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inserts; petiolus subcylindraceus, v. antice concavus v. canaliculatus, rarius plano- 
convexus, v. biconvexus, apice in foliis flabelliformibus sceepe in unguem brevem pro- 
ductus, basi in vaginam brevem v. elongatam clausam v. apertam dilatatus; vagina 
marginibus sepe late v. anguste fibrosis v. vagina tota demum in fibras soluta, ore 
obliquo simplici v. in ligulam vy. ocream producto. Tnflorescentia (mpadia dicta) Y v. inter- 
foliacea et longe ped v. inf. et breviter ped Y 
nunc Tine rachi Brevi ramisque elongatis zequilongis pendulis, nunc rachi elongata. 
ramis p tim dispositis. Spathe varie, nunc numerose tubulose 
d lum v. ped 1 n et ramos s spadicis vaginantes, v. ssepius 2-4 pedunculo insertze, 
quarumi feri i jl , COriacere v. b superiorsspe multo 
major, cymbiformis, coriacea v. lignosa, spadicem fere maturum includens, demum ventre 
rupta, persi , integra v, 2-partita. Flores cum spadice articulati v. 
continui, non raro cavis ramorum v. foveolis e bracteis connatis formatis immersi, solitarii 
v. stepius in speciebus monoicis 3-ni intermedio 9 , v. inferiores in spadice v, ramo spadicis 
3-ni, superiores solitarii v. bini dé raotom sub quovis flore v. grege florum solitarise, 
cum rhachi ti t coriaceze v. 0; bracteol: 
sub quovis flore sepius 2-n;, distinctze et squamiformes v. in eupulam connatz, non raro 
bractese et bracteole confuse v. omnino deficientes. Fructus varius. 
Species enumeratae ad 1100, permulta imperfecte cognitz, pluresque in Africa et America cen- 
,insulisque maris Pacifiei adhue latent. Palms fere omnes tropicz, plereque 
Americanz, pauciores Asiaticze et Australians, paueissimte Africans, Inter genera extratropica 
Chamerops gradum borealem acid in Europe, Nannorhops gradum 34? im Asia, et Sabal 36? in 
America attingunt. In regi phzrii australis Phanix in Africa ad grad. 349, 
invenitur ; RAopalostylis in Nova Zelandia ad grad. 44? ; et Juba in Chili ad grad. 379. 
Ordo ud limitatus nullo arcte affinis, suadente R. Brownio Xeroteti et Flagellarie accedit, sed à 
priore differt fructu nunquam capsulari, a posteriore albumine; ab ambobus habitu, foliis, inflores- 
centia, indole seminis e embryone, Limites subtribuum et generum 4recearuz valde incertz sunt, 
et omnes denuo in vivo serutande, Labores Martii, H. Wendlandii et Schefferi multum attulerunt, 
perplura tamen adhue dubia remanent, et in omnibus seriebus florum seminum et habitus cognatio 
accuratius definienda, De disposi generum et sp confer H. Wendland in Kerchove de 
Deterghem * Les Palmiers," Tableau indiquant la Classifieation, p. 128 ; et Index général des noms 
et synonymes des espéces connues, p. 230-258 ; et in Bull. Soc. Bot. France, viii. 429. Drude in 
Bot. Zeit. 1877; et in Petermann, Geograph. Mittheil. 1878. De anatomia et morphologia, confer 
Martius, Hist. Nat. Palm. vol. i., et Mohl, Vermisehte Schriften Botanisehen Inhalts, Tubingen, 1845. 
FORMJE ABNORMES, 
Folia bipinnatisecta in Caryota. 
hium reduetum v. in Thrinace, Hemithrinace, et in fl. 9 Nipe. 
Sep petala longe superant in fl. d. Nenge. 
Petala prolonga in PAytelephantis flore 9 . 
Antherarum loculi discreti, penduli in Geonoma ; disereti et insigniter torti in Orbignya. 
Stylus capillaris in Washingtonia ; stigmata flliformia. in PAytelephante ; stigma infundibul 
Thrinace et Hemithrinace. 
Fructus synearpium globosum in Nipa et Phyteleph r iearpium tessellati i in 
Sommiera, Manicaria, Teysmannia et Phytelephante. 
TRIBUUM Qi (exceptis neglectis) 
Tribus I. Arecece. Folia  pinnatiseeta, segmentis discretis v. in laminam apice bifidam 
integram v. lacini p Flores monoiei v. dioici. Semina 
umbilieata, raphe ventrali, embryone dorsali, 
A. Petala fl. 9 imbricata v. apicibus tantum valvatis, rarissime in toto valvata. 
* Spadices infrafoliacei. 
T. Stigmata in fructu terminalia, Ovarium integrum, Y-loculare, 
. Bubtzibus l. Euarecex. Fi, d asymumetrici, sepalis sepius parvis haud Wnbricatis,— Gerontogee, 
