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BRAHEA DULCIS. Tab, m. lea. 



CORYPBA DULCIS, ffiunb. Bonpl. Kiuilh. Nov. Gon. el Spec. I. p. 300. Kunth. Synops. I. p. 302. Sprcng- Syst. Vcg. II. p. 138. 



No. 7. Hum. Sclmll. Svst. Vcg. VII. '2. p. 1311. No. 4. 



Caudf.x fasclculo denso b.\dicui.ahi;m cylindrlcarum toruloaarum fuscaruni Innixus, aid Iodine 10 ad *20 pedum, in- 

 (cnlum brevior, evlimlricus, diaiuclro G ad 8 polliccs aequans, ioferae a lapsu Iromliuiii aiimilaius, sii|,crne basibus uer- 

 sisii-mihus coroualus, liu'no duro et ponderoso. Fhu.\di:s nmiies terminates, in coiuam subglobosiim conspirantcs, quadri- 

 M iiiii(Hicp«d:iIcs. Vagina amplcciciis parte vcntrall dissolute est la opus dccnssaio-rciiciilaumi cinnamomel colons, parte 

 dorsali li-ncsccnic aiiii in petlolum patentem, inferne convexum, supcrno planum lc\iiervc concavum, pirldem, mar- 

 ine aeuto pallidforem et sacpius in denUculos corneoa Irregulares promlssum. Ligula brevia subtriangoJarls, Inferne 

 virtdls, marginc scarioao rilloso tandem deciduo. l'locci albidJ aui flavescentes, sub linn- rcliul.isi h muldfariam diviai, 

 in marginc et facie superiore petioli assurpmi, postea fiisci ct decumhentes, tandem evanidi. Lamina clrcumscriptione 

 suborbiculari ci quasi peltate, qoum radii quaquaveraua spectent, in Interiore pane profunde plieata ob rhachin brerissi- 

 inam, \ix pollicem longam et perangostam. Laciniae nnmero variantes inter 36 et 50, Unearl-acuminaiae, apice brc- 

 vilcr bifidac, inter se coiijuiictac ope nervorum commissural i um supra paullo promincuiiiim, siimmae ad medium 

 usque, Imae per quinque am sex totius longiludinis paries liberae. Nervus prlmarina inferne parum prominnlas viri- 

 dis: tertiarii in quovis latere 9 et plures albidiores et scmidinpliani. FloCCi in nervo primario sulxns ct in marginc 

 libcro laxc spnrsi, tandem decidui. Fila tenuis, pariicr iloeeosa, srissione laciniarum inter illas orla, prndula. SpaDIX 

 sex-octopedalis, inter frondes pcndulus, pauiculato-ramosi-ssimus, ccranoideus. Pcdunculus communis (verosimililer 

 basi spathis nonnullis incomplctis vaginatus, quas eqnidem non villi), icretiusnilus, crassitie digit!, tonicnto denso albido- 

 leslaceo obduclus. Rami imle prodcunt alter ni, nngulo recto patentes, sesquiprdales ol longiores, sursuui louiriludimr 

 dccrcsccitlcs, basi squama ramea sublriangtilari acuta, longitudinaliler nenosa sniliilii, vix tercles sed subancipiti-Icrc- 

 liusculi, ad divisiones pleruiwpu- nonniiiil dilalali. Kami sccuudi ordinis inferiorcs subopposiii ct ramulosi , superiorcs 

 subaltcrni et simplices. I'liimae divisioncs Iri - qiiadripollicurcs, lercics, diamciro linram cum dimidio acquanles. Squa- 

 ■n u la sobtriangulaxia parva ad harom divisionom basin. Tomcntuin tesiaceo-pallidum, densum, pulvinatum, c pilis rigi- 

 dolia coinpositum, ommin ambiium \esiii. FLOBES buic tomento primum imiucrsi, sub anchesi emergenli'S. Hractea 

 traiisvcrsc oblonga, intra tomentum deliteacens, Uslacco-fusca, tandem Venice nigricans. Intra qiiain lateralis duac 

 bractcolae minimae, a tomeulo ila obduetac at acgrius conspiriautur. CaLYCIS foliola suborbicularia, inargine exienuato 

 Imbricate, dorso incrassnto gibbo, »i\ diinidiam lineam alia, <oroi.lv lincani longa, ciassiuscula, profunde tripartita, 

 laciniis ovalis aciiiiiisculis, concavis, inlns prcssionc staminum longiiudinaliicr sulcalis, apice marginc inlroflexo incras- 

 sato Icvilcr bideniiculalis, inferne, ubi calyce tcgunmr, pilis alhis sericcis, superne glabris. Stamina sex, inelusa. 1'ir.A- 

 mkxta basi lata in cupulam counala, marginc scxlobam, lobis altemis, qui pclalis opponuntiir, laliorilms, siirsuni in subu- 

 lam tenucm attciiuatu, cui AMURBAB ovato-oblongac, basi subcordatac, acuiiusculae dorSO allixac sum. OVARIUM ovalo- 

 oblongnm, anbtrilobnm. Ovui.um crcetum, funiculo umbilical! perbrevl affix um, unum alicrumvc aborihuni. Stylus 

