255. Dway, with slender stems. Lev. small, bifid, glabrous, & shiny flakes from among leaves, in short peduncles, reddish with black fruit 263. Desmoncus - short leaves, &c. 264. " " long leaves, &c. 374. Hybocal palm. 30°, armed with straight or flattened spines. leaves pinnae, glabrous shining above, glabrous beneath, in 2 ranks each side of the armed rachis. Panicles among the leaves, monoecious, large. fruit large. 457. "Pokerboy". Stems slender, 4-10', tough & used for house walls - very strong. Lev. pinnae, &c. # among leaves - oblong 5k' 2-4'