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Crescit in Indiae orient. Jlurii Brahmaputra ditione infer 29* et 20° /«/. 6©r., <»&* sytraticos inhabitant. In Assam 

 pror. inferiore primus ad Goalpara legit: Ituchanan Hamilton, in superior e, prope Kujoodoo et Mngram et in Kka- 

 eiya inter Nunklow et NaogOHg, nee non in M. Emodi promontoriis infra Da rjeeling : Griffith et aliii in Sithet: 

 Franc. de Sitra; in ChiUagong et in Bengal* orientaii: Roxburgh. Floret per catidos menses, f met us maturat 

 Ortubri. In Assam dieitur (iirgoa? Jenkins;; in Sithet: llam-Gunh (quod nomen , teste IlamiUonio I. c. a Ben- 

 gatensibus ouo/jue tribuitur Arecae triandrae); in Itengala: Gava-Supnri; Roxburgh, 



Jam adjungimus species quasdam Blumeanas, quorum phrases, a cl. aactore nobis communicatas atqne, licet nimis mancas, in prion 

 h.iium iifngiilariiiii ediiione trnnseripias, ill. auctor pustca in ttumphiu sua anvil atque nmplificavil. Isquc locus crit exponendi ratiuncs, ijni- 

 Ims Seaforlhiae genus pro tempore conslituimus. Nos, dimi genera Plychosprrmae el Pinangae a cl. BI.l.MK dislincla intra nnnin Seafor- 

 tl.iav cocrcita rctiuiiissenms, nun inconsiderate egisse, et anctoruni de charactcrum valore dissensio ct ipsa natnra videntur Comprobare. 

 It. GRIFFITH unim, anclor sane gravis, in Arecae genera cam specicbus a cl. III. 1 Ml: pro gemiinis huhitis et alias posuil, qiias hie el 

 Pinangae suae et KetuHae ei Oncospeema* trihnii, undo qnispiam facile iutelliget, limitcs ipsam Arecam inter et genera affinia (quibus quo- 

 dnu.mndn Seaforthia praeest) pro tempore dillicilins desiguuri. Quodsf vera notas a cl. BLDME adliihitas, nt Pinangam et Ptychospermam 

 d.stingucret, accurate pcrpeudas, eas ant diguitatc pollere nimis relativa, nut de omnibus speciehns nnudum liqucre, invenies. Ita flomni dispo- 

 siiiu. qua orraostichae effitf untur in Pinanga magis conspicuae, quam in raliquis SeafortkUt, pariterque spatharnm Humerus, siigmatis conditio, 

 rudiiiiciitornin pistillaiium in Duribtis masculis praescntia et indoles, nisi sinmltane unities tihvcniant, ad genera tirmiier stabilienda vix valciii. 

 Ovnloram inscrtio, eeteroquin in uno eodemqne genera varia, et albuminis conditio in muliis speciebus adbnedum laiem, unde pro gravis- 

 Bimo disrrimine nil maneret nisi calyx in Pinanga Iriparlitus, in Seaforthia v. Ptyc/.osperma triphvllus, cujus notae momentum, nisi habilu 

 et Iruclu linnetur (uti in Euterpe cl Oenocarpo) vix sufficiat gcnerilms distinguendis. lumio viro cl. BLLMK, quum cerlas species, albu- 

 mine aequabili, sarcocarpio pruriente et spatlta muldplici conspicwu nomine Ptychotpermarutn describcrct, subtisse dubiiaiio videtur, uirnm 

 recle illi generi eas assignaveril, uirnm potius in distinclo Drymophtoei Zippel. generc debuerint ordinari. Qua de re nt ipse dubitem, 

 tauiimi abest, ut vel nolim hificiari cl Arecae et Seafarthiae, Euterpe*, Hyophorbcs, Dypeit rcl. affinia genera laborare pcrmagna charactc- 

 rum vacillationc, dum pleniorcm rognitionis materiem nfl'cral aetas. QnibllS omnibus perpensis, nitius visum csl, species omnes polyan- 

 dria et orario nniovnlato (semper uniloculari el into carpidin constant el) ab Areca disiiuclas in uuiim genus componcrc, cui Seafortht'ae 

 nomen scrvamus, quia semen sulcatum, quale Ptychospcrmae nomen indicat, omnibus speciebus nun convenit. Subgenera tamen, si quis 

 servare vclit, alteram Ptychospcrmae s. Spirant ha*, alteram Eauaforthiae s. Ort host ichant hue nomine distinguat, dum plura iiinoliierim. 