 (rigonus. STIGMA subeapiiaium. BacCAB nunc unica, nunc duac am trcs cvolulac, obovatae ant ovatac, quiiupie lineaa 

 uliae, cpidermidc fulva aut pallide I'usca, came tcnui. NUCLEUS fractal cuni'oriuis, epiderinide fusca, ai.himim: 

 corneo a vcriicc ad basin usque perfbaso ruminatione tcslae siniplici irregulari. Embbxo conicna in medio dorso, dimi- 

 dla linca vix longior. 



Creecit in imperii maicani conratlibt/s, regionum temperatarwn et Jrigitlirtsci/farum iitcola, una cum Querent ra- 

 riis specief/iis , cum Arhuto Madronim a/iisijue stirpibus, muileralo sub sole inter tropicos circnlos regctantif/us. Primus 

 omnium earn legisse ridelur Thaddaeus I/aenhe, quiim mense Somnhri mini 1701 Acapulco uriiem Jlefici pe/eret et 

 Decembri ejvtdem tuini ad nates specvJttlorias , ambus Sfalaspina pracfuit> reterteretur, lisdem forsan region/bus po- 

 stea At. de llumhoidt el A. Honplund obser rare runt in temperatis prope ta Mojonera et Alto tie las Caxas, qucrcu- 

 bus piiiisi/ue intermhtain , item juxta Chilpaitlzingo et Masatlau, alt. 500 — 720 lie.vnp. HI. de Kuririnski deniijue earn 

 ridif et depin.rit in Los Capolines , in prorincine Mlztecae campis montanis upricis frigidioribus , al/iliidine (uti perhibet) 

 1330 herap. Frondes lezctibus nectendis inserriunl. Caude.r in alta planitie Chilpantziagensi octo- aut octodeci/npedalis, 

 diametro se.r- aut octopoliicari ; in catidioribus inter Acaguisotla et 'Aiimpango caude.v J'ere nnlfus. Palm 8 dulcc rel 

 Sorale incolis: Humboldt I. c. 



ICON. HXPL. Tab. 137. L famuliif *p«dicb lloriJi, ft, n. IL Udulu nonnullAc c Umina frondi* reseriao, cum [nlMtmttbUfl fl«cci* imlumcmi. - I. Apt* 

 rami] Mali UlhtriB. 2- I'ariiciila spadicis transverse dissecti cum lloro aptrto c lomcnio tUMO, el alio clauso itmllnntiW. !t. Vim apcrius. K Curolla ap«iii Cmrt *tt- 

 ttiillHB. 5. Cftlyi a tatCW. 13, Calvx deeper vbn, 7. Peiah duo apcru* cum bllftfcnUhu tribus Maminitus. b. Kadein, dccorpii* atUhcri^ D, 10. Pislilluw. II. Secilo 

 orarionitt horiconfalis cl vcrtlcala- 12. Ovulum, funiculo suo umkUkali iusidens cl ex pan© ledum parenrhj male loculL 13. Ckairiniln Horis e rhachi del«p«, cum |»en*i- 

 fitctitibus braciea ct bracteoli*. 11. Tomenlum Ipadlda sub inicrostopio composiio TUtm. 15. Pilua ftjtidcm magii aurlus. Hae Tigurae omnes rarin magniiudinc aucUQ 

 rcpreaentonlur. — 1G. IT. Itatcac, m. n. IS. IB. Ilaccac, OL IriplO a. 20. Nucleus duplo a M vecliom vcrticali tpafttli. St. XucIcuh i Uu* dorsali pariier nurlus, rcsecia 

 parlieub testae, tit embryo in consprctum TinUt. 22, Alius, ma^U ItitlUS, exemto embnonr. 23. Nucleus audits, dcra^a testa. 24. Bnibnoim \erlox orbicular^. ». Stra- 

 tum cellulo^im , quod membr^nam cmbrvonoste^am cfTormal, sub niicroscopio compo^Uo visum. 20. Kiubno a latere f value aunu*. 



Tali. 162. Palmam integrum OXhibtl in provincia Mexjcanorum Klutera a L> B. <•* Karwinski delinealam. 



Tab. morph. X. fig. III. K, * , 8. e\hibel hujus palmae grrmiiiationem, ungiitludine natural!. Kju^dem specici -eriniiialioiicm cl. Uohl tradidit tab. P. 6 S . 1.. 

 i, I., 5. iiojuine Cort/pAtie frigMttf. 



