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mcnibranaccis, in margine tcnuioribu* et albidis. Corolla substantia quam calyx firmiore, sicciuscula. Petala 

 lauccolata, bine hide subfaleata, acutiuseula aut obtuna, parom con cava, erecta ct param patcntia, longitudinaiiter 

 nervosa. STAMINA inclusa, alba. Kilamciita subulata, infra medium dorsum anthcrannn affixa. Anthcrao lincarcs, 

 obtusae, basi subsagittatue. PlSTlLLt nrMMEXTVM minimum, globosum, saepe in fundo florid omnino dclitesccns. 

 FLOBES FOJ3MINE1 prinuun subglobosi, dcin OVato - globosij vircscenti - pallidi. CALTCIS foliola suborbicularia 

 cum brevi acumine in medio, concava, in dorso subcarinata atquc nervosa, in margine tcnuitcr membranacea. OOROttAE 

 inclusac petal a similia aut latiora atque in ntroque latere subrepanda, dorso carina to, margine attenuate tencro. 

 Ovarium ovatuin, glabrum, albo - virens. Stigmata pyramidato - conniventia. DllUPJ, tostibits incolis, ovata, 

 acuta | sicca, came fibrosa aeida, 



Crescit in Provinciae Minus G crafts campis ?nontam$, in rcgionc adamantum rarius, in deserto inter Jlamen Jequetin- 

 honha atqtic montium tractum Scrra de A\ Antonio dictum, qui adamantum magnam copiam larr/itus est, Jrequentitu nobis 

 mensibus Maio } Junto ct Julio Jlorcns observaia. fncolae Cabc^udo aut Goquciro asscdo appellant. 



ICOy. EXPX* Tab. 78. Cocoa capitMn nna cam Diplolhemio eampestri in rcgione subalpina distrktus adamantum dopicta, raagnitndino vicka im- 

 minuia. Cfr. quae Antca ad Diplolhcmmra camprMrtf p. HO. do hujus rrgioni* indole prutulimua, 



Tab. 79. Fig. L Basis radices frondis, in qua pinnae infimao et dent** spincsccnlc* conspiHnMur. II, Par* superior ipadicis lloridi (m. n,). — 1, Flos miwa- 



las clausns, 2. Fetal* tria. 3- Siaminii in fimdo lions cohacr*utin. 4- FilanwnUirum complex iw abujau amheri*. 5, Anlhcra al> utroquc later*. — 6. Flos foeramens. 



7. Foliol* Iria calycu. 8- Corolla convolnu. 0. Kjasdcrn petals. 10. Pistilliim (m. a.). — In Tab. 101. Fig. 1. scctioncm cxhibct perp^ndicular^n* o caudice 

 C. capita t a e. 



2 COCOS CORONATA. Tab. 80. 81. 



C. caudice etato grossc anmdato 7 basibus petiahwtm posticc sptnoso - scrratorum subquinquefariam imlmcaforum pcrsistentibus 

 crasso - capUato ; frondibus erecti$ f pinnis fiucaribus subcrispin sttblus albidis; Jtoribus foemincis ovato - globosis ; dmpis 

 ovato - fftobosis out elttpticis. 



Uructtri-ibaj P is O . Bras, edit* 1658. I). 127 , (cxclusa iconc, quae mi Enter pen cdulcm pcrtinet) 



flat. Hist. II. p. 1362. 



DESCRIPT1Q. CaVDEX altitudinc vigiuti ad triginta pedum, ad suinimim fere pedem crassus, cylin- 

 dricus aut subinde bast 

 atquc y quum iromles in 

 sus apiccm spiraliter tortis, obscure fttSCUS. 



atr^nuatus atque in medio incrassatus, delapsu trondium annulis profunde insculptus 

 Spira pentasttcha siut circumpositac, barum vestlgiia pentagonus, angulirt a basi vcr- 



EltOKDES sex ad octo pedes longae, lntcrdum etiam longiores, pleraeque ereetae atque stirpcm cximie 

 ornantcs, singular! regularitatc in spiram pentastieliam dispositae atcptc sibi ita imbricatae, tit bases petiolo- 

 runi persistcntcs quasi caput columuac forment sat conspicanm. Pctioli instructi basi lanceolata, in margine 

 rudimentis vaginae petiolaris spmeaoentibua serrata; (sunt hac serraturae unum ad duos polliecs longae, subu- 

 latac atquc intcrduni spiralitcr contortae); ant ice ad pinnas usque cireiter duorum pedum lougitudine subtus 

 convex! superne leviter concavi et ad latera plani, faciebus planis sursmn jnagis magisque dilatalis. U a eh is postice 

 item tetragona, antico trigona, faciebus superioribus sub angulu acuto conniveutibus, Tomeutum tenuc floccosuin^ 

 f errugincum , pctiolis bine inde adspersum. P i n n a v. duae , trcs , quatuor plurcsvc aggrcgatae , grcgibus cireiter 

 pollieis distantia coliocatiB, faciebus rachcos latcralibus transverse adnatae indcqiic valde reduplieatae atquc con- 

 duplicatae, oinnes surrcetae, pedem duasve spitbamas longae aut longiores, lineares, vix pollieem latac, aeutiusculae, 

 apicc saepe inaequales si unum nimirum laminae latus altero longius est cuspidatum, pereuraae ncrvo medio superne 

 prominente atquc latcralibus octonis aut dents, lineae distantia dispositis, in margine incrassatae, supra pulchro 

 virides subtus pallidiores aut albidae. 



SPADIX bipudalis . 

 tbamaiu longis, r a c It i 



pedun eulo subtcreti, minis simplicibus ructis et Hexuoso - angulatis, cireiter si>i- 

 inter ramos leviter scrobiculata. I! ra ctcae coriaccac in pedunculo gparsae infra 



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