n 
-Arecéa,] CLXXXVII. PALMJE. 897 
192; Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 128, 190, 1.99, f. 2. Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 516; in. PL, Wright 
Qub. 530... (Erst. Palm. Centr, Amer. (in. Vid. Meddel. Nat. Foren. Kjobenh. 1858) 30. Engel in 
Linnea, xxxii. 669. Spruce in Jourm. Linm. Soc. xi. 136. Barb. Rodr. Enum. Palm. Nov. 15. 
Traill in Trim. Journ. Bot. 1877, 131, Wallace, Palm. Amaz. 22,1, 7, 8. Genus male definitum. 
Sepala floris d in E. oleracea, Mart. t. 29, et in E. Catinga fere orbicularia et late imbricata ; in E, 
ensiformi, Mart. t. 31, et E. eduli, t. 32, minuta, ovata, aeuta. Pericarpium in E. Catinga, 
Wallace, nullo modo fibrosum, sed in sicco tenuiter erustaceum, albumenque zquabile, dum in 
E. oleracea pericarpium carnosum et dense fibrosum est, albumenque ruminatum. 
90. €&nocarpus, Mart. Hist, Nat. Palin. ii. 21, t. 22 ad 97 ; iii. 310, et Palm, Orbign. 
12, t, 8, 18. —Flores i in eodem spadioe MOSCREE fastigiatim ramoso monoici, spiraliter 
dispositi, inferi 3-ni int 25 i 2-ni d, obscure bracteati et bracteolati. 
Fl. d asymmetriei. Sepala parva, ovata. v. lanceolata, acuta, valvata v. basi tantum 
imbricata. Petala oblique ovata v. oblonga, acuta v. acuminata, valvata. Stamina 6, 
filamentis liberis v. basi connatis rectis v. apicibus incurvis ; antherze lineares, dorsifixie, 
tiles, Ovarii rudimentum 3-fidum. Fl. 9 masculis minores, subgloboso-conoidei, 
perianthio post anthesin aucto. Sepala. crasse amie reniformia v. orbieularia; late 
imbricata. Petala longiora v. subl obtusa, 
Staminodia 0 v. pauca. | Ovarium ovoideum. y. pos csn d 3- DENTES loculis 2 effcetis ; 
Hodie minuta, sessilia, pyulum; parietale. Fructus ovoideus ellipsoideus v. globosus, 
ig ibus (v. excentricis D), pericarpio fibroso et grumoso v. 
lo ( i i 7). Semen Y. £ liberum v. 
endocarpio adh;erens,hilo parvo elongato, rapheos ramis a. basi ad. apicem radiantibus reti- 
culatis, albumine sanabut fibroso v. TUminRtQ ; embryo basilaris. z;balmm swpius iner- 
mes et elatze, caudi. solitariis v, czesp is medio int Folia 
terminalia, in una specie disticha, pinnatisecta, segmentis anguste v. latiuscule ensiformi- 
bus acuminatis rigidis plicatis plurinerviis, marginibus incrassatis basi recurvis, rhachi 
dorso convexa lateribus profunde suleatis ventre carinata, petiolo breyi, vagina brevi 
ventricosa aperta, in una specie spinosn., Spadices broviter p d Y: 
scopiformes, rhachi brevi, ramis li: | elongatis subcequilongis pen- 
dulis, areolis vix depressis ; spathze 2, lignosze, caducze, inferiore breviore 2-carinata apice 
fissa, superiore cylindracea rostrata, ventre rupta. Flores interminores. Fructus sepius 
purpureus v. niger. 
Species ad .8,- Americze tropieze ineole. unt, Enum. Pl.ii.179. JDrude in Mart. Fl. Bras, 
iii. ii. 465, 7. 108. — Wallace, Palin. Amaz. 28, t. 9 ad 134. — Karst. Fl. Colomb. i; 111, 6.66. Spruce 
in Journ. Linn. Soc. xi. 139. Genus sepe cum Zuferpe confusum, characteres diagnostiei serius 
Serutandi. Fruetusin (E. utili globosus, periearpio tenui non fibroso, omnino ut in Euerpe Catinga- 
91. Jessenia, Karst. in Linncaa, xxviii. 387 (excl. citat. Endlicheri), xxxiii. 691, t. 3, f. 6. 
FI. Colomb. i. 197, t. 98; Flores i in eodem spadice interfoliaceo fastigiatim ramoso monoiei, 
iraliter dispositi, i 3-ni int dio 9, superi 2-ni sv. solitarii: ebracteati 
et ebracteolati Fl. 4 sul irici. Sepala minuta, t mar- 
ginibus. membranaceis, ishbriéais. Petala multo longiora, ovato-oblonga v. lanceolata, 
ea, valvata. Stamina 9-20, filamentis brevibus subulatis; antherw. lineares, 
acutm v. apieulatz, basi longe 2-fida inserts, til Ovarii rudimentum 3-fidum. 
Fl. 9 masculis ped minores, M eiae perianthio: post anthesin valde ^na 
Sepala l. laria, late imbri Petala i , tenera, 
cata. Staminodia Q. Ovariuri 3-loeulare, loeulis 2 effcetis ; ; stylus brevis, stigmatibus vali- 
dis;ovulum ... Fructus ellipsoideus, stylo terminali, pericarpio carnoso fibroso et oleoso. 
Semen ellipsoideum, hilo laterali elongato, rapheos ramis ab hilo divergentibus numerosis 
; ;embryo bosilaris, elongatus. zeiPaliheo i inermes ; caudice 
elato robusto àniulato. Foliat , perp iis con- 
fertis oppositis if is plicati: nibus basi recurv is, petiolo brevius- 
culo, vagina brevi aperta tips diii iem penduli, breviter peduneulati, 
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