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MUSACEAE : KAYENALA— MTJSA. 



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I- EAVENALA Adaks. 



Kavenala Adans. Fam. 11. G7 ; Somicmf, Voyage II. 223: 

 Voir, in Lam. Encycl VI. SO; St. Hilmrc, Fam. nnl. 152: 

 EmlL Gen. I. 228. n.lGuO; Horan. Prodr. won. 43 (crp.); 

 Benth. in Benik et Hook. Gen, III. GnG. — Uhaxia Scln-.h. 

 Gen. 2^1 212; Richard, Connn. de Mus. 12; Horan. Pr. mon. 

 43 (ex 21.). ~ PiiEXAKOSPERMiiM Endl. Fl. Norf. 3d in nofa; 

 Miq. in Bot. Zed. 1S45. j). 343 et Stirj}. Surin. 212. 



Florer porfccti RubiiTogularcs. Sf.pala 3, potala 

 paullo superantia, libera, subaoquiloiiga vol intevinedio 

 latoralibus obscure brcviorc, carinato, lancooluta, apice 

 varia. Petala 3^ duo antica libera vol connata, tertio 

 postico lateralibus nianifcste breviore, ca basi aniplec- 

 teiitc. Stamina 5 — 6 valde elongata porigoiiio tnnion 

 breviora, autheris liuearibuSj 2-locularibus, filamonto 

 aequilongis vel superantibus. Stylus longissimus pcri- 

 gonio paullo brevior stigmatc liucarij oblongo, sulcato 

 sub-6-fido terininatus. FuucTus capsula coriacea v. fere 

 liguosa, pi. m. obtuse trigoua, triloc\ilaris loculis poly- 

 spermis, loculicidc dehiseens. Semina nuiuerosa angulo 

 loculorum inserta, forma varia, arillo lacero, intense 

 -colorato instructa et subiuclusa. Embuyo rectus in al- 

 buniine farinoso centralis, 



Herbae glganteae acaules vel arhorcs caule Irevl 

 vel usque 10 m. aJto, eredo instnidae. FOLIA stride 

 disticTia, juniora (sitj^erlora) creda, inferiora patcniia, 

 infima senslm redimda, itaqiieflaheUumingensformantia, 



compresso-vaginantla J itetiolata 2)dtolis Jaminas oUongos 

 mtef/errimas deniqiie fissas fere aequantihus. Ixfloues- 

 CENTIAE pliires lateraJes ex axiUis foUorum frondosorum 

 vel soJitariae in scajjo aphyllo terminales hradeis spaiha- 

 ceis excavatis disticliis cincinnos multlfloros foventibus. 

 Flores hradeis specialihus suffuUlj permagni. — *S)jc- 

 cies 2, altera gerontogaea, altera americana. 



Ohs. Valde sospicor, hasne species in duo genera reeMns collocanda 

 esse, ut plnreg autoros fecorimt, sed ob j)enmi;im luaferiae Hiifflcipntis 

 qaaeationem (lisceruere uon andens Bkxthamium seqni praetuli. 



CONSPECTUS SPECIEKUM. 



