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naceo-coriacea, ohlonga, valvata, longitudinaliter siriata, Sta- 
mina sex, eorollae fundo inserta, filamentis antheras aequan- 
tihus, linearibus, atropurpureis, ‚antheris introrsis, versatilibus, 
inenımbentibus, dorso apice approximato-affixis, suhenneifor- 
mibus, biloenlaribus, loculis basi sagittatis, apiee pauei-bi« 
-eornibus, :apertis, divergentibus, Havis. -Rudimentum pistilli 
siaminum .longitndine, tripartitum, inter siamina, subulato- 
Acuminatum. 
Filos foem. rami fruciiferi basi, non numerosus. Calyx 
triphylius, corollae aequilongus; sepala latissime ovala, con- 
eaya, margine parum dentieulata, apice purpureo -pnberula, 
externe straminee, inins ‚purpurascentia; corolla calyci similis, 
sed purpnrea et tenni-membranacea, staminum rudimentum 
aullam; ovarium iriloculgre, reniforme, 
Crescit in silvis calidis humidisque in altitudine 4 — 2000’ 
Supra mare in provineia Tachina. .Ab incolis „„Palmita’“ vo- 
eatur, 
Mense Januario doret. 
Enterpe oleracent (sp. uova?), 
Palma eiata, 30—-40-pedalis, 3—4 pollicum diametro, 
tandice recto, Iuteo-fusco, annulis Inteis; folia in nnmero 8 
—10, 15 — 20-pedalia, subhorizontaliter arenala; vagina 
31/,-pedalis, viridis, columaari- eylindriea; rachis inferne 
eoncavo-canalienlata, supra tri- — quadriquetra, lateraliter 
lepidibus temuissimis adspersa; pari-, 70-—-80- pinnata, pinnis 
Spatio pollieari dispositis, pagina parum, margine magis lon- 
gitndinaliter plicatis, 2 — 21/,- pedalibus, dilute - viridihus, 
Inforescentia infra petiolorum vaginam; spaths unica (?) 00- 
viacea, fusiformis, acuminata, sesquipedalis, 3 pollienm-dia- 
Metro; spadix simplieiter- dense-ramosos; ramnli anrei, medil 
sesquipedales, apice 2. polliees longi, numerosissimi. 
