696 
Cocos argenten Eng. 
Palma procera, 60— 80 -pedalis, 8— 10 pollienm diame- 
tro, candice perpendienlari-reeto, glabro, colore albo -griseo, 
obsolete annnlato, ligne duro rnbieundo, fasciculis vasorım 
spiralium rnbiginosis conflato., medulla Haveseente Iuteo -pun- 
etata. Folia plorima 15-pedalia, oblonga, suborhieulari-pin- 
nata, inferiora ad candieem acutangulari - reelinata, media 
atque snperiora paullatim ereetiuscula atque adeo perpendien- 
laria, juuiora argenteo-nitida, Naccido-erispa, ad comam glo- 
bosam densam disposita; pisnae ulringue 60 — 80-jugae, 
lineari-lanreolatae, aenminatae, bipedales, pollicem latae, 
3 — 4 aggregatae, lum spatio 11/, pellieis inter se disposi- 
tae, rachin fere eircumneetentes, undulato-confuentiae, dilute - 
virides, pergameno -coriaceae, costa intermedia subtas squa- 
mis lepidotis rafis ohtecta, snpra prominente, pagina utrin- 
que 6-nervia, longitudinaliter et retieulato - multi - nervoso - 
striata, basi costata, reduplicate, fusco-pniverulenta, tenera 
aetate inferne et superne squamulis tomentosis albis laxe ad- 
spersa, sericea, argenteo-nifida; petioli vagina oyate - Iri- 
angularis, ventricose-conrava, dorso carinata, parum crassa, 
colore fuseo-grisea, margine fuseo-retieulato - imbriata breyiter 
et laxe amplexicaulis, eaudiei capituliformi-imposita. — In- 
Norescentia inter vaginas inferiores; spadix bipedalis, simpli- 
eiter ramosıs, ramis 1 1%, -pedalibus, carvato - pendulus, 
breviter peduneulatus. 
Spathae ? flores? 
Fruetus drupaceus, numerosns, densissime in ramis 
fructiferis aggregalus, anrantiacus, obovatus, vertice obinse 
apienlatus, in perigonio siceo sessilis, solutus 2 perigonio 
denudatus, pruni magnitudine, pericarpio anrantiaco musilagi- 
n0se, putamine ossen, dilute fusoo-griseo, hasi carnieulato- 
triporoso, poris magnis perviis, irsia flava, reticnlato-venosa 
