92 SUPPLEMENT. 



Raphia nicaraguemis, (Ersted in Vidensk. Meddel. 1858, ex Drude. 



Nicaeagua and Costa Rica (ex Drude).- Venezuela ; Guiana ; Brazil. 



Typical B. vinifera is a native of Tropical Africa, and Drude is disposed to regard 

 the American variety as a descendant of the same species, originally introduced from 

 Africa either by human or natural agency. We have not succeeded m finding the 

 name attributed by Drude to (Ersted without any reference to a page. 



[iii. p. 412.] 4*. Bactris COhune, S. Wats, in Proc. Am. Acad. xxi. p. 467. 



Guatemala, abundant in the Chocou forests (Watson). 



Several Palms not in our Enumeration are mentioned as growing within our limits 

 in the narratives of various travellers ; they will be dealt with in the general distribu- 

 tion of the order in the Appendix. 



CYCLANTHACE.E. 



By an oversight the following members of this Order were omitted:— 



[iii. p. 416.] Carludovica gracilis, Liebm. ined. 1 ? 



South Mexico, Jocotepec, Oaxaca (Liebmann). Hb. Kew. 



We have not been able to ascertain whether this name has been published with a 

 description, but Grisebach (Fl. Brit. W. Ind. p. 513) cites it as a synonym of Carlu- 

 dovica angustifolia, Seem. (JEvodianthus, (Erst.). Liebmann's Mexican plant in the 

 Kew Herbarium is, however, quite different from that from Costa Kica figured by 

 (Ersted. 



Carludovica ensiformis, Hook. f. in Bot. Mag. t. 6418. 



Costa Rica. Cultivated specimens only in herb. Kew. 



2*. Carludovica palmata, Ruiz et Pav. Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. p. 291 ; H. B. K. 

 Nov. Gen. et Sp. i. p. 79; Kunth, Enum. PL iii. p. 105; Seem. Bot. Voy. 'Herald,' 



p. 204. 

 "Panama, all over the country (ex Seemann).— Colombia; Peku. 



2**. Carludovica plumieri, Kunth, Enum. PI. iii. p. 106 ; Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. 

 Ind. p. 513. 

 Panama, Chiriqui (Hart).— West Indies. Hb. Kew. 



2. CYCLANTHUS. 

 Cyclanthus, Poit. in Mem. Mus. Par. ix. p. 35, tt. 2 et 3 ; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant, iii. p. 953. 

 About four or five species, inhabiting the West Indies and the northern part of South 

 America. 



1. CyclantllUS bipartitus, Poit. in Mem. Mus. Par. ix. p. 37, t. 3 ; Kunth, 

 Enum. PI. iii. p. 108 ?, ex Seem. Bot. Voy. ' Herald,' p. 205. 



Panama, banks of the river Pequeni (Seemann). — West Indies ; Guiana. 



