Geonoma.l equatoki/ l-amekican palms. 109 



lineis elevatis longitudinaliter rugosis nee tuberculosis. — Hah. Vene- 

 zuela (Fc7idL no. 2407). — ?An Gyiiestum deversumj Poit in M*5m. 

 du Mus. ix. 390, t. 3. 



tt Microspathse sparsiflora}, alveoli's sjmrsis 6~-G~stichis, 



23. G. Saga^ Griesh, : foliis pinnatisectis, pinnis 3-jugis subpedalibus 

 rliomboideo-lanceolatis falcato-acuniinatis (vel plurijugis^ inferioribus 

 gramineis)^ venis utrinque 28 angulo costali 4'>'^-5(F ; spadicibusl-2- 

 pedalibus bis ramosis paniculatis^ ramia tenuibus 4-5-pollicaribus 

 pube densiore subpersistente yillosulis; alveolis parvis labio inferiore 

 integro truncate ; fl. 5 corolla usque ad medium fissa^ tube stamineo 

 ore obsolete dentato stylum sequante ; baccis ovali-globosis subacutis 

 2-3 liueas longis secus longitudinem rugulosis. — Hah. in insulis An- 

 tillanis (Dominicaj Imray ; Trinidad, Purdie). — Nescio quomodo ab 

 bac differat G. oxycarpa^ Karst., quum spadieem solum floriferum (in 

 Trinidad a Criiger lectum) yidi, 



24. G. Mexica:na, Lkhm. : foliis pinnatisectis^ pinnis 4-jugi3 16-pollica- 

 ribus longo rliomboideo-lanceolatis falcato-acuminatis, alternis 8a)pe 

 augustis graniineiSj venis utrinque 38 ; spadicibus 15-pollicaribus bis 

 ramosis, ramulis 2-3-pollicaribus tenuiusculis pube subpersistente 

 sparsis, alveolis parvis o-stichis labio inferiore truncate integro ; flo- 

 ribus $ angustis, corolla vix ultra ^ fissa, tubo stam. ore 3-dentato. 

 Hah, Mexico {Lichn, in hh. Kew.), — G. Sagm proxima, an revera 

 diversa ? 



25. G. Puhdieana, sp. n. : G. Sag<B similis, pinnis tamen duplo longi- 

 oribus bipedalibus rhomboideis longe tenuiacuminatis pluriveniisj 

 spadicibus bis tei've divisis, ramulis tenuibus pube bre\T[ore decidua, 

 alveolorum labio inferiore crassiore carnoso ; floribus vix semiemersis 

 tenuibus ; baccis minutis sesquilineam longis ovato-globosis acutis. 

 Hah, Nova Granata ad Rio de la Ilacha (Turdiey no. 259, in hb, 

 Hook.)^. 



26. G. VKU8IF0RMTS, Wendl. : foliis . . . . ; spadicibus 10-pollicaribus 

 patule ramosis, ramis infimis 3-fidis, ceteris (octo) simplicibus 4-G- 

 pollicaribus validiusculis, alveolis parvis subconfertis G-stichis labio 

 inferiore adscendente bifido ; 11. $ fere immersis, corolla calyce vix 

 longiore, tubo stam. ore truncato obsolete G-dentato, Hah, Amer. 

 Centralis Costa Rica (Wendl. 171 hb. Kew. specim. spadicis sine foliis). 



27. G. longevagixata, Wendl, : foliis (e specimine fragmentario) 

 majusculis pinnatisectis, pinnis 7-jugis ligulatis apice falcatis inaequi- 

 latis, latioribus pluriveniis ; spadicibus sesquipedalibus (pedunculo 



* I describe doubtfully this fine palm ; for the specimens appear to compriBe 

 portions of two distinct species, the large woody spathe belonging probably to 

 G. tuidafa, so that even the spadiccs may not bo from the same plant as tlie 



leaves. 



