74 CLVii. PANDANACEiE. [Pandanus. 
white, 3 in. long. Stamens connate in tufts -5 in. long, anthers 
whorled. Syncarps globose, as big as a man's head, orange red, 
6 to 8 in, through. Drupes of several carpels, connate, 2 in. long or 
more, obconic, top round. Hah. Common on sea coasts and planted 
for fences and for mat-making. Singapore, Jurong River, etc., 
Johor, Tanjong Bunga. Malacca. Pahang, Pekan. Perils, 
Kanga, Lankawi. Kelantan, river mouth (Ridley). Distrib. 
Mauritius and tropical Asia. Native names : Pandan Duri; Pandan 
Todas. Uses: The leaves are used for making mats and ataps. 
The flowers are fragrant. 
(2) P. Klossii Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. vi. 190. 
Stems solitary, 8 to 20 ft. tall, 3 in. through. Leaves linear. 
Fig. 214.—Pandanus Houlletii. 
abruptly cuspidate, hard, coriaceous, 5 ft. long, 3 in. wide; thorns 
hooked, black, -25 in. long, on lower edge and keel, smaller upwards 
and very small on the i in. long cusp. Males unknown. Female, 
syncarp globose or oblong, solitary, as big as a man’s head. Peduncle 
6 in. long, stout. Drupes 6 or 7, connate, 2-5 in. long, bluntly 
angled above, tip shortly free, truncate, cone-shaped. Style *12 in. 
long, slightly bent, acute, simple or branched, broad, with two 
spreading points. Stigma linear, the whole length of the style. 
Hah. Mountains, local, Pahang, Gunong Tahan at 5500 ft. altitude 
abundant (Ridley). 
(3) P. Houlletii Carriere, Rev. Hort. 1868, p. 210, fig. 23; Boi. 
Mag. t. 8197; Ridl. Mat. ii. 224. 
Stem 7 to 8 ft. tall to the leaves, simple or with i or 2 branches 
at top, 4 in. through. Leaves linear acuminate, coppery purple 
when young, later dark green, spines very small, 8. ft. long, 4 in. 