Stamina B, ovnla in loenlis biscrialia, arillus coerulens 



(R. MADACASCAUJKMis Souoer.), 



Stamina 5, ovula iu loenlis multiserialia, arillus aureus 



1. R. GUYASENSIS BCDth. 



RAVENALA GUYANENSIS Bentii. Herba gigantea 

 acaulis V. rarius arbor canle iiidiviso, stricto plemmque brevi 

 instructa. Folia permagna, disticba, flabellatim exstantia, 

 petiolis sensim in vaginas dilatatis; laminae oblongae basi 

 oblique acntatae, inaequilaterae, iiiargine altero (in foliis iiii- 

 noribus) pro mag*na parte subrecto, altero leviter arcuato, 



glaberrimae. costa media aistincassiiua, subtus valde promi- 

 uente, supra excavaU, nervis lateralilnis crassiludine variis 

 lineolis transvcrsis elevatis sabtilissime anastomosantibus (in 

 sicco). Inflorescentia in scapo aphyllo basali v. cauli brevi 

 insidento torminalis, folia excedeus. Bracteae spalliacea« di- 

 slichae e basi latiore aniplectenfe late lanceoUtao. Flores in 

 cinciijiiis bisenatim po.siti, bract^is si»ecialibus ovatodanceolatis 

 suffulti, speclabiles glaberrimi; sepala erecto-pafcentia cariiiaLo- 

 coiiiplicaLa, lancculau. obtusiuscula, sabaequilon^'A; peuUae- 

 palis brevioi-a, 2 antica lineari-lanceolata apict; oMusa v. trua- 

 cata, dentatula, rigide striato plicata, postico lanreolato apicom 

 versus sensim attenuato parinato-complicatu luu^nura. SUiiuiua 

 5 autheris linearibus. Stylus cum stijrmaU* f<*re lon^itudine 

 pptalornni inajorum. Capsula subliguusa Irivalvis. loculicide 

 dcliiscens, polyspermus; seminibus mulUsprialis, obnvoideis, 

 arillo rilialii fimbriato aurco subiuclusis. 



Talttla noblra T. Fig. HI (unalysiti). 



Havcmda ijutjaiumm Bcnlh. in Beidh. d Uooh. Gen. pi, 



111 Gnr. 



Urania <)uyanciisis Rirh. Omim. tic Mus. 21. I. VI, VII; 

 Horan. Prodr. nton. 13. 



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Urania amazonka Mart. JleiM. 



rhcmiJcosperuiifiu (j}fi/a}icn>x EtuJL Fl. norf. S4 hi nofa; 

 Miq, Sfirj). mtrin. 213, tah. 62, 63. 



Planta 10— 20>poflalifi, folia C-porlMia (Wixi-flnn.ARORt.). BsPAtJi in 

 si>ccimine, cjnof) mcnsus sum, IH>/| cm. Umf^n^ prtai,a latermlfA 16V> cm., 

 pHnlum iulcnnrdinin H'/t cm. HrvLtH I'/t dm. lotifni*; utioma 2 cm. 

 loui^nm, FuuiKS iiivci (IrsU? \Vi j.uchlakukl); omjirw floruni jMirlcn in 

 sicco fuscesceuti-brnaucac. 



Jn Guiana ct SratUia horcali late (liMj/am dicUta'. S^^ccimina vidi 

 e Bra$Uia, in nlvis tulis ad Para, prow VaratmM: Martiuti Omana 

 gallica ad Karonany : Sagot n. 578; Snrunnn prope P ar u m tribo, in i<ift- 

 hrosis ailvaticis huhidis: Wullsddafgd n. IZSS^ 



Oils, riania Miirtiuna in olKcrvalimiilMi^ nirnniRrriptU iv 33! C 

 fnsuiB (lescripfa ct nil „genns novum infrr TTrttraniam tt Vrnninm'' rHatu 

 vix aliiul est qnam n)rni:i acaulis Rarmatn ijuy'incnuh. 



IL MUSA LiKN. 



Mi:sA Linn. Musa Clifforiiann 2 d Gen. f^l mxia iu llil; 

 Jus8. Oen. CI; Pair, in Lam. Fnnjcl I. :iG4 ; Si. Hdnir^. 

 Fam. naf. 151; Gaertn. Fruci. L 28; Rich. Comm. de Mus. 

 11; Tenore, Musa (1832); Emit. Gen. pt, 22^. n. IGiS; Ho- 

 ran. Prodr. mon. 40; Wiiinuick in Linnaea 1868; Benik in 

 Benth. ct Hool: Gen. id. Ill 65.5; Sagaf in BuU. for. hot. 

 Fr. XXXIII 328. — Exstxii Bruce, Iteise an die Qudlcn d 



Nils V. 47; Horan. Prodr. tnon. 40. 



Flores diclini v. hcrmapliroditi, irregulares. Se- 

 pala 3 et petala 2 latcralia iu tubuiu posticc fissum 

 apicc 5-fiduni v. dcntibus coroUiuis obsoletis 3-fidum 

 elongatuni connuta; denies corullini, dum adsuut, caly- 

 cinis angustlorcs, Intcrdum capillacci, nonnunquam bre- 

 vifisimi, obtusi; petalum lufcnncdiutn lateralibus multo 

 (2 — 3-plo) brcvius, v. rarins acquans, basi tubo in- 



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