 Species a cl. BI.t.MK sub Ptychospcrma descriptac, quae Drymophloei Zippclio, inter genuinas Seaforthias et WalUchias amhigentes, ultc- 

 riore egent examine. 





8. SEAFORTHIA KCIIUh (ORTBO&TWHASTIIE) caudice mediocri out suhelato (\<S- -25'J; frondibus pinna- 

 fisectis, rhac/iide suhlepidota ; segmentis ntroque latere 10 — 13, falcato-lanceolatis acitminatissimis, superioribus apice trun- 

 cato-Jissis hasiijue subaequali-cuneatis; spadicihus nufanlibus, ramis crebris fastigiatis recti's ; f ructions (distichis) el/ipsoi- 

 deis obfusis laeribus. Htume Jiumphia II. p. 82. t. ill sub Pinanga. 



ARECA OKYZAEIOItMIS, Gacrtn. Fruct. Sen.. I. p. 20. t. 7. f. 2. G. (non Ruinpb.) et SEAFORTHIA ORYZAEFtfRMIS in 

 hujus plagulae edit, priore, uti Blumc I. c p. 119 recte suspicalus est, hue perlinct, id quod fruclus a Gacrtneri lilio cl. nobis 

 communicatas extra dubitationcm posuit. 



Areca gtobulifem. Lam. Encycl. I. p. 241 n. 4. Willd. Spec. PI IV. p. 596 n. 7, qnandoqnidem secundum Humpbii descriptiouem et 

 iconem eonstiCnta, nequaqnam hue rerocanda, est enim species bucusque obscura. 



Fruclus S. KuhUi nobis n oL Kollntann nomine Arecae saxati/ii ex Java insula missus dew'ctus exlal lab 158 t VI. et quidem I. bacca intrfira in perigoniti. 

 2. eadem, carnc vcrlicaiiler ■perls, 3. nucleus- — In Tab. Z.V. fig. IV. cl V. frustum spadiois cum cicalricibus frnclwum ab ulrnque facie repraesentant. 



/// sylris hnmi/ioribus locorum montanorum Jarae occidentalis, incolis Binbiejug, Bioblng aut Rpndoii appel- 

 fafa: Knhl (Illume, K oilman n). 



». SEAFORTHIA SYLVESTRIS: (OltTHOSTICHASTIIE) caudice modice elalo (W) gracilis frondibus pin- 

 natisectis; rhuchide furfur acea ; segmentis utroque latere crebris Uneari-lanceolatis aciiminatissimis, supremis pracmorsis ; 

 spatha 1 (!); spadicihus erecto-patenl ibus , rami* (1 — 0) distichis subflexuosis ; calycum musculorum segmentis 

 linear! -subtdatis longioribus quam petala; friiclibus (distichis) oliraeformihus obtuse umhouatis. Illume Humphia II. 

 p. 85 t. 85. sub Pin an g a (s# I restrij jaeana (prius Seaforthia in lift, et in hujus plagulae edit, priore). 



Areca sytrtstr/s. Lour. Flor. Cocliiucb. II. p. 5GS, quam antes hue cilaveram, a cl. Blumc nomine Pinangae cochiuchincnsis distinguitur. 



Crescit in Jatae prorincia Iluntum, loci's montanis hahitatis: lieinirardt , Van Hasselt, et in agro Preange- 

 rano: Illume. Incolae Poll on haujauar dicunt, et ejus fruct us subinde pro vera Areca in usum rocanf. 



10. SEAFORTHIA CORONATAs (ORTHOSTICHANTHE) caudice mediocri (\h -20'; ; rhachide glabra; frondi- 

 bus pinuatisectis; segmentis utroque latere crebris elongato- linear ibus acuminatis , superioribus apice Iriincato-inciso-den- 

 tatis; spathis 2; spadicibus prima arrectis dein nutanti'bus , rami's crebris rectiusculis , Jloriferis distichis, fructifen's 

 coarctato -j'asciculatis ; ca/i/cum poli/androrum segmentis triangulari- oralis multo breriorilms quam petala; fruclibus eltt'p- 

 soideis stigmate discoideo corouatis. Illume Humphia II. p. 83 t. 112. 113 sub Pinanga. 



ARECA COROSATA, Bl. in litt. supra p. 179 n. 12. cl SEAFORTHIA MONTANA ejus in hujus plagulae edit, priore. 



Crescit in insulae Jarae sylris aboriginibus , circa Megamendong , promontorium mantis igniromi Ged4: Kuhl 

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