870 CLXXXVIL PALMAE. 
On»o CLXXXVII. PALIIZ. 
Endl Gen, 244. Lindl. Veg. Kingd. 134. Mart. Hist, Nat. Palm. 1823-1850. NiPACEX et 
PRYTELEPHUSIE X, Brongn. 
Flores parvi v. minuti raro majusculi, regulares, hermaphroditi monoici v. dioici, inter- 
dum polygami. JPerianthiwm duplex, in serie tri i lum v, mem- 
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, rarius , infl.9 swpissime post anthesin auctum. Sepala 3, distincta 
Y. connata, in fl. d sepissime parva, eestivatione aperta v. imbricata, in fl. 9 stepius rotun- 
data v. iformia, late imbri Petala 3, distincta v. connata, sstivatione in fl. 4 
valvata, rarius imbricata ; in fl. , rarius apice v. in toto valvata, 
interdum in urceolum 3-lobum v. truncatum confluentia. Stamina in fl. d et plerumque 
6, 2-seriatim sepalis petalisque opposita, rarius plura. (usque ad 50) fundo perianthii v. tubo 
ime inclusa ; staminodia in fl. 9 0, v. squamzseformia subulata v. in 
annulum aut eupulam connata, rarissime antheris cassis instructa ; filamenta libera v. 
connata, subulata v. filiformia, rarissime planata, apicibus preeflorati rectis v. in- 
fractis. Antherc lineares oblongze v. sagittat , rarissime biglobosz, basi v. dorso affixco, 
erectis v. tiles, 2-loculares, loculis int rarissime lateraliter v. extrorsum dehis- 
id v. subsphreri in issimis echinulat Ovarium 
centibus; pollen ellip 
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longum v. globosum, in fl. d rudimentarium v. 0, ima basi 1-loculare 
v. perfecte v. imperfecte 3- rarius 4-7-loculare, integrum v. 3-lobum v. e carpellis 3 distinctis 
V. basi connatis. — Stylus 0 v. brevissimus, rarius el gatus, rarissime gracilis et rectus v. 
flexuosus ; stigmata 3, sessilia, brevia, erecta v. recurva, apice v. introrsum papillosa, subu- 
lata v. n paucis elongata. Ovula in carpellis solitaria et erecta v. angulo interiori basi 
lata affixa, et subhorizontalia v. pendula, anatropa y. hemi-anatropa. Fructus perianthio 
plus minus (interdum insigniter) aucto stipatus, siccus baccatus v. drupaceus, stigmatum 
stylive reliquiis termi v. basilaribus, 1- rarius 2-pluri- 
locularis et -spermus, rarius e carpellis 1-3 distinctis l-spermis ; exocarpium scpius fibris 
pereursum ; endocarpium b crust; ligneum v. lapideum, intus leve v. 
rugosum et rapheos seminis ramis notatum, in Cocoineis foveis 3 :equidistantibus quarum 
2 loculis effoetis respondent perfossum. Semina loculis endocarpii conformia, libera v. 
endocarpio adhzerentia, hilo basilari v. laterali; testa albumini arctissime adhzerens ; 
raphe brevis v. elongata, swpe end pio adh , interd semen ci biens, 
ramis is et directione variis, si v. supra 
testam diffusis. Albwmen corneum v. cartilagineum, non raro oleosum, solidum v. cavum 
v. vertice v. latere insculptum, squabile v. ruminatum, sulcis radiatis v. irregularibus 
simplicibus y. ramosis testze materia farctis. Embryo parvus, conoideus trochlearis v. 
cylindraceus, in foveola propria juxta albuminis peripheriam immersus, ssepius hilo latere 
dorsali proximus, rarius lateralis v. apicalis. 
Plant solitarie y gregariw, habitu peculiari, arb tes v. frut t j 
perennes et polycarpicsze, paucze monocarpicze, pi alize infl ia terminali 
semel florent, alize inflorescentia axillari semel v. seriatim. ab apice deorsum florent ; radix 
primaria cito evanida, caudice basi radiculas plurimas cylindraceas simplices v. ramosas 
epigeas v. hypog:eas emittente. Caudex gracilis v. robustus, elatus mediocris v. humilis, 
non raro soboliferus, simplex, rarissime dichotome ramosus, erectus v. ope uncarum longis- 
i dens, latus v. cicatricatus, inermis y. aculeis Siepius nigris compressis armatus. 
Folia terminalia v. apicem versus caudicis elongati gracilis remota, pro planta magna, 
interdum maxima, primum integra, cito palmatim v. pinnatim secta v. rarissime bipin- 
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; segmenta discreta v. plus minus " gi 
induplicatis v. reduplicatis, apicibus acuminatis 9-fdis laciniatis v. preemorsis, costa 
s:epius valida, nervis parallelis in apicem tibus v. flabellatim divaricatis ; rhachis 
in folüs pinnatisectis dorso convexa, facie carinata, lateribus exsculptis segmentis sulco 
