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cujus fruclua uli verac Catechu cum folio Bctle masticantur, 

 IVallichia caudata, Caryota mitis, Licuala pilearta, L*? co- 

 chinchinensis , Rhapis? cochinchincnsis . Phoenix Loiweiri, 

 palutlosa (ad fl. Saluacn), Calami rudentam, verus, ctioicas, 

 C? scipionum, petraeus ct amarus. Deniquc c Tavoy: Dae- 

 monorops ptatyspathus. Calamus concinnus, nitidus, pahtslris 

 et Horlludsia taciniosa. Corypha, quam pro vera umbracu- 

 tifera habuit, circa fana in ora Mcrgui plantatani invcnil cl. 

 Griffith- Ouac in Sina crcsccre dicuntur Calami, uti scipio* 

 num* vcrisimilius ad hoc impcrium pertinent. 



ADNOT. sirtcam Cattfhu in borc.ili peninsulac Malaccensis narle cl vicina 

 Statu oriuinl.im mc, Yerisimite viilctur* <ruia non solum lillorco climnti adslricta 

 est , »c*l eliam in meditcrrancis lactc vcgciat, dummodo diflcrcnti.i imcr catoris 

 maxima ct minima non nimiv magna sit. HnhilM Y.Hliisimc culla in omnibus prac- 

 diis Cocliinchinoc . (am maritiuiU, quam montanii. Quotaums aliquot uarcs arc* 

 carios nucleus ilcfcrunl ex CocliinchiiM ail (.Iriuam cL ludiam: Lour. 56$. 



XVII. IMI'EHIl'M SIMCUftL 



Vasiissima regto, area JS^ftTi m. r. uu, , inter isothermal 13*,* et tb n caditj fere omul*, 

 modo provluelas In lifer* Biarltlm** atque liitulam Formosam cxclplav, cllmntl a. d. conti- 

 nental! obnoxia. IM, ve) In loci* zonae anbtroplcac subjectix, unfi Inter ralorU maxima et 

 mi Dim A differentia, ul vegetal io tropica plcrhqoe In loci* areeaiur; unde geniut Florae modo 

 in oro-Lndicum, modo In mnoichuricut* ft »iblrkum vrrsSt. In re^lone ittnri vlcitaa livcm* In* 

 graU apirante vento .Moofoun Carcta (N. 0->: ptavtac '*" cn^rc ftpirame |lk> Africa (S. >VJ. 

 Valor medius anuuu* rat in Macau aub I. b. <*" II' - 33',I2 , pluviArum copia ibi s CO"; 

 |Q Hid too I. b. «° S* C*L med. = **%*!, plttWjM — «4" If") Pckiogi I, b. W 54' cal. 

 ittnl. S l?""**o # — VcseLiilo ct cullura mere tropica c»l soturamodo lu in». Kurmi>*a ct In 



liia^tll fluv. v i !^ :m.; Ilnui ■. 



Paucac pahnac in hoc impcrio sponlancac hue u^quc in- 

 nolucrunlj paucac e Iropicis tcrris inlroilttclac colimtur. Quae 

 ibi prac aliis eminel 7 Ltvistona chincnsts y in prov, Kuang-si cl 

 Kuang-lun. ubi saxa crystalline et schistosa dominanlur, crcscit- 

 vario usui domeslico accommodata, indeque trans Occamim in 

 rcmotas rcgioncs traducta. Forsan cliam in ins- Philippinis pro- 

 venit. Operac prclium forct, experiri, num extra Tropicos in 

 temperalas terras possit introattCl- Aliae hujus imperii cives 

 sunt: Chamaerops excelsa^ Rhapis humi(is y ma/or ct Jlabclli* 

 formiSy cujus caudiccs c Sinac portubus nomine G round- 

 Rattan ab Anglis cxportari dicitur. Chamaerops arborescent 

 nisi in impcrio oro-indico oriunda, paritcr huic vidclur adscri- 

 benda, Lstvistonas Jenhinsii cl cochinchinensem heic loci facile 

 expectes, si non indigenas, facili tamen ncgotio colendas* — 

 Borassas Jlabellifvrmis el Cocos nucijera in insula Formosa, 

 nee non in vtcinac continenLis oris calidioribus passim eultae vi- 

 sunlur. Dcniquc Arcca Catechu^ Sinis Bin am L Pirn lam, 

 propc Cantoncm et in prov- Fuluan passim, ncc non in insulis 

 ad Formosam usque culturac parum sollicitac parciorc fructu 

 mcrccdem solvit. Immo in insulas Liu -Kiu usque cxlendilui\ 

 undo b. Mcrlens frondem rctulil a me ipso visam. 



