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PRINCIPES. IAW. PALMAE. 



Phytelephas Ruiz et P.iv. Sjst. Flor. peruv. X99 

 Kinith. in Humb. et lionpl. nov. gen. et sp, I. 83. Ele 

 phantnsi» Willd. sp. 1K tlSG. 



l?i:. Vipa TIWNB. Flores monoici 

 in spadicc ramoso, ramis spatha cinctis , la 



teralibus amentiforniibus maseulis, femineis snpe 

 rioribus, in eapitulum compactis. Masc. Perigo 

 nium unibractcatum, hexaphyllum, fuliolis lineari 

 hus, reflexis. Stamina 3,filamcnta in co 

 lumnain connata; anthcrae scx extrorsae, bilo 

 culares, synemate supra easdem producto. Fem 

 Perigonium nullum. Ovaria plurima, in ca 

 pitulum compaeta, obliquc truncata, glabra, unilo 

 ,:ularia(?) Stiginata tria, sessilia. D r upae irre 

 pulares, fibrosac,uniIoculares,nionospermae(?).S e 

 men osscum. Einbryo basilaris. _ Planta indi 

 ca palmiformis, non satis cognita ; candice kumili tor 

 roso, frondibns tcrminalibus pinnatis , incrmibus, 

 pinnis aceroso ■ dcntatis, jloribus masculis minutissi- 

 mis, fructibus m capitulum magnum aggrcgatis. 



Ntpa Thunli. in Act. Holm. 1782. p. 231. Nov. gen 

 91. Juss. gen. 38. Sehreb. gen. n. 1698. Labilt- in Mem 

 Mus. r. p. 297. t. 21. 22. M.utius Progr. Palm. 12. N y p ,* 

 Rumph Amboin. I. 72. t. 16. 



PANDANEA FOSSILIS. 



1*18. Pftiidanofarpuni BRONGN 

 Drupae conicac, tetra hexagonae, basi lata lace- 

 rae, apice truncato nurfae, unilocularcs, monosper 



mae. Scdiinentum sttperius. 



Pandanocaipum Brongn. prodr. 138. 



Classis XXI. Pi-iucipcs. 



Plantae arborescentes, caudice e gemma 

 tcrminali frondescente. Folia alterna, petio- 

 lis basi vaginantibus , pinnato v. palmato- 

 miiHifida, aut simpliciter fissa, vernatione pli- 

 cata. Spadicea florifcri plerumque laterales, 

 spatha unica pluribusve cincti. Flores regu- 

 lares polj gaini, mono - dioici, rariiisve' Iierma- 

 pliroditi. Perigojxium duplex; calyx et co- 

 rolla, titrumqiie triinerum. Stamisa 3 v. 6, 

 aut ternato multipla. Ovarium liberum, e car- 

 pidiis 1 — 3, connatis v. distinctis. Ovula in 

 carpidiis solitaria, rarissime bina, angulo inte- 

 riori patillo supra basim inserta, erecta, plus 

 iiiinusve complete anatropa. Fructus drupa- 

 ceus v. baccatus, inii-trilocularis, saepius abor- 

 tu unilocularis, monospcrmtis. Albumen carti- 

 laginctim, solidum v. centro cavtim, aequabile 

 v. rtitninattim. Kmiikvo in fovcola albttminis in 

 pcripheria scminis locatus, rectus, situ varius, 

 extrcmitate radiculari infera, supcra v. 

 centrifuga. 



Ot-flo tXXF. Patmtte. 



PALMAF. Liini. Method. sexual. edit. 1737. p. 22. Pra 

 Uoncs, edid. Giieke p. 21 _ 122. Jnssieu gen *» 

 >wn. prodr. 266. M " 



rtiti, Paimarumfamilia .,..* 



Monachii 1824. 4to. Palmac hrati- 



lienics. Monachii 1834 _1837.fa,c. l._ 6. Fol. Sjnopsi, gene- 

 ram Palmar. M,c. Enrtling ord. nat. 63. PALMACEAE Li.d- 

 ley introduct. edit. II. p. 343, 



Plantae lignescentes , acrobryae, habitu 

 pccttliari. Rad ix palaris, moxevanida; radi- 

 culae plurimae, cylindricae, simplices v. ra- 



mosae, fibrillosae, in molem conicam, saepe e\ 

 parte hypogaeam dense compactae. Trunctis 

 (sive caudex) saepissime arborcus, pleritmqiic 

 simplicissinius, raro parte hyppgaea cacspitoso- 

 ramosus, rarissime dicliotomus, teres, snboy- 

 lindrictis, interdum vcntricosiis, corfice tenui, 

 substantia versus peripheriam duriore, inter- 

 dum fere cornea, enodts, foliorum basibus ho- 

 rizontaliter anntilatus v. eortmdem basihus per- 

 sistentibus horridus , pleruinqtie verticaliter 

 erecttts, non raro elatus, e geinma terminali, 

 ut pltiriinitm solitaria frondescens. 



Folia (frondes) alterna, basi vaginali 

 plerumqtie in retictilum v. iibrillitium solvenda, 

 caudicem circa circum horizontaliter amplec- 

 tentia, pctiolo infcrne convexo, siipcrne 

 postice concavo, antice semitereti v. ancipiti 

 atit pentagono , faciebus duabus lateralihus 

 parallelis, ditabus stiperioribus angulo acuto 

 conniventibus. L a m i n a pinnatim v. palma- 

 tim divisa, rarius simpliciter fissa; pinnae 

 basi callosa in rhachi plcrumque obliqtte sessi- 

 lcs, omnino discretae v. basi cohaerentes, lon- 

 gitudinaliter nervosae, rarissirae venosae, ver- 

 natione pllcatac , induplicatae v. reduplicatae, 

 demuin saepius secundum ncrvos sccitndarins 

 longittidinaliter fissae, nervis intcrdtim filorum 

 specie persistentibus , indtimento plerumqiic 

 pannoso-tomentoso, ant lepidoto, raritisve siin- 

 pliciter piloso aut nullo. 



Spadix ex ala frondis basi amplexicaulis, 

 plcrumqite spathis pediinculo adnatis, soli- 

 tariis pluribiisve distichis, nttnc completis in- 

 clusus, nunc incomplctis tectus, v. adramifica- 

 tioncs stipatus. In flo re s cen t ia varia. 



Flores pro ratione stirpium parvuli, nu- 

 merosissimi, plerumqtie alterius sexus abortu 

 polygamo-dioici v. monoici, rarius hermaphro- 

 diti, breviter pediccllati v. sessiles, aut etiam 

 spadicisfoveolis plits mintisve immersi ; brac- 

 tea bracteolisque ditabus oppositis, libe- 

 ris v. connatis, nunc ad calli speciem redactis 

 plane dcficicntibus. 

 Perigomum duplex: calyx et corolla 

 subcalycina, utrunique trimerum, persistens. 

 Calyx tripliyllus, foliolis liberisv. plus 

 minus inter se connatis, saepe carinatis. Co- 

 rolla tripetala, petalis ctim calycis foliolis 

 alternantibus, distinctis v. in corollam gamopc- 

 talam connatis, aestivatione in floribus mascu- 

 lis plcriimque valvatis, in femineis saepius im- 

 bricato - convolutivis, longitudinaliter nervosis. 

 Stamina in toro carnosulo hypogyna, v. 

 moperigonio connata perigyna, plerumque sex, 

 biseriatim calyci et corollae opposita, rarius 

 tcrnatim multipla, rarissime tria, calycis folio- 

 lis opposita, in floribus femineis non raro ru- 

 dimentaria. Filamenta libera v. basi plus 



