IS!) 



XVI. W A L L I C H I A. 



ROXB. Coram. III. t. 295. (anno 1819), mm DC. Mem. Mas. X. p. 104, quae Microchlaena Wall. I.isl. n. 1173., nee Reinw. Catal. H. 

 Ruitenz p. II i* 57 (anno 1823), quae cat Axanthes BI., nee Jack in Carey edit. Flor. Did. II. p. 185, quae est Urophytlitm Wall, ibid., 

 nee Schumacher (plants Guineensn ined.> — IIarim 1IAMIIX Mem. Wern. Soc. V. p. 317. SPRENG. Gen. p. 792. MART. Palm, edit prior. 

 p. ISS. ENDL. Gen. n. 1732. MEIS.NKR Gen. p. 356 (2G6). — Wrightka KOXB. Flor. Ind. HI. p. 621 (non R. BR.). — Orania BL. in 

 lin. et Rumpli. II. t. 85. el 95. et hujns plagulae edit I. (non Zippcl., Blame I. c. p. 115 ct Mart. Palm, in hac ipsa edit. II.). 



Flores in caudicis muliicipitis diversis spadicibus (polygamo-) monoici (aul polygamo-dioici: GRIFF.). SPATUAE 

 plures pedunculaneac, incompletae, disticbae. Siwdkfs deorsum cvnluti, tcrminales et laterales, axe, post omnium, 

 fjtios ferebat, evoluttoneni nnorieiMe. MASC. flores inleriores per paria dispositi, cum vel absque foeminei rudimento 

 intra 2 bracteolas concbael'ormcs dclitcscente. Calyx inonopbyllus, (ridemiculattis trilobusve, aul triphyllus, sepalis 

 distiuctis imbricatis. Petala 3 valvata. Stamina G aut indefinite, anthkris linearibofl. Kudimentum pistilli nullum. FOEM. 

 intra bractcolas 2 concbaeformes , solitarii aut pari masculorum effbetorom slipati (raro excessu hcrmaphroditi , stamini- 

 bus 3: GRIFF.). Calyx et coiiolla tripartita. Riidimciita staminum nulla aul 3. Ovarium 2- raro 3-loculare, ovulis 

 adscendenlibus. Stigmata 2 vel 3 brevia, sessilia. BaCCA exsucca, 2- raro I- vel 3-sperma. Albumkn aequabile, soli- 

 dum, cartilagineum. Kmbryo dorsalis. 



Patmae humiles, rhizamate multicipite caespitosae. Caudices aul subnulli aut arundinacei, breves, exhaustis spadi- 

 cibus emorientes. I-'noMtES in subacaulibus terminates, t'n candescent ibus t/uot/ue lafera/es, piniiatae, pi/mis cuneafis, anlice 

 rarie shiuato-excisis lobatisre et eraso-denticulatis , mu/tinerriis, subfus atbidis , crassiusculis. Spadices laterales axilla- 

 res > aul terminates, ramosi ret simp/ices, intra spathas persistentes. Flores albi rel ochrohuci , foeminei riridi-purpurei. 

 Hmcae olirae formes , purpureae aut albidae , succo ob rliaphidum cop/am acri pruriente. 



GeDUS pro sexns varia in diversis florilms conditione, pro spadicnni evolntione, ralycis lignra, staminum ct loculorum in Irnclu 

 absolntorum nnmero nondum rite exploration, in duaa scciiones itividimna: I. IIarisa Bamilt. Stamina sex. Palmae subacaulcs, polygamo- 

 monoicae. Flores -' densi , calyce inonophyllo; II. Orama HI nine (olim ct luijiis operis edit. I.). Stamina indefinite. Palmae amndinaceo 

 i-audicc, pol>ganio-dioicae (?). Mores o" laxiusculi, cahce suhtriphOIo. 



1. WALL1CIUA (HARINA) CANYOTOWES. Tab. nostra 136. 



//*. subacaulis, caespitosae piunis subtus aibis , inferioribus 3 — i-natim j'asciculatis basi integerrima cuneatis, pa/i- 

 duravformi-lobatis, apice triangularibus; Jhriint foem. evidenter bracteatorum laxiuscule (die. %) disposiforum alabastro 

 rolundo-conico; corollae segmentis acuf/'s ereclis orario subduplo longioribus. 



tVAUJCIUA CARiOTOWRS Roxb. Corom. III. t. 295. (spadix <f). Spreng. Syst. Veg. II. p. 140. (.riff, in Calc. Jonrn. Nat. Hist. 