ADNOT- Impkhilm japom<:l>i *ponUnco palnnrum provenlu <lc*iiiuilur, 

 >0(1 ([uaiuor ftpecics: Chamacrtipcm cxtdsatni Rliapides Jlabdlifonncm , hunultm et 

 nut/orem* c Sina introtlueim, incolarum solcrs imluiim contra liycmit inclcmen- 

 liam in hortii ita *o1ct lucri» ul rile florc^nt^ immo fructu* proferanl. Rhapi* 

 don humilcm i TOrisimilitcr cultnm, »upralaudatu& Mcrton* attulit ex in*, llonlu- 

 Sim3 f cuius Flora cum aliarum narrarum in^ulnrum J.iponiac versus Mcr. sita- 

 rum conTcnit. 



&« 8. bfPBRIA Florae in Asia INSOLAJUi 



XVIII. IMPKflU >l ASIAE A0CO9AB, 



Ma£»u» PMtfll Indict vcrsu* Or, Archlpcla^ui cum pcoio^ulac Malaccctuii parte au»irali, inter 

 rarrtd. Ill 40' H I4S* 30* or * F., at<iU0 Inter clrcutoi pamll. to' bor et 11° I0 J ft«tr. ? 

 hothcrmlt t" n ^7 ct £4° conltactur, area clrciter 3¥,900 m* e q. Ac«Iuomi rcglo^ caloris 



dif^ri'nthi inter maximum el minimum pcrexijjunj 



it fore anno imbrJbus re fee I a , vcmiii 



Monsoun »pirjiTitlbu^ k IHioralla cTimalls (cnio resttur. Insular parvac nut Acopu?o*ae altaeiine 

 AW, corftlllorum «pu«, drpreviae, allae nUUM contlnvnlalrv. Florae dos opulcntt^bima, &$Ium, 

 ^Ubrata, nltidA, Sorida . colore ct aroaatc nobllh, nil Plutl aunmi iUnnum et gemmae, 

 "1 gcfltrli: mitayati*, ubl^ue propullutat e cranile, cticlwo, icaUtis nut ex alluvll ptngui 



(Caere aut ubl Vulraimi oHdnarum Immensam scrlen in altos montci evexit* — • Quatuor 

 siatnlmui provlncltm. dqee ex parte ('rawfurd, omlMa Umen IIIIur ^irantltoria"* 1. Prov. 

 occldeniatU compleedtur Aurraia am»Bw«, *(umatrara , Javam et in*, minor** vlclna< f 

 qaJbiM, (In in plum Innotuerint ? Idi. Andaman et Mcobariea* adjunetmui. In Pulo Plnnns 

 tat bor. a* IP caJ. med. ad. = t6%*l ; plnv. Cop, = 61" V", et tit?' alt, = tot" 4"'j 

 btillMUl Jaubor. »* 16' eal. = **Vt, Slipper* lai bor !• IV = t7%06^ Batavlac laU 

 mfr, 6* ft* = la*,?*! ^amaransae (at. auatr 6* 50' = t7%70. — t. Pruvincia cen- 

 tralis «t mafiOM iMallt »orneo et Celebes cum adjacenUbui (na. NatudM et Sunt. — 

 3, BorealiR complcctitur omncv Pbllippina* et Mindanao, quiini annuente II* Low (In 

 libra: Sarawack) 11IU quoad Florae geolum uffinrm babemui- — 4- Orirntnlit e»t inaula- 

 nun, fOM proprle Moluccas 9* Aromnium appelfarau*: Amboina, CcrAm, DsWIolo, Buro, 

 Xulla, Bandu «L - 0«o *^rfi« in »* Tlmor ( ubi CopAOK I a- 10" »• cat. ned. 1^,10} ctiai 

 adjacenllbu-i, slccior, mlnui JaeiA Flora eaque tain Novae llollandiae quam Afrkae ijuo^tam 



rrpoi repetrnte, ulteriui Inda^andum est. 



