940 COLXXXVII. PALMAE. [.Borassec, 
Species 1, insularum Seychellarum incola. Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. iii, 221, £. 109, 192.  Kunth, 
Enum. Pl. ii. 225. Baker, Fl. Maurit. 319. Bot. Mag. t. 2734 ad 2738 (in FI. des. Serres, 623 ad. 
526 itera'z), Genus non nisi staminibus numerosis et fructu magno a Zorasso distinguendum. 
118. Latania, Comm.; Juss. Gen. 39. (Oleophora, Gartn. Pruct. ii. 185, t. 120.)— 
Flores dioici, in foveolis ! iformium spadicis interfoliacei duplicatim ramosi 
solitarii, bracteati. Fl. q* obovoidei, perianthio gl Sepala 3, | spathulata, 
imbricata. Petala 3, spathulata, basi in stipitem brevem connata, imbricata. Stamina 
15-32, fil tis brevibus subulatis plus minus in columnam connatis ; anthers lineari- 
oblonge, basi bifida insertz. ^Ovarii rudimentum colummare v. e setis 3. Fl. 9 magni, 
subglobosi, bracteis latis crassis per paria connatis inclusi, perianthio crasse carnoso post 
anthesin valde aucto. Sepala reniformia, late imbricata. Petala vix longiora, orbicularia, 
lutivo-imbricata. Staminodia in cupulam dentatam connata. Ovarium 3-loculare, 
globosum ; stigmata 3, sessilia, recurva ; ovula basilaria, erecta. Drupa globosa, obovoidea 
v. pyriformis, teres v. 3-gona, 1l-3-pyrena, stigmate terminali, pericarpio succulento, 
pyrenis obovoideis v. oblongis crustaceo-lignosis obtuse 3-gonis levibus v. varie insculptis. 
Semina obovoidea, erecta, libera, testa brunnea end pio adh te, alb corneo 
sequabili solido; embryo in vertice seminis.— Palme inermes, elatze,caudice solitario robusto 
annulato. Folia ampls, terminalia, longe petiolata, suborbicularia, palmato-flabelliformia, 
plieato-multifida, laciniis indupl ginik levibus v. spinulosis, rhachi brevi, 
petiolo 3-gono supra concavo, ligula eonchoidea, vagina brevi. Spadices pluripedales, 
basi et ad ramos p spathis i letis vaginati ; ramuli floriferi &* cylindracei, 
ad apices ramorum. spadicis digitatim dis iti, bracteis densissime imbricatis velati ; 
Ibtortuosi, pauciflori, bracteis latissimis dentatis vaginati. Flores d' e bracteis semi- 
exserti, perianthio nitido ; 9 multo majores. Drup:e majuscule, flavse. 
Species 3, insularum Mascarensium incole. Mar£. Hist. Nat. Palm. iii. 223, t. 148, f. 4, 154, 161 
1.2. Baker Fl. Maurit. 380. Jacq. Fragm. 1.8. Lemaire, Ill. Hortic. t. 229. 
119. ztypheene, Garin. Fruct. ii. 19, t. 82. . (Cucifera, Del. FI. "Egypt. i. 07, t. 1, 2. 
Douma, Poir. Dict. Suppl. ii. 519 ; Lam. Illustr. t. 900.)—Flores dioici, in ramulis amenti- 
formibus spadicium interfoliaceorum immersi, 4 2-ni, superpositi, 9 solitarii, bracteati et 
bracteolati. Fl. : Perianthi l Sepalalineari-oblonga, basi connata, imbricata. 
Petala late ovata, obtusa, concava, basi in stipitem brevem. connata, imbricata. Stamina 6, 
rarius 7, toro inserta, fil tis brevibus subulatis ; antherce lineares, basi 2-fida insertw. 
Ovarii rudimentum 0. Fl. 9 brevissime stipitati, masculis majores, perianthio crasse 
coriaceo post anthesin paullo aucto. Sepala 9, ovato-orbicul ia, obtusa, imbri 
Petala paullo minora, late ovata, obtusa, imbricata. - Staminodia 6, in annulum membra- 
naceum connata, antheris effotis. Ovarium subglobosum, obscure 3-lobum, 3-loculare ; 
stigmata 3, minuta, sessilia, terminalia, dein irica; ovula basi lata lateri loculi 
affixa. Fructus sessilis v. stipitatus, spheericus oblongus ovoideus v. obovoideus, teres v. 
- obseure lobatus v. medio constrictus, basi e& apice sspe intrusus, 1-locularis, stigmatibus 
basilaribus, pericarpio grumoso et fibroso epidermide nitido, endocarpio lignoso intus 
carnoso. Semen endocarpio adnatum, erectum, ovoideum v. obovoideum, basi intrusum, 
testa durissima fusca, rapheos ramis planis reticulatis, albumine osseo :equabili late. cavo ; 
embryo apicalis.—Palm:e inermes, mediocres v.elatz,caudice robusto cylindraceo ventricoso 
RR i bicis 
v. pyriformi simplici v. dich ramoso Folia t j 
bicularia, palmato-flabelliformia, plicat ltifida, laciniis ensiformibus acutis v. 
2-fidis marginibus induplicatis fibris interpositis, rhachi brevi, petiolo valido biconvexo 
v. supra planiuseul ginil pinulosis, ligula. brevi rotundata, vagina brevi aperta. 
Spadices spathis incompletis cylindraceis vaginati, d, ramis alternis, ramulis floriferis sub- 
fastigiatis cylindraceis ; 1 icirculares, densissimo imbricate ; braeteoloo membra- 
nace, barbatw, spadieis 9 masculis subsimiles. ^ Fructus diametro pugili parvi v. 
ovat 
