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neo - fusci. Drupae carnosae, colore amocno. flavo, miniato vel rabro, put a mi nib us 

 obscure coloratis. 



S T A T I K T II A B I T A T 1 0. Species hujus generis inter (ropicos in America et Africa 

 degant, praesertfm locis calidis campestrihus, solo argillaceo et calcareo gaudcntcs. 



ELAEIS GUINEENSIS. Tab. 54. 56. 



E. caudice credo, petiolis spinoso - serratis , pinnt's tincari - lanceolate acutis sabtia concoloribus, anthcris linearibus, tlrupts 

 ovatis subanf/uhi/is. 



EJ.AEIS GUINEENSIS, froiulibus pinnatis, stipitibus fte/ilaJo-spinosis divergentibus, dcnlicidis supremis reairva/if. 



I. in. Mant p. 137. Spec. pi. ed. Willd. IV. p. 799. Pers. Encb. II. 622. J acq. Amer. p. 280. 

 (. 172.: edit. pict. p. 136. t. 257. Gaertn. de fruct. et sem. I. p. 17. t. 6. Lam. III. t. 896. 

 R, Drown in Tuckey Congo p. 455. 



Fruetus Palmac Adil, CI us. Exot. p. 57. F. 5. (nucleus e putamine exemtus). 



Pahna Guinea*, J. Haub. Hist. I. p. 369. Pa/ma Adil, ibidem p. 386. 



Pa/ma cocci/era ex Guinea, C. Bailb. Pill. edit. 1671. p. 509. 



Pahna nucifera guineensis, Jonst. Dendr. edit. 1768. p. 154. Rai. Hist. II. p. 1354. 



Pahna foliorum pediculis spinom, fructu pruniformi luleo oleoso, SloailC Cat. Jam. p. 175. t. 214 (spadix 



fructifer). Hist. II. p. 113. — Miller Cartenlex. Palma n. 6. 



Pahna Avoira, A U b I. Flor. Gllj. Suppl. p. 95. 



DESCRTPTIO. RADICES subsimplices, terctes, digiti minoris crassitie, in conum vel discum crassum 

 compactac, qui interdum e terra prominct 



CaVDEX robustus, mlultus in viginti ad triginta pedum altitudincm evectus ct tune crassitie insignia, 

 aaei>e diametro ultrapedali, rectus, frondium dclapsu supcrficic inaequalis grosse et profunde annulsttus, in 

 auperiorc parte plcrumque frustis petiolorum superatitibns obsessus. 



FRONDES duodecini ad quindecim, immo ad viginti et quod execdit, erecto-pntcntes atque in coniam spec- 

 tabilcm conapinmtes, decern- ad quindecimpedales. Pctioli baai ovato-lanceolata scaailea, infra pinnas, quae 

 quatuor abinde pedum longihidine adstant, dorao convcxi, intos planiusculi, margine spinis validie mngnis 

 acutis nitidis fuscis serrati, quorum supremi bamati et recurvi aunt, intermedii recti, infimi patuli et duplo 

 rcliqiiis longiores aaepc, praescrtim in terra pingu'i, apice foliacei; in rachi dorao convcxi, intus poatice 

 l>Ianiuaculi atque Utrinque aulco pro pinuis niarginali exarati, antiec bifacialcs, obscure et fusco - viridea, 

 glabri, priinum i)assim fusco-grisco-lepidoto-tomentosi. Pinnae in (|UOvis latere quinquaginta et plurea, finnae, 

 scsquipedalcs, bipedales et longiores, aesquipollicem vel duos latac, lineari - lanccolatae vel Jnnceolatae, acutae, 

 nervo medio superne acute prominulo pallidiore, sccundariis in quuvis latere subscnia, quorum alterni supra 

 vel subtus sunt impressi, laete virides, subtua pallidiorea, glabrae, prueter margincm, qui bine indc tomento 

 lepidoto fusco - cinerascentc tan<lem evanescente adspersua est 



SPADKES masculi et focminei mixte inter frondes provenientea, numeru vario, interdum octo et plurcs. 

 Spathae priinum fuaifonnes vel obovatac, pedcin et quod execdit longae, epidennide fusca glabra, erum- 

 pentibus spadieilnis in fibras rigid hisculas aubsimplieea dilaceratac, atque tandem oblitcratae. Spadicis mas- 

 culi pedunculus quadri - sexpollicaris, comprcsso - teres, tomento fusco - cervino obaitua atque bractcia 

 noimullis lanccolatis acuminatis eoriaccis longitiidinalitcr nervoais fuscia munitua. Rami plurimi, octoginta, 



