26 CLVi. PALMACE^ [Ltcuala. 
common. Singapore, Sepoy lines; Pulau Brani; Pulau Ubin. 
Johor, Pulau Tinggi. Malacca near town (Griffith). Pahang. 
Pekan. Perak, Mata Lumbu (Wray). Kedah, Alor Sta. Lan- 
kawi, Kwah (Curtis). Adang islands, Pulau Rawei. Kelantan, 
Chaning. Distrib. Andamans. 
(4) L. glabra Griff. Calc. Joiirn. Nat. Hist. v. 229; Palms of 
Brit. hid. 124, t. 233; Ridl. Mat. ii. 161. 
Stems stout, i to 5 ft. tall, 1-5 to 2 in. through. Leaves fan¬ 
shaped, 16 to 18, lobes linear cuiieate, rather deep, blunt toothed, 
•15 in. long; petioles rather slender, base thorny. Spadi.v over 
5 ft. long, very slender, lowest spathe 8 in. long, branches about 7, 
slender, 2 to 6 partite glabrous, lower ones 5 in. long to upper ones 
•I in. long. Flowers scattered distant on short bosses. Calyx 
urn-shaped, 3-toothed. Petals lanceolate. Drupe ellipsoid, *4 in. 
long. Hah. Mountain woods to about 3000 ft. altitude, local but 
abundant. Malacca, Mt. Ophir (Griffith and all collectors). Pahang, 
Tahan Woods. Selangor, Bukit Hitam (Kelsall); Bukit Kutu. 
Bindings, Lumut. Kelantan, Chaning. 
var. selangorensis Becc. Stem up to 10 ft. tall, slender; leaflets 
5 to 7, mid-ones much the widest, 2 in. across. Spadix branches 
of 5 spikes below. Selangor, Semangkok Pass (Ridley). 
(5) L. longepedunculata Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 41, 
p. 42 ; Mat. ii. 161. 
Stem 3 to 8 ft. tall, i to 1-5 in. through. Leaves 4 to 5 ft. wide, 
lobes 6 or more, linear-obcuneate, teeth broad blunt, 15 to 18 in. 
long, 3 in. wide at top; petioles slender, not thorny. Spadix 3 ft. 
long or more; peduncle broad flat, quite glabrous, 2 ft. long. 
Spikes 4 together, 3 in. long. Flowers scattered, *12 in. long; 
rachis moderately stout. Calyx urn-shaped, not lobed. Petals 
lanceolate. Hab. Perak, Gunong Batu Putih (Wray). 
(6) L. malayana Becc. Males, iii. 197; Ridl. Mat. ii. 161. 
Stems several, 6 to 7 ft. tall, nearly 2 in. through. Leaves 
nearly orbicular, lobes 14 to 26, linear-obcuneate, 15 in. long, 
I to 2 in. wide; petioles slender, thorny for the lower third. Spadix 
slender, 2 ft. long, branches single, fairly thick, 4 in. long. Rachis 
pubescent. Flowers scattered on short tubercles, bracts small 
ovate. Calyx cylindric, base intruded, teeth obscure, sometimes 
pubescent, splitting irregularly. Petals lanceolate. Fruit globose. 
Hah. Mountain forests, sometimes low down, up to 4000 ft. alti¬ 
tude. Pahang River, Chengei, etc. Perak, Bujong Malacca; 
Thaiping Hills; Goping (Kunstler); Salak (Scortechini). Kelantan, 
Sungei Keteh, Batu Papan (Foxworthy). 
(7) L. ferruginea Becc. in Hook. fil. F.B.l. vi. 432; Ridl. 
Mat. ii. 162. 
Stem very short or o. Leaves about 10; leaflets 10 to 13, 
apex with blunt teeth, central leaflet much the biggest, 3 ft. long, 
I to 9 ill. wide, deep green; petioles over 3 ft. long, thoniy at base. 
