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breviter petiolata; pefiolus aruleatus, basi vaginante 3 — 4 pol- 
lices longa amplexieaulis; vagina intus fulva, glaberrima, ex- 
terne griseo -[usca, horride aculeata. — Inflorescentia axilla- 
ris, monoica in eodem spadice, spalhis duabns teota; spalha 
exterior incompleta, 2—3 pollices longa, glabra, siraminea, 
apice aperta, inter petioles recondita; interior completa, 5 — 
6 pollices longa, clavaeformis, acuminata, longitadinaliter 
veutre aperta, intus glabra, fulva, externe griseo - fusca, hor- 
vide aculeata. Spadix 6-pollivaris, simplieiter dense ramo- 
sus, pendulus, Aavescens, inferne aculeatus, ramis inferioribus 
6- pollicaribus, femineis, superioribus 3 — 2- polliraribus, 
wasenlis, 
Fios masenlus? Hos feminens? Drupa breviter conica, Ya 
pollieis diametre, apice pistilli rudimento longe coronata, 
basi ureeolis perigonialibus fulta, pericarpio orassinseulo car- 
noso, sufo-virente, putamine nueis avellanae minoris magni- 
tndine, crasso, duro, griseo-brunneo, embryonem versus tn- 
mido, testa membranacea; in albumine ossen et albo embryo 
minutes Havııs prope basin locatus. 
In sylvis umbrosis, calidis, collinis et sioeis, inter 500 
— 1000’ supra mare in ‚provincia Tachina juxia Huvium Uri- 
bante congregatim habitans. Ab incolis Owesco nominatur, 
Usus ignoratur, 
Maturat mense Februario — Martio, 
Bactris Cuesco Engel Bactris bifidue Marl. afhnis, a- 
tamen differt: 
Bactris Uuesca, Bactris bifida. 
Candier sobolifero, inferne.sub- eaudice recto, fuscescenle, 
eurvate-adsoendente, sordide 
griseo etc, 
