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imbricate, in margine tenuiore auMncero nil win, cactemm viridia. Urccohis nnnulntus, scxtlentatus, dentibus aeutis, e 

 membrana teueriorc quoin petuln ductus, ovano arctc circumpositus ct cum corollae ima bnsi colmerens. Ovarium 

 olioviito-glnWum, maxima jmrtc corolla invnlutuni, pilis fuscis lninutissirnis adprcssis pubcscens, in centre triuin 

 loculaniCDtorum rmlhnontn cxlt'iln-ns, c|uurum duo semper abortant Stylus brcvissimus, conieus, virens, glnbriuseulus. 

 Stigmata lanceolate, acuta, rcvoluta. J)rupa globosa, polliccm ct cpiod execdit diamctro nequuns, cpi<lennidc glabra 

 nrtUlc otivaCCO - viruite vcl pflllide iusntlula, corticc duriusculo lucvigato glabro, pulpa alba putamen oV 

 volvcnte gclntinoso - fibrosa, tandem in fructu vetiisto fungosa. Put a men Ionticularc, oascum, crassum, du- 

 rissimnm, ochrnreo - fuscuin, loeulamenta duo monstrans abortiva Iaiiic|uain purvas concavities, teriiunupie cvo- 

 lutum pariete intcrno fiiBCO, veins tcnuibiw pallitlioribus rcticulftto, fcriporum, ports in medio quasi putaminis insCulp- 

 tis rotundis intcgerrunis non stcllatis, duobus, qui loeulainentis sterilibus sunt oppositi, coccis, tertio cmbryoni opposito 

 pcrvio. Nucleus obovato-conicus, Buporfitie sobsulcata testae venis tenuibus pallulis rcticulatus. Albumen sulidum vcl 

 in ccntro fossa parva irrcgulari exsculptom, acquabile, durum, laeteo - album, oleosum. Embryo oblongo-conicus, 

 papillula acuta in verticc prominula insignis, in fossa propria laterali fbrnuiiiii perviu upposita locatus, albus, albu- 

 mine tencrior. 



Habitat haec Pa/ma eJegantissima superbiens coma in amm fere Brasilia tropica, a Scbastianojwfi ad Maragnanum el 

 Paraensem cirifatem mquc t nee non in Cayenna, Gujana hi^pauira insutisfpte earihaeis oecurrit* Loca urenosa sicciusexda aprica y 

 arboribns maximis destitute praediligti, scd nee flumornm ripas nee tacuum littora depressa rcspuiL Ha in montosis prope tie- 

 bastianopolin, Soteropolin, in campis attts Minamm Gcncralhnn, ft g. pro/>e Fanado, in depressis desert! inter Jetptetinhonham el 

 S* Francisci jlumina projw Formigas et Contendas, in adscen&U tradus montium, Serra de Tiuba dicti r Provindae Ji(duensis } 

 in etttiioribits agres/ibus retro Oeiras 7 J*rovinciac /Vm//mW.v, in vtmtpLs ad llapicurd Jluv. Prov. Maragnanicnm , proj>e Pard 

 et in ostiis jhnth Amazonum ram obstrvavi, uUitndhir supra man* centum ad duo miilia pedum, Frnc&ts vuduros legi prope 

 Scbastianojwlin mense Septembri Fforentem vidi Maragnani metm dmiio. hi provinciis austraUoribm Maeaiiba, in septen- 

 trionalibuSy 3faragnanicn$i , Paraensi et in Gujana ga/Iieu Mocaja nomimtnL In Jamaica Maekaw-treu dicitur. 



Usus pxdpae, qua putamen invohitnr y et athumiuis pro demulcendis ajfcctionibm catarrhalibm inter Jlrastiienses non 

 varus CSty inde Fruttu do catarro audit fructus. Folia novella coda ct aceto oleoque eondita omnium Palmarum pro U8tt 

 ctdinari optima esse ferunL 



ICON. EXPL. Tab. 56. Acrocomia sclorocarpn ci Blftftfs guiiireiisia, in rrgiom* nwolWA PnmncMU* Rio do Janeiro, anper Serra d«h Or- 

 gdos depittne. AcrocoDiiac caudvx v«*luatl^«imiM [K-tiotorum t'a^ibua pcrsJ^U-ntibua uM^un fere lecta^ acuIcU dciritU ct obiiicratia, ncc tamen vcntricoau5. 



Vastu-s mmitium iractus, wixo granilico con^tanrf, pt*r Provrndaia Rio de Janeiro rxcurril, caeuminum altitndmc ct ad^pectu singular! conspicniu, <jucrn S«ba- 

 ati.^nopoli in Minarum Pro^nciam iter faeienlcs inter victim I*orlo do Kstrolla et Praesidium 1'araibae tranHgrrdluniur. Itrgio pulcncrrima c«t torn montinm 

 ultra tria iniHia p<dum idiitudineai elevaiorum mujestato, tnm arborom rn>ndo»itate; ac lloruni varietato, Coeliipic Hiajtidi frigorc salaberrima. Hie Araocariam iinbrica* 

 tarn, tmicam is CnnitVrnrum iril*u arfiorcm, vidtvt, iMmn umbrau per vallea spnrgent^ni, hie CaaaiaA el lltict ry lobia spectosoa lUmim racetnos inter iaetaa fmndca pr*>- 

 incnlia, bic PaHfiiflorafi Horibunda eerta inter AogiphilaA ct Celtidc* conlinaawtej , hie Lecyihidis el Mainao vasiaa comas argentcia ltani*tcriac plwubus 

 variegatas nt thcixU^uo Laari raiuii mixlas, hie Sarcuridacas floridus pantrulnA ltaubi»iift OeetoOlcfl ridw, nUpic raru^ati:* eidoriburt Hhixiaram spleniJi>reiii aemulau- 

 tea* Vollnsiao eandidae frolics ct Cacti alati pingoo agmen aaxa coronaat; Paollinia^, Kapatoria et Vanilloamae auavisamin odoribus auram jrt^pirani. 



Tab. 57. Pig. I. Spatbac para media, parte superior? ct infenon* f«ds>- II- P*fl ^padiciA (lorcmis, rcaecta part*- atiperiorc* III. Para rainuli lluretitia baailam. 

 cum fluobua tltnibu** fueruinei^ florifms ma-HculH rx opero alvculari tlelapsia. IV. Pinnae in racbi, e minoributf, de plaula culla (in. a.). — 1. Floa ina-iculus. 3. Idem inver- 

 Bos. 3* Calyx. 4. Corollae pars nb intcrioro facie. 5. Corolla apcrla euro Maminibu* at pNlilli rudiro^nto. 6. Stamina el pollen (in. a*)* — 7. Flo* foeminous. §• Foliola 

 calycii*. 9- Calyx inU-ger. 10* 11* CoruHao. pelata a dor&o. 12. Corolla ab m- ii^t» + tVir l-> PUlilluni (in. n*). 14. Ovarii sectio In irixon latin (in. a.). 15. Drupa. 

 1G. Putamen^ 17* Idem di&aecium, 16, Nucleus cum embryopc (id* n.). — Id Tab- 1IX>. Fig, 5. e caudicx 1 hu}u» palmae Mrctiimem *i.*tii pcq^eudiculartm. 



