——nr 
Plantae columbianae, 
descripsit N 
H. Karsten. 
Elaeis melanococea Mart. Historia natuvalis ‚pal- 
marum 4, II. p. 288. (Noli incolarum). 
Trinens laeyis, adscendens, eicatrisatns, pedis diametro, 
altitudinem 6-8 pedım ereciam conservans, in axilla folio- 
vum tomentosns; foliis lanceolatis pinnatis 18° longis; "petiolus 
tipedalis eanalicnlatus marginibns spinose - serratis, pinnis 
109 — 120 - jngis eireiter tripedalibus, faciei laterali rachis tei- 
netrae affıxis, linearibus, acuminatis, basi reduplicatis. — In- 
Noreseentia inter foliorum basi inclusa snssilis. Spatha nich 
Apice irregulariter rumpens, landen in fibras longitndinales 
Seoedens; spadix ‚gonicns, simplieiter corymboso - ramosus, ui 
tami dodrautales, tomento palvernlento Aavesoenti adsporens, 
Flores ‚dielines in diversia spadieibus, submonoieis, rami su- 
Perioros spadieis feminei Noribng masenlis terminati, rachi un- 
Üque solitarie inserti, ex foveolis ejus emergentes. Rami spa- 
dig „Apice in acumen brere prodacti, rami masenlinorum 
ki FR 
Neares camosuli 3 diametro, femininornm fusiformes illie 
Be 2a dauer, 16 
