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IV. DAEMONOROl'S. 



DarmONOBOPS BLUME iii SCHULTES Syst. Vcg. VII. p. 1338. ENDL. Gen. n. 1736. MEISN. Gen. p. 354- (265.) — Calami And. spec. — 



Calami I'iptospathak, PlatySPATHAB el Cvmbosi'ATUak (iltlFF. in Calc fount V. p. 27. sij. 



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POLYGAMO-DIOECA. Spadix spatbis ploribaa completis (clausis) vario modo vaginatus. Flores iuira brncteam 

 (spathellani) el bracteolatn (spathellolant) ntramque amplexicaulem subcyathiformem, in alia stirpe mnnino masculi, in altera 

 focmiiici staminihns stcrililms instrueti, adstantibns passim aliis nculrius sexus organa rite cvolventibus. Calyx urccola- 

 lus ant cupularis, oidenticnlatus. Corolla tripartita, aestivations valvaia. MASC. Stamina sex, filamkntis basi coaliiis, 

 ANTHEMS sagitlatis sublinearibus basifixis. RiulimcnUim pistilli parvum am nullum. FOEM. Ovarium triloculare, cinctmn 

 filamentis in cupulatn livpogynain connaiis, amiipkis sterilibus. Stylus brevissimus. Stigmata tria conica, dciiiiim 

 revohHa. BaCCA sqtiamis rctrorsis loricaia, abortn iinilocularis et monospernia. Albumen runiinatuiii. Embryo subbasilaris. 



Palmae caespitosae. Cavdex calamosus, gracilis, plemmuue lougus et scandent, restitu* eaginis froudium >, raro 

 breris , frondibu* subradicalibus. FnoxoES pinuatae, zagtni* saepe infra petiohm transrerse torosis, aculeis subseriatis 

 sparsisre elasticis plain's nut subuliformibus a r mat is , pi it it is acuminatis reduplicatis , marginc nerrisque saepe seti/lost's, 

 rhachi adultiorum saepe cimfcra, dorse u/iris simirerticiltafis (quale* in cirroj et passim acideis armata. Hpaihces aril- 

 tarts, pier a m tj ue decomposito-ramosi, peduuetdo cam ragina inscijneitte connato, SPATHIS coriaceis out membra itaceis, form a 

 carinalinrie et arma/ura rariis; rart'ssime in i,oniu (Introd. p.cxxix.) atttnuati ant mntati. In sectione /. CYMBOSPA- 

 TIIA Griff', spat/iae universale* fusifarmes, rostratae, infra rostrum longiludinalitcr defiiscenfes et partiales saepe persi- 

 sfentes; in II. SOLENOSPATHA Mart, spathae universale* (pedunculaiieae) et partiales tubulosae, inde ex apice longitu- 

 dinaliter dehiscentes, plerumque basi circumscissa deciduae (Piptospatiia Griff.); in III. PLATYSPATIIA Griff, unirer- 

 sales uu/lae y partiales tandem e.cpansae el persislenfes. — I-'i.onES (r. diagrammata Tab. 7,. xv ill.) distichi, saepe conrersi, 

 testacen-rubelh aut fusciduli. FkUCTVS globosi ant eliipsoidei, rarii colon's. Quorum utruin biennio mature/it, ut Zalarcae, 

 incertum est. 



1. DAEMONOROPS MELJXOCH1ETES, Tab, m. 125 Fig. 1. 



I). (CYMUOSPATIIA): eaginis et petioli basi aculcis longis setiformitms nigris densis appressis , rhachi cirri/era 

 passi/n ucu/eis subutatis setitlisque, pinnis aei/uidis/autibi/s linearibus acuminatis marginc nercisque setuhsh; spathis Jusi- 

 formibtis cuspidatis, extima aculcis nigris temnbus strrrecti* densis, intimis inermibus ; fructibus globosis riridu/o-tt/tescen- 

 tibus, orthostichis sub-'lO. 



DAEMOSQROPS MELAXOCIIAETES, Blume in Schnll. Syst. Vcg. VII. p. 1333. Olw. I. Rumphia III. i. 134. (descr. nondum edila). 