Omnium imperiorum hoc est palmis ditissimum cl Ca- 

 lamorum vasto grege, longissimo 5: func ct Rumph. Sylvas per* 

 currenlium, prae aliis insignc. Quern nunc aflcrcmus magnum 

 specicrum numcrum (cum usilalis plus quam 170) praescrtim 

 cl. vii\ Reinwardt, Ulumc, Wallich ct Griffith indu- 



striac debetur. 



In provincia occidcntali notantur s Arcca laxa 

 (ins, Andaman)* triandra^ Nibnng, quae per omnc impcrium 

 vidctur ample diffusa, usque in Mindanao, ct ubique posies 

 casarum in aqua sal durabilcs praeslat, horrida^ pumiUt^ Ma- 

 laccac Pinang Jirong dicta, fVaUichiana$ Hcntia paradoxal 

 Orania Macrocladuss Scaforlhia Udisecla^ Huhlu^ sy/ves/ris. 

 malayana^ quae Malaccac Pin. Burcng, in Pinang Kurdu 

 audit, /icimuardliana, coronata, costa/a^ palula. tlis/icha^ 

 cui Malaccac nomen Pinang Bureng Padayj IVrdtichia 

 porphyrocarpa , fforw field it; Arenga oblusifolia , fVcstcrhou- 

 tii; Caryota sobolifcra % propuupia , maxima , furfaracca ; 

 Benlinckia Rendu; Iguamtra geonomacformis -, Icacocarpa ; 

 Corypha Gcbanga j Licua/a spinosa , acutf/ida , korridOj 

 paludosa* longipcs. pumda, gracilis, etegans. glabra, nana, 

 Iriphylla; fjuistona sabglobosa, olivaejormis; Rhapis favani- 

 ca; Ccratolobus gtaaccscens* concotor; Ptecloconwt etongala; 

 Zalacca I ^aUichiantt , Hhxmenna y conferta , affinis , gla- 

 brescenS) macrostachya ; Dacmonorops st rictus, me/anochae* 

 tes, pefiolaris, caticarpus, malacccnsis, grandis, intermedins, 

 Lewisianus . angustifoltas , longipcs , genicu/atus , accedens, 

 ruber, rorius quoquc quam in sci|uentc provincia Draco, mi' 

 rabilis 7 vertici/laris , leptopus, fftscicalatus, palcmbanicus ; Ca- 

 lamus casfaneuS) Grifftthianus^ ornatas, fitoratis 7 horrens, me* 

 lanacanthus , exilis, penicillatus , viliaris , Reintoardti , hete- 

 roldeus , epetioloris , opacus , micranthus, symph ysiptts , spe* 

 ctabitis, favensis* insignis, gcminijlorus , micracanthus , laevi* 

 gatus, metano/oma, adspersus, rhomboideus, pallens^ aspcr- 

 rimusi Korthalsia polystachya, rigida, scaphigera, debilis; 

 Eugeissona trislis: Metroxylon laecc* incrmc. Denique huic 

 provinciac vcrisimilitcr adscribendac sunt: Dacmonorops ra- 

 mosissimus et Calamus I Ittgetianus* In insulis Saycr Phoenix 

 farinifera (?) a Fin I ay son, in insula Pinang Ph. paludosa, 

 ibi Dangsa, a Lewes indicatur. 



E provinciac centralis insula majorc Borneo in* 

 notucrunt: Seaforthia salicifolia; Plectocomia IMtdlerii Dae- 

 monorops Jissus , Horthalsii, etongatus t Draco, cujus fruclus 

 hie cgrcgium sanguinis sic dicti Draconic genus coquenl, crini- 

 fust Calamus schist oacanthus, tetrastichus, glaucescens } cae~ 

 sius, {rhomboideus quoquc hie provcnil) , marginatusi Kort- 

 halsia robusta, rostrata, august (folia. Ex insula Celebes 

 oriundae sunt: Seaforthia catapparia , minor , furfiwacea, in- 

 aeijuxdis, S,? cacsia: Licualu Rumphii* Phtbel/um , /-.? liis- 

 sulai f-Avislona rot undi folia*, Daemonorops barbatus, qui quo- 

 quc in Nova Guinea crescit : Calamus viminalis, plicatus y au- 

 reus- Metroxylon datum. 



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