V. p. 485. H'RWUTRA CARYOTOWRS Roxb. Hort. Beng. p. 68. Icon. XIV. t. 78. Flor. Ind. III. p. 621. 



HARINA ('ARYOTOU)ES Bamilt. in Mem. Wern. Soc. V. p. 317 (ex mente Griff, cxcludcnda, inibi line referenda videtqr, quum 



auctor solum spadicem ferlilem florilms paucis subhermaphroditis donation descripserit) et nostri operis edit. I. p. 188. 



Frondes paucae in quovis caudicc (crmiualiter congestae, arcuato-adscendentes, in florente palma 8 — 9 ped. longae, 



2Vi latae. Pinnae pulxino incrassato, in ima frondis parte 3 i aggregatae, in antica solitariae et subahernae, 3 et 4 



spiili. longae, suiiimac pedales, oblongo- et inarqualiter rhombcae, profunde uirinque iu medio, levins antrorsum lobatae, 

 versus basin longe cimcatae, marginibus posticis integerrimae, antrorsum praemorsae s. eroso-denticulatae , nervis pluri- 

 lius semipcllucidis in dcniirulos acutos inaequales exeurrentibus. Pinna tcnninalis cuneata, biloba, pan<luraeformis. Spa- 

 DICE8 intraloliacei, cubhales, terniinalcs, priiuum erecti, dein nulantes. Pediinculiis communis spathis pluribus 

 lanccolatis, hinc longiiudinaliter lissis, striatis, mcnibranaceo-coriaceis, tomenio pannoso einereo-fusco lectis, vaginatus, 



spadicis masc in multoa ramos lastigiatos nutantes, foem. in paucos dlvtaus. Siuuix MASC. Flobbs numeroaissimf 



super omiii's ramos efl'usi, pallide lliivescentcs. Cai.vx cylindrictis, monophyllus, subsolidus, in margine dentibus tribus 

 parvulia instructus. Corom.a calyce iriplo Iongior, carnosula. Pftai-a lanceolala. Stamina 6, brevia, inclusa, antiieris 

 linearibus, acutis, Ravidis. Pistilli rudimenium nullum. Flores foem. rudimentarii passim inter masculorum paria, braeteolis 

 2 eoncliaei'ormibiis occlusi (an onquam evolvendi/). Spadix FOKM. terminalis ramis paucis rigidulis, qui praeter flores foem. 

 |>assim fenmi flores neutros cyliiulricos, staminibus tf ell'oetis, pistillis nullis, et alios subberiiiapbroditos, slaminibus 3 et pi- 

 siillo absolutis. Reliqui flores FOKM. div. ' 3 dispositi intra bracteam eristaelormem et braeieolas reniformes cimplecten- 

 tes. Cai.vx nionopbyllus, iirceol.itus, limbo triparlito. Corollae segmenta ovato-cordaia, acuta, calyce subduplo lonn-iora. 

 Stamina nulla rtidinientaria. Ovarium globoso- turbinatum, bi- rarius triloculare. Ovula solharia ex angulo imo interiore 

 adscendentia. Stvlus nulliis. Stigmata duo, rarius tria, in conuiii fuseum connata. Bacca ovato-oblonga , sicca, mag- 

 nitudine nucis Axellanae, bi- rarius trilocularis. Skmi.va ovato-oblonga, extus convexa, incus plana ibidemque slbi arete 

 apposita, inagnitudine nuclei Coll'eae. Testa brunnea, tenuis, alhumixi corneo , lacteo arete adhaerens. Kmbrvo parvus, 

 conieus, in dorso seminis convexo nidulans. (Descriptio partim secundum GKIFFiTHHJM). 



Crescit in India e orieutatis prorincia Chittagong: Hamilton, Pierard, Roxburgh, in pron'ueia Assam ad 

 Goaf para : Hum it t on. In colUbus Khasiya inter Xunkloic et Naogong, cum Seajort ft ia gracili, Caruota urente 

 et C alamo leptospadice: Griffith* A Rengalensibus Chelputta, Cbilpata, Bbelputtali, ab Aracanensibus 

 Ma-Zna Ma-tan Raik nominatur: Hamilton. Julio mense Jloret, J'ructus maturat mensibus jrigidioribus : Roxburgh. 



ICOS. EXPh Tub. 136. WtllloMa (ottm llarina) caryoloidcs et Phoenix paluilosa in Chiltagong depicta. Icon a cl. Kdm. Frascro comnmmcaU. 



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