 Paluiijtmcus ii/ger sive Rottang Itam, Humph. Herb. Ami.. V. p. 101. t 52., teste cl. Blume et ideo Valent. Ami.. III. p. 240. f. 90. el 

 CALAMI'S NIGER, Willrf. Spec, plant. II. p. 203. n. 4. Lam. Encycl. VI. p. 306. u. 8. Sprang. Syst. Vcg. II. p. 17. n. 3. 



Palnia raespitosa. Caumces longe (100—100 pedes) lateque super arbores vicinas vagantes, crassitie pollicari, 

 \aginis Iroiidiuiii pcrsislculibus obvoluti carumque aculeis armati. Frondes sparsae, palcntcs, qoadri — sexpedales. Vagina 

 et peliolus aculcis nigro-fuscis rigidis, 5— 18 lin. longis, siirrcctis dense obducti. Ilhachis nunc apice pinnis duabus 

 coniluentibus lenninata, nunc in cirrum nnefs semiverticillalis obsessum excurrens. Aculel in dorso rhacheos subulati, 

 2 — 5 Un. longi, alii setiformes brcviores, tandem decidui, in marginc rhacheos. I ndu menlu in tandem detergibile lusco- 

 cineretim, e pilis lloceisvc tcnuibus. Pinnae oblique adnatae, coucinnae, lineares, acuminatae, pedales, 3 — 5 lin. latae, 

 obscure virides, nervo medio siiperntr acute proniimilo duobasque lateralibus diluiioribiis , in nervo marginequc senilis 

 deciduis. Spadix axillaris, 1—2 ped. longus, peduncolo gracili, snatha extima longe vestito. Spathae 4 — 7, primum 

 in fusi formain dense imbricatae, dein lungiludinaliter aperlae, tandem basi circmnscissae el aiinulos relinquentes, aliae nni- 

 versales infra ramificatlones casque nniversas amplcctentes, aliae partiales c rhacheos parte superiore ramosque obvallan 

 les; exlimac coriaceae, exlus iudumeiilo caslaneo piilveraceo - tomentoso detergibili, interiores membraiiaceae, helvolae 

 aut testaceae. Ima dense et longe aculeata, quae scquitur dorso parcius, rcliquac incrmes. Rami spadicis alterni, ramu- 

 losi, ramulis e brevi squama amplexieauli. In spadice masculo hi ramuli iierum dlviduutur in ramulos secundi ordinis 

 peciiualo-subdisiiehos, flexuosos ct siibsccundos. Bracteae spadicum masculorum breves, altcmatim disiichae, aniple- 

 xicaules, ovatae, membranaceae, dorso nervosae, marginc tenuiores. Hracteola intra qiiamvis bract cam cnpularis, ore 

 obliquo, nervis bine in latere nonnihil aeutaio convergentibus, fuscidula. Indumentum inllorescentiae fuscum, e lloccis 

 et pilis, detergibile. Spadices MASC. Calyx lin. longus, urccolatus, trideniatus. Corolla calycc duplo longior, laciniis 

 laticeolatis obtusiusculis. Color rubcllo-fusciis. Stamina 6 inclusa. Fila.menta alba, ima basi cum (undo corollae con- 

 naia, sursum trigona. Antherae ereeiae, sagittatae, obtusiusculae, pollinc ilavo. Spadicum feriilium Bores masculi a 

 descriplis ntillo modo dill'erunt, eo solum discrimine, quod antberas offemnt pollinc orbatas aut ejus miiiiniam quamita- 

 tem eontinentes. Flores FOES!. Calyx scsquilineam alius, ovato-campauulatus , breviter trideniatus, ore contractus, ner- 

 vosus. Corollae laciuiue ovaio-lanceolatae, acutiiiseulae, 2 lin. longae, crcctac, nervis quam in calyce tenuioribus. Sta- 

 mina 6 hypogyna, filamkntis connatis oblongo- linearibus complanaiis concaviusculis, apice acuminato in connecticulum 

 procurreme. Antherae sagittatae, ut nobis quidem videbatur, polline carentes. Ovarium ovato-globosum aut levissime 

 trilobuin, triloculare, ovulis ereclis, squamulis xerampeliiii coloris nitidis sub<nl.icularibus irregularitcr serralo -lacinulalis 

 in series tredecim verticales disposilis loricatum. Stylus brevissimus. Stigmata tria, trigona, extus leviter convexa 

 laevigata atque suico tenui longitudinali exarata, intus glandulosa, in flore juvenili connh entia, poslea cxpansa et revoluta. 



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