 141. 
Stem slender, 2 to 4 ft. tall. Leaves obcuneate, deeply bifid, 
8 in. long, 2*5 in. wide, base shortly narrow^ed; nerves prominent, 
15 pairs; midrib and slender petioles 2 in. long, scurfy. Spadix 
simple, deflexed, 2-5 in. long, slender. Flowers distichous, sunk in 
oblong depressions in rachis with a short acute bract. Sepals 
oblong-orbicular, glabrous. Fruit elliptic (cylindric acuminate W'hen 
dry), base narrow^ 75 in. long, -12 in. through, bright red. Hah. 
Mountain forest, Pahang, Telom. Perak^ Bujong Malacca; Gunong 
