Constat hie o pilia sparsis minuti.si.nis subulatis, illic c panic majoribua in basi Intioribus sees ncrvos 

 vulos scriatis et decumbentibus. In margine setulac 

 aunt connatac. 



ininutac sparsac observantur. Pinnno ultiinae 



101 



ct ncr- 

 Iiinc indc 



SPADIX inter inferiors frondes omissus, spithamaeus, totua tectus spatha intcriore, nutans. Pcduncu- 

 Ius b.- ad tripollicaris comprossus, pilia rigidis obscure castaneis aericco - nitentibus sursum spectantibus den- 

 sissimc vcstitus. Itaehis teres, in inferiore parte pro floribus foemineia, in supcriorc pro masculis arccolis ellip- 

 tic.*,, .lbs majoribus, his minorilms, oxsculpta, caeternm inter (lores quoque castanco - tomentosa. Spatha inte- 

 rior supra pedunculuu, spadicis cylindrica pilia setosis ct setulia fuscis fulvisque obsessa, antico supra florcs fusi- 

 fonms, eodeu, modo pUosa atquc aculeis tenuibus, unguicularibua ct brevioribns , in basi nodulosa fuscis, caeterum 

 dcmuni expallidis, dense horrida. 



FLOHES supra racbin simpliccm densissime imbricati, focmiuci in inferiore parte, masculis paucis inter- 

 jcct,s; masculi in supcriorc Bractca una alterave, coriacca, cxtus castanco -birta, imos Bores fulciens. MAS- 

 CULORUM, qui line;,* circitcr duos vel duas cun, dimidia metumtur, CALYX minimus, tener, albus, planius- 

 culus, tnangulnris, angulis longe productis, integcrrimus. Coholla ochrt)leuca, petalia oblique lanceolatis vel 

 oblong.s, acut,s, cxtus sceus lungitudincm striatis, connivcuti - crcctis. STAUWJ sex, inclusa. Filamcnta 

 brev.a, subulata, alba. Authcrac ovato - oblongae, obtusae, ochroleucae. FO EM I NEOltUM, post grossificatio- 

 nem masculos magnitudine superantium, CALYX cupulacfonnis, ore obiter tridenticulatus, pergamenus, extus setulia 

 castanos crcchs vestitus, intus glaber, longitudinalitcr striatus atquc propter marginem linea nigra notatus. 

 CoiiOU.A quam calyx duplo altior, coriacca, urccolaris, ore contracto ct in dentca breves secto, setulis versus basin 

 fuses, versus aupcriorem partem castaneis, erecto - adprcsais strigosa et nitons, intus glabra. Ovarium subpe- 

 d.cellatum, ovato- con icum, pilfe f„ sc is nitidis obsitum, in stylum abiens exsertum fuaco - pilosum atquc stig- 

 matibus parum distinctia coronatum. DlWPA ijruvto. 



Crcscit in 

 b r a v a nnnciipanL 



udis vol inundate propter Jlui-ium SolimoeS; jlorcns lecta memo Novembri Jncolac U 



ncana 



KJOSt. EXPL. Tab. 73. A. Fig. III. p Bn f 

 IV. i m (m. lmraloula) . _ ,. Flo . mmtam , 2 . c^ 3 . t>orol|a . 4 Slnmi . n (m ^ _ 5 FlM fopfuji)caB (mt n) 6< ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ l» 



proma caudim, cum spadiw floiibus jam deaadato, upatha sua inlcrioro obTolulo, rrwoii. pctiolii (m. n.). 



11. BACTRIS CUSPIDATA. Tab. 73. b. Pit i. 2. 



B. caadicc «&», Jnmili imentm, pete/is in basi vagmanu, infra^e pinnas acdeate, raMus inermibus 

 JTTjf"" Mongo - lanceolate falcate longe cuspidate glMs ciliate; spatha lege «*.. spadicc 



■ I " x T C l' P '" a e ° AVDBX <1UatUOr " d SCX 1,e,,es nltus ' """"iinacous, pennao cyg,,cac craasitie, terca, fle SU o Slls 



inferno glaber, aavcsccoti-fuscua, supeme fusco- to m cntosu a , obiter annulate a delapsu frondiom. 



FnoyoKS versus apicem Candida, paucae, circiter Wpedalea, erecto - patentea. Petioli basi eirciter nuatuor 

 po"-.,, .„,g,t„d,„c vagnuuncs, ibi,le„, longitndinaliter stria.i, „,l vaginae orificium oblio,,,,,,, transverse .ibn.si, acn.eis 

 n,gr,s subulat, e bas, c.evata oriundis direetionc varia paten.ibus ar.nati, inter vaginas ,„n,cn,„ s i, antiee snbto 



^, a^pexne b.fi.e.a.es. glabri et acoleia sin.ibbus obsessi, „ui snrsu agnitudine deer„se„nt, ita nt infi, ,2 



P, ,u,s pet,ol, ,„ern,es appareant. Uacbis ,p,o n ue inern.is. Pinnae snbboriaontaliter patentes, in qnovia latere eirciter 

 oeto spansae, planae, praetor bna,,, basin, exti.nae saepe eonnexae, oblongo - laneeola.ae, subtalcatae, 'p.atuor ad anin (1 „e 

 poUrces longae enn, cusp.de pollieari et longiore aeu,„i„atissi,no, perenraae nervo medio ut,!n q „o pron.inen.e 

 a.cral.bus sen.s vel oetonis, < 1U0 s in^r tertii ordinis plures deourrunt, instruetae in margine eil is minntteaimta 

 ta,,de,„ dec,d„,s Setulae in inferiore pinuarun, faeie super nervos dispositae aubnl.t.0, ,ni„i,nae nee nisi sub tento 

 composita conspicuae. 



SPJDIX intra Frondes, ex imis vaginis emissus, vix tripollicaris, basi vagina tectus, erectus. Pcdun- 

 eulus pon.oem longus, angndatus, tomento griseo - fusco floecoso vestitos, in ran.os binos ternosve sesnui - et 

 b.poll.earcs d.vsus ,,u, q „o,p,e tomentosi sunt, angola* atque pro Uoribus foen.ineis passim foveis pan-i elli,,- 

 t.c,s exseu p„ Braetea una alterave membranacea, ovato, ad divisions SPATUA exterior peluncn.i - 

 ,.s .„ng,tud,ne, sub l.nearis, do ra „, quo eaudici adp.icitur, coneava, ventre convex., margine LuitT \Z- 

 branaeeo n, u^oque .utere promisso quasi aneeps, apiee bifida, laeiniis angusto - triangu.aribus, me.nbranaeca, 



51 



