48 cLvi. f’ALMACfe^. [Calamus. 
§ I. Mischanthect(B. Leaves without flagella (except sometimes on young 
stems), inflorescence flagellate. 
Leaflets few lanceolate broad and distant; stems 
slender. 
Lowest pair close to stem and deflexed round 
it. 
Flowers male, distichous close, rather long . 
Flowers male distant, very short 
Lowest leaflets not deflexed. 
Leaflets 4, large, lanceolate, narrow at base . 
Leaflets elliptic, base shortly narrowed; 
spadix long slender; slender plant 
Leaflets elliptic; spadix short compact, 
robust plant ..... 
I.eaflets large rhomboid white beneath; 
rachis tomentose .... 
Very robust plants; leaflets lanceolate numer¬ 
ous. 
Spadix very long slender; fruit small black 
Spadix stout; leaflets glaucescent beneath when 
dry. 
Fruit large globose pale red 
Fruit large globose yellow .... 
Leaflets linear numerous. 
Spadix long simple with recurved spikes; 
spathes wath short limb. 
Spathels unarmed.(10) C. densiflorus 
Spathels armed, spikes stouter . . . (n) C. Ridleyanus 
Spadix much branched, slender* inflorescence 
short, branches scorpioid. 
Stem scabrid, sparsely armed . . • (12) C. exilis 
Stem densely spiny . . . . . (13) C. Curtisii 
Stems stout; spadices very long, slender. 
Leaflets linear; male spikes remote, i in. long, 
stout . . . . . . . (14) C. Diepenhorstii 
Leaflets linear; male spikes *5 in. long, very 
narrow; flowers very close set . • (15) C. paspalanthus 
Leaflets lanceolate-linear. 
Spikes curved; fruit ellipsoid . . . (16) C. Burkillianus 
Spikes distant.(i 7) C. piilaiensis 
Stems slender; spikes slender; leaflets linear- 
lanceolate. 
Female flowers distichous, remote; spathels 
smooth. (18) C. distans 
Male flowers distichous, very remote; spathels 
scabridulous . . . . . (19} C. laxiflorus 
Male flowers distichous close. 
Inflorescence smooth; stem closely thorny . (20) C. luridus 
Inflorescence very scabrid with short thorns, 
stem very thorny; leaflets numerous 
narrow.(21) C. radulosus 
Inflorescence of few short spikes, very scab¬ 
rid ; leaflets few broad; stem thoniy . (22) C. paucifiorus 
Inflorescence slightly scabrid; stem shortly 
thorny.(23) C. scabridulus 
Stems with rough transverse ridges . . (24) C. rugosus 
Spathes with a long thin papery limb; spadices 
erect, comparatively short. 
Spathe limb very long; spadices large , . (25) C. ramosissimus 
Spathe limb short; spadix short . . . (26) C. perakensis 
(1) C. javensis 
(2) C. penangensis 
(3) C. fllipendulus 
(4) C. insignis 
{5) C. subspathulatus 
(6) C. tomentosiis 
(7) C. scipionam 
(8) C. ornatus 
(9) C. manan 
