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5, narrow cylindric, 2 in. long. Female spikes 3, nearly sessile, 
cylindric, i in. long, -25 in. through ; stigmas i or 2. Hab. Forests 
up to 4000 ft. altitude. Selangor, Kwang (Ridley); Sungei Buluh 
(Long). Native name: Mengkuang Puchat. 
(4) F. malaccensis Ridl. Mat. ii. 233. 
Stems slender, -12 in. through. Leaves flaccid linear, long- 
acuminate, point and keel thorny, 9 in. long, -35 in. wide. Male 
inflorescence; bracts orange buff, 6 lower ones lanceolate caudate, 
I in. long, tail i in. long. Peduncle -5 in. long. Spikes -5 in. 
long, slender, on peduncles -25 in. long. Female spikes 4, fleshy, 
75 in. long, cylindric. Peduncle i in. long; stigmas 2 or 3. Hah. 
Common in lowland woods. Singapore, Bukit Mandai; Kranji; 
Bukit Timah. Johor, Kota Tinggi. Malacca, Mount Ophir; 
Bukit Bniang (Ridley). Perak, Sungkai (Kunstler). Penang 
Hill and Telok Bahang (Curtis). Native name : Nanchang Besih. 
(5) F. lucens Ridl. Mat. ii. 233. 
Stems rather stout. Leaves shining dark green, linear-oblong, 
base narrow, tip shortly acuminate and thorny, 4 to 5 in. long, 
■5 in. wide. Male inflorescence; bracts canoe-shaped, orange- 
salmon, 3 in. long, -5 in. wide, thick, tail thorny. Spikes 3, very 
slender, 1-5 in. long. Female spikes 3, sub-umbellate, 2 in. long, 
thick fleshy, nearly -5 in. through. Hab. Common in lowland woods 
climbing on trees. Singapore, Bukit Timah; Bukit Mandai; 
Kranji. Malacca (Maingay). Negri Sembilan, Screinban (Egerton). 
Perak, Thaiping (Ridley). 
(6) F. montana Ridl. Mat. ii. 234. 
Stem *13 in. through. Leaves linear acuminate, a few thorns 
at tip, base not narrowed, 6 to 7 in. long, -5 in. wide. Male inflores¬ 
cence ; bracts lanceolate flat, edge thorny, 2*5 in. long, -5 in. wide. 
Spikes 3, very slender, 1-25 in. long; peduncle angled, with short 
hair-like processes. Female spikes 3 or 4, iimbelled, i to 1-5 in. 
long, -25 to *3 in. through. Peduncles -25 in, long; stigmas 4 to 6, 
Hah. Scarce in mountain forests. Selangor, Bukit Hitani. Perak, 
Thaiping Hills (Ridley). 
(7) F. King-iana Ridl. Mat. ii. 234. 
Stem *3 in. through. Leaves lanceolate-linear acuminate, 
8 in. long, -5 in. wide, few thorns at base and tip. Male unknown. 
Female, bracts foliaceous lanceolate acuminate, edge thorny, 
yellowish. Spikes i or 2, oblong, -5 to 1-5 in. long; ])edunclc stout, 
curved, sheaths ovate, secondary peduncle i in. long. Free part 
of drupe conic angled; stigmas 2 or 3, uniform. Hah. Perak, 
Coping (Kunstler). 
(8) F. valida Ridl. Mat. ii. 234. 
\Try stout climber, 20 to 30 ft. long, -25 in. through. Leaves 
linear acuminate, strongly thorny along edge and sheath, 2 ft. long, 
•5 to 1-5 in. wide. Male not seen. Female bracts leaf-like, not 
coloured. Spikes i to 3, umbelled, on a stout cylindric peduncle 
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