CLVI. PALMACE^. 
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Dmemonorops.l 
D. iMBELLis Becc. Rec. Bot. Siirv. Ind. ii. 220; Ann. Bot. Card. Calc, 
l.c. p. 80, pi. 26. Leaves not flagelliferous; rachis unarmed; 
leaflets narrow ensiform, 14 to 16 in. long, *5 in. wide, bristly- 
on nerves and midrib beneath. Fruit-spadix lax, branched; 
peduncle 3 in. long, scales cinnamon-colour edged fuscous. 
Seed globose, nirninate-pitted, Hab. Perak (Scortechini). 
I have .seen no specimen of this plant, and the photograph and description 
are too poor to identify it by. I am not at all sure it is one of the Cyrnhospaihce. 
§ 2. Piptospathcc, 
(13) D. micracanthus Becc. in Hook, fil, F.B.I. vi. 467; Ajui. 
Bot. Gard. Calc. l.c. no, pi. 43; Ridl. Mat. ii. 180. Calamus 
micracanthus Griff. Palms of Brit. Ind. 92. 
Tall slender rattan, stem unarmed with short low transverse 
ridges, 50 ft. long, *5 in. through. Leaves 4 ft. long or more; 
petioles 6 to 10 in. long, with distant very small thorns on ridge; 
leaflets i ft. long, *5 in. wide, linear acuminate, bristles few except 
at tip. Spathes linear-oblong, outer one armed with transverse 
crests of flat grey spines, -25 in. long. Spadix under 6 in. long; 
peduncle 3 in. long, lower half armed with short conic spines. 
Calyx saucer-shaped, nearly flat. Petals lanceolate, four times as 
long. Fruit oblong-globose, 75 in. through, rhomboid, broader 
than long, brownish yellow, resinous. Hab. Dense forests, not 
rare but rarely flowering. Singapore, Bukit Timali. Johor Lama. 
Malacca (Griffith). Negri Sembilan, Bukit Senaling, Kwala Pilah 
(Moorhouse). Native name: Rotan Jerenang. 
(14) D. didymophyllus Becc. in Hook. fU. F.B.I. vi. 468; Ridl. 
Mat. ii. 180. 
Stem 12 ft. long, i in. through; leaflets oblong-linear acuminate, 
6 to 12 in, long, 1-5 in. wide, in alternate pairs about 20, no 
bristles; rachis rather slender, hooks in fours; flagellum 18 to 
30 in. long. Spadix peduncle flattened with acute short spines 
on edge. Spathes tubular, 6, not overlapping, lowest 7 in. long, 
75 in. wide, with short irregular processes in lines. Male spadix 
14 in. long, spikes panicled zigzag. Female spadix 8 in. long. 
Corolla lobes broad ovate. Fruit oblong, -5 in. long, short beaked, 
deep brown, scales broader than long, red-resinous. Hab. Damp 
spots in dense forest; common up to 3000 ft. altitude. Singapore, 
Bukit Timah; Selitar; Changi. Johor, Tanjong Kupang; Jaffaria 
(King and Hullett). Perak, Thaiping Hills. Penang Hill. Dis- 
irib. Borneo. Native names: Rotan Getah; Rotan Hudang; 
Rotan Butong. 
(15) D. propinquus Becc. in Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. 467; Ridl. 
Mat. ii. loi. Calamus Draco Griff. Palms of Brit. Ind. 75, t. 201. 
Stem 2 in. through, densely thorny with dark flat thorns i in. 
long; leaflets in opposite or sub-opposite pairs, i to 2 ft. long, 
1-5 to 2 in. wide, sword-shaped acuminate, bristly on the back, 
nerves and tip. Male spadix cylindric, 18 in, long; peduncle 
