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Gaudiahaudii is closely related to D. tiiedelianus, a Celebes sppcioa,
D. Gavdiehaudii is a r a t h e r variable plant as to its size, degree of spinesceace
of its leaf-sheath8, dimonsious of its leaflets, and shows also small variations in
f r u i t and seed,
111 the specimens from Luzon the aheatlied stem is usually 2 - 3 era. in d i a m e t e r;
t h e f r u i t is usually 15-16 mm. ia diameter, atid the seed flattish, or slightly gibbous
on the raplial side.
T h e soecimens from Mindoro somewhat differ from those from Luzon, In
Merrill's No, 3741 f r om the Bongabong River, iho sheathed stem is -i cm, in diameter
and the fruits are 17-18 mm. in diameter and, when quite ripe, somewhat depressed.
I n the specimens from Calapan (also from Mindoro, Mangiibat No. 918) the
s h e a t h e d stem is 4 - 5 cm. in dianieter; the leaflets are 22-25 mm. broad and have
some long bristles on two nerves on the undersurface. The fruits are 18-19 mm.
i n diameter, conspicuously depressed, with the scales of a lighter straw-colour than
usual, and tinged with reddish-brown at the point.
Merrill's No. 6218, also from Mindoro, has the sheatlied stem 4 cm, and the
f r u i t s 15-16 mm. in diameter; the collector's note says: ' ' v e i y common; the noncommercial
variety of Bejuco".
W h i t f o r d ' s No. 1371 .Mindoro; has the f r u i t s about 15 mm. i n diameter, somewhat
depressed, and the seed 11 mm. broad with the raphal side distinctly carinate at
i t s base. Bolster's No. 353 f r om Mindanao is very similar to the specimens from
L u z o n ; of it the collector notes that it is h i g h - s c a n i e n t , and used for binding,
PLATE 64,—Daemonorops Gaudichaudii Mart. An intermediate portion of a leaf
(under surface^; a very small portion of the same leaf i,under surface); an entire
f r u i t i n g s p a d i s ; all f r om Jlerrill's No, 868 in Herb. Berol. An entire spadix with
t h e outer spathe in situ and with very young fruits, from Loher's No. 1363 in
H e r b . Kew.
61. DAEMONOROPS OCHKOLEPIS Becc. in Perkins, Fragm. Fl. Philipp. i, 47, and
i n Webbia i, a56.
>ii,—Apparently scandent and rather large, Letf-slmths about 5 cm.
i n diameter, copiously armed with interrupted, approximate series of dark-brown or
spadiceous, pectinate, rigid bristles. Ocrea short, liguliform, densely bristly, hispid.
Leaves large; petiole biconvex, rather short, 16-18 mm. broad, smooth on both
surfaces, armed with small, fascicled and divergent prickles on the rather acute edges;
r a c h i s armed beneath towards its upper end first with solitary, then 3-nate, and
h i g h e r up 5-nate claws, bifaced on the upper surface, the salient angle acute and
smooth; leaflets numerous, equidistant, usually 5-6 cm, apart, cnsiform-lanceolate,
t a p e r i n g rather suddenly to their base, where strongly bent backwards, gradually acumin
a t e above to a filamentose tip, marked with a rather distinct i n d e a t a t i o a on the
D. cofiro/epis] BECCABI. THE SPECIES OP DAEMONoitops. lei
lower margin near the apex, 35-40 cm. long, 3 - 3 ' 5 cm, broad, papyraceous, r a t h e r firm,
green, coiicolorous and almost glossy on both surfaces; their mid-costa oa the upper
surface iicute and smootli, or minutely spinulous near the apex, on the lower sparsely
b r i s t l y from the middle upwards ; secondary nerves glabrous on both surfaces : two, on
each side of the mid-costa, are rather distinct above, but are not strong enough to give
t h e leaflets an appearance of being 5-costulate; transverse veinlets rather conspicuous,
v e r y numerous and approximate; margins closely and appressedly spinulous, the lower
s l i g h t l y thickened and marked with s very narrow polished band. Male spadix
Female spadix strict when in flower, in one specimen 75 cm, long and with 7 partial
inflorescences ; the peduncular part curved, 15 era, long, very densely armed with
spadiceous, shortly seriate, rigid bristles or spiculae ; p r i m a r y spathes deciduous ;
t h e outermost more persistent and much shorter than the inner, coriaceous,
opening almost flat during the anthesis, oblong-spathulate, gradually tapering
f r om near the upper end towards the base ; the upper margin truncate-undulate
a n d bristly ciiiate, shining and of a cianamon-brown colour internally, two-keeled
externally, and armed, especially OQ the keels, with tufts of the usual bristles or
spiculae; partial inflorescences short, 10-12 cm. long, erect, appressed to the main
axiis, with 5-6 pinnately set, gradually diminishing spikelets on each side ; secondary
spathes very short, annular, prolonged at one side into a scale-like triangular,
acuminate point ; spikelets rigid, when bearing f r u i t diverging at an angle of 45°, with
a distinct axillary callus; the lower spikelets of each inflorescence are about 5 mm,
long and bear 2 slightly assurgent series of 6-7 flowers each ; the upper spikelets
shorter, flowers fewer, spathels similar to the secondary spathes, but smaller;
involucrophorum thick, 2 - 3 mm. long, angular-obconical ; involucre slightly raised above
t h e involucrophorum, truncate, flat at its upper end, and with an inconspicuous annular
limb ; areola of the neuter flower niche-like, not very deep, the scar of the fallen
flower horizontal and not swollen, the flower apparently erect. Female flowers couically
elongate-acuminate, 8 mm. long ; calyx shallow, cupular, very slightly 3-denticulate ;
corolla considerably longer than the calyx, urceolate in its basal part, parted for twot
h i r d s of its l e n g t h into 3 lanceolate, undulate, acuminate segments. Fruiting perianth
Fruit spherical, very briefly and broadly conical-beaked, or mammillate, when
quite mature 20 mm. in diameter; scales in 15 longitudinal series, of a very
light straw-colour, convex, shining, narrowly grooved along the centre, the margino
s l i g h t l y darker, erosely-toothed. Seed somewhat i r r e g u l a r l y globular, slightly ventricoss
on the raphal side, 14-15 mm. in diameter, very minutely tubercled and p i t t e d ; the
chalazal fovea punctiform, superficial, almost obsolete ; albumen ruminated with very
n a r r ow and numerous channels; embryo basal.
HABITAT.—The Philipphies: Guinayangan, Province Tayabas in Luzon, Merrill
(No, 20B9 in Herb. Manill. and Berol.) ; Central Luzon, Loker (No. 1365 in
Herb. Kew.)
OBSEKVATIONS,—Apparently related to D. Galapparius, from which it diSers in its
much broader leaflets which are bristly only underneath on the mid-costa ; the
f r u i t of D. oahrolepis is slightly smaller than that of D. Galapparius, otherwise very
similar, but the seed in the latter has a very deep chalazal fovea, while in the
former it is almost obsolete. In Loher'a specimens the fruit is quite mature, and 20
mm. in diameter, but in those of Merrill it is only 17-18 mm., being younger.
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