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porrigens. Ovarium ovatuni, triloculare, loculis duobus abortivts. Stylus vix ullus. Stigmnta tria, e corolla cxscrta, 

 rcvoluto. DltLPA glolwsa, eoccmea, mngnitudinc semiuis CjCERlS AKIETIM, glabra, nitida, intra carnem parcam flavesecn- 

 tein contincns nucleuui homoidcum, Putamcn tcnuc, nigrum, poris vcrticalibus tribus stellatis. Albumen album, soliduin, 

 eorncum. Kmbryo intra unuin foraminum nutritioruin , cylindricus, parvus. 



Habitat in st/tm aboriginibus, pracscrtim juxta mare, in Provmciis SebastianopoUtana, Dahicnsi, Pcrnambucana, Maragna- 

 niensi Floret Januario. 



ICOy. EX PL. Tab. 68. Summiina eaudieis Dosmonct polyaeantbi mm apalha clarai, el »padix llorens, o apatba iotcriore cgreaaii*. — 1. Flos raaacu- 

 In* (m. n+). 2, 3. Idem, i. Calyx. 5. Pt-t&ltim ab otraqne fade- C. Corolla, explicate pelalU, tit atamina el pialiili rudimenium pateaot, 7. Summon coraplexu* 

 eum nidimcolo plstilli. & Stamen ab utroque later*. *X Pollen* 10. Rudimentum pistilii aeonim (m. a-}* — 11- Flo* foemineos (in. n.). U. Idem auelas, 13- Calyx. 

 14. Corolla- 15. 16. RttQIUL 17. Ovarium uanaverw directum cam rudimenti* loculomm (magis a.). 18, Dmpa a latere. 19, Eadera a baai. 20, PtttaHML 2L Hem 

 verticallter directum (m, u \ 



2. DESMONCUS MACROACANTHOS. 



D. vaginis petiolaribus rachibasquc aculeis rectis majoribus minoribusquc, cirrhis uncatis; pinnis obtongo- lanceotatis utrinquc aUcnu- 

 atis; spatha intcriorc setosa; drupis obovato-globosis* 



UAvoira savanc, Aubl Flor. gujan. SuppL p. 98. 



Palma surhtamensbi sagittana^ folio Pobjgonati tongiorc, vatidissimis spinis ct tongissimis horrido, 



Breynu Prodr. II. p. 82. (?) 



DESCRIPTIO. CAVDEX ercctus, quadri - ad sexpedalis ct major, super vicinas hcrbas arborcsque reclinatus vol 

 trondium aculeis inter illas scandens, nonniliil flcxuosus, teres, glaber, viridis. 



FltOKDES supra totum caudiccm altcmatim sparsae cuinque ubiqtic vaginis petiolaribus vesticntcs. Vagi nnc 

 longissimac, saepe ultra pedem meticntes, cylindrical, transverse sulcatae, virides, juntores toincnto fusco dctcr- 

 ttibili adspersae, ore cxtcnuatac membranaeeae atque ciliis longis rectis obsitac, armatac aculeis rectis e basi 

 crassa oriundia nigris nitidis, aliis parvis liueain uiuun vol duns longis, aliis unguieularibus ct longioribus; e 

 medio circiter pctiolos exserentes subtus convexos supra pianos vel parum convexos, tomento tcnuissimo lcpi- 

 doto adspcrsos atque aculeis uiurinato - recurvatis solitariis vel subgeminatts, quam in praeccdente specie rarioribus 

 annatos. Pinnae circiter sex pnrimn, posttcac magis approximatae, distantia circiter pollicari, anticae 

 distantia bi - ad tripolltcari positac, sulmppositac , laneeolato - oblongae, utrinquc attenuatae, acutae, planae, basi 

 solummodo nonnibil plicatae, glabrae, \nrides, nervo medio pallido parum prominente ct aeulcato ct late- 

 ralibus circiter duodedm tenuibus percursae. Cirrhus inde ab ultimis pinnis ulterius in pcdalcm longitu- 

 dincm vel ultra productus atque aculeis oppositis trium circiter pnrium, retrospectantibus, ex articulis intumidis 

 ortis liamatus. 



SPADIX inter frondes, pracscrtim supcriores, eminpens, spitlmmaeus. Pedunculus compresso-tercs, in ramos 

 octo ad decern breves Hexuosos angulatosqtie divisus. SPATHA exterior lineari-lanccolata, oblique truncata, acuta, apice 

 apcrta, dorso biairinuta, inarginc incmbranacea, inter carinas eoncava, glabni, viridis; interior lusiformis, apcrta lauceolata, 

 pilis setosis sursum spectantil>us fuscis birta, 



FLQRES iioii visi. DtWPA piriformis , vel obovato - globosa , vcrticc stylo mucronata t aurantiaca , glabra, 

 came tenui (lava, put a mine utnbrino - uigricantc, albuinine solido, cmbryoue molli cylindrico, \\t in 

 praecedente specie sito. 



Crescit in sglvis ncc non itder virgulta Provinciac Paracusis atque Cagcnnae frequent Fructus maturat Maio , Junio. 

 -lassitara ab incotis dicitur, ob actdeos, quibus venantes per syluas saepc laccrat, invisa* 



