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25 cm longis, 2 — 2,5 mm crassis, per series 5 scrobicu- 

 latis, bracteis rotundatis. Fructus ovoideo-ellipticus, 

 42— nX 6 ;5— 7 mm metiens 6. Chr. mada$a$cariemi* 



i. Segmenta ensiformia, 65 — 95 cm longa, 3—3,5 cm lata. 

 Spadix diffuse paniculatus, ramulis crassiuscule filiformi- 

 bus, 19 — 3 cm longis, S mm crassis, per series 5—6 

 profunde scrobiculatis, bracteis rotundatis. Fructus ob- 

 o vatus basi curvule attenuatus, 4 2—1 3 X 7 — 8 mm metieos 7. Ckr. luoubmsis 



3. Segmenta ensiformia, usque ad 80—85 cm longa et 3 cm 

 lata, in costa media paginae inferioris et in marginihus 

 decidue squamuloso-furfuracea. Spadix dense panicu- 

 latus, ramulis crassiusculis, 20 — 25 cm longis, basi o — 

 8 max crassis, apicc subulatis, Flores masculi inajus- 

 culi (4—6 mm long!) 8. Ohr, decipiem 



00 Spadix simpliciter ramosus. 

 Segmenta lanceolata, basi paullum sigmoidea, apice suh- 

 falcato- et acuminato-caudata. Spadix rubiginose pubes- 

 cens, ramis eiongatis 25 — 40 cm longis, 4 mm crassis, 

 per series 6 crebre scrobiculatis 9. Ghr. oligosiwliyv 



G. Folia ignota, 

 Spadicis ramuli elongati flexuosi, crassiusculi, crebre per 

 series 5 — 6 scrohiculati, 35-38 cm longi, 3,5 mm crassi. 

 Fructus pisiformis- 10. Ckr. pikutfera 



1. Chrysalidocarpus lutescens Wendl. in Bot. Zeit. 1878, H8. — 

 Areca lutescens Bory Itin. II. 296..— A. madagascariemis Mart. H. oat. 

 Palm. III. 179, t. 158, f.V. 1—5.— A. borbonica Hort. - Hyophorbe indica 

 (non Gaertn.) et H. luteseens Hort. secundum WendL 1. c. — Usque ad 8 m 

 alta, sobolifera, caudice cylindrico, annulate, ± 8 cm diam. Folia regula- 

 riter pinnata, vagina 50 cm longa lutescens. petiolo 60 cm longo, supra 

 profunde canaliculate; parte pinnifera 1,8—4,8 m longa; segmenta in utroque 

 latere 40-50 aequidistantia linearia levissime sigmoidea in acumen bifidum 

 longissime attenuata, costa valida subtus paleolis nonnullis instructa, nervis 

 lateralibus tenuibus; majora 55—60 cm longa, 18— SO mm lata; superiora 

 minora obtusiora. Spadix circiler 80 cm longus, duplicato-ramosus, p»& 

 pedicellari compressa spathis duabus lanceolatis in lotum vaginata; rami 

 patuli; ramuli rigidi 3—4 mm crassi, 10—15 cm longi. Florum glomeruli 

 in scrobiculis 5-seriatis proxime ordinati et bractea brevissima semiorbi- 

 culari integra suftulti, bracteolis angustissime semilunaribus. Flores . ■ ■ 

 Fructus ovoideus utrinque parum attenuatus et vix curvulo-sigmoideus, 

 apice obtuso, stigmatum residuis sub forma papillae prominulae coriicae 

 basiiaribus, 18—21 mm longus, 10-12 nun crassus, mesocarpio modice 

 carnoso, et in parte interiori (ibroso, fibris numerosis pluriseriatis in vertice 

 et longiiudinaliter secus raphidis latus conspicue reticulato-anastoroosantrtus 

 et semen arcle glome ranti bus , demnm in parte basilari liberis. Seme" 

 late obovalutn vertice rotundato, basi acutatum, raphidis ramis noi«eros»» 



