LI 
Cocoinec.] . CLXXXVIIL PALME. "T 945 
tes flores sup bracteol sepalis conf: , florem vaginantes. Flores 9 
sparsi, stigmatibus magnis chimie Fructus pollicaris. * 
Species 3 v. 4, Africze et Americee orientalis tropic incole. Genus in subgenera 2 divisum :— 
A. Eueleis. Floresin diversis spadicibus monoici. Spadix breviter pedunculatus, ovoideus, densis- 
sime ramosus, spatha interiore coriacea. Endocarp vertice 3 Caulescens, pinnis infimis 
spinescentibus. Mart. Hist. Nat. Palin. ii. 61, t. 33, 55, 50, iiis 323; Palm. Orbign. 91. .Kunth, 
Enun. Pl.ii.278. Gertn. Fruct. i. t. 6. Lam. Illustr. i. 896. — .Karst. in. Linnea, xxviii. 241. 
Grst. Palm, Centro-Amer. (in. Vid. Meddel. Nat. Foren, Kjobenh, 1858),51...Drude in Mart, Fl. 
Bras. iii, ii. 455, £. 105. 
2. Barcella, Traill in Trim. Journ. Bot. 1877, 80 (subgen.) Flores in ramis ejusdem spadieis 
monoiei, Spadix longe peduneulatus, laxe ramosus, ur interiore lignosa. M A Rin 
459, t. 106, ubi Cu (nondum rite evoluta) perpstiut fere libera et inclusa Bia 
126. Diplothemium, Mort. Hist. Nat. Palm. ii. 107, t. D1, f. 7, 70, 15 ad 78, iii. 93, 
324; Palm. Orbign. 108, t. 9, f. 3, 15, f. 3, 28 D. (Allagoptera, ANees in Max Neww. 
Reise, ed. min. ii. 332, ex Martio.)—Flores dioici v. in. eodem spadice interfoliaceo simplici 
monoici, dense spiraliter conferti, bracteati et bracteolati ; d' in parte superiore sessiles, 
9 in parte inferiore masculis 2 stipati et tecti, . Fl. d$: Sepala ovata v. subulato-lanceolata, 
ima basi connata. Petala paullo longiora, late ovata, acuta, valvata.. Stamina 6 v. plura 
(d 60), basi [cou inserta, inclusa, filamentis subulatis liberis v. connatis; anthers 
blonge v. dat latz, basi 2-fida affixee, erect.  Ovarii Midfidbtis 
minutum v. 0. Fl. 9 masculis majores v. minores, globoso-ovoidei, perianthio post 
anthesin aucto. Bepala late ovata, coriacea, imbricata. Petala sepalis inclusa, ovato- 
ibricata, apicibus acutatis conniventibus. Discus 0. Ovarium 
oyoideum, 3-loeulare, loculis 2 effcetis ; stigmata sessilia, erecta, demum recurva ; ovulum 
angulo interiori affixum. Fructus ovoideus v. obovoideus, 1-spermus, EON termina- 
libus, pericarpio fibroso, endocarpio osseo extus fibroso, basin versus 3-poroso. Semen 
endocarpio conforme, albumine :equabili solido ; embryo poro uni oppositus,—Palm:e 
inermes, humiles v. acaules, oandinibus. interdum robustis solitariis y. Heicuate .an- 
nulatis. Folia t 
acuminatis subtus glaucis v. argentatis, marginibus basi recurvis, costa distincta, rhachi 
bifaciali a latere valde compressa, petiolo antice concavo, vagina aperta fibrosa. " Spadices 
erecti, breviter v. longe p d stricti, li ; spath:e 2, inferiore coriacea, 
crassiore iformi vo8traia venire dehiscente; bractes breves, coriaces. 
Flores majusculi, ochroleuci v. flavi. Fructus parvus. 
Species 4, Brasilie medize et australis incole. Drude in Mart. Fl, Bras, iii. ii. 428, 7. 98. ' Kunth, 
Enum. Pl. iii. 289. Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 4861. "Species heteromorph:e; flores d in D. littorali poly- 
andri, antheris lineari-oblongis obtusis; in .D. campestri 6-andri v. 9-andri, antheris lineari- 
oblongis ; in D. caudescente polyandri, antheris angustis subulatis aeuminatis (an genus diversum ? 
fructu adhuc pn 
127. Cocos, Linn. Gen. n. 1993.— Flores in eodem spadice interfoliaceo simpliciter 
ramoso monoici, bracteati, 4 in parte superiore ramorum numerosi solitarii v. 2-ni, eon- 
ferti v. sparsi ; 9 in parte inferiore sparsi, sessiles v. idum impero n. flore masculo 
utrinque stipati. Fl. d asymmetriei. Sepala parv: acuta, 
erecta, valvata. Petala oblique oblonga, acuta, roli v. patula, Minen Stamina 6; 
inclusa, filamentis subulatis ; anther: lineares, acutis v. obtusse, basi 2-fida affixce, erecti. 
Ovarii rudimentum initiatus v.O0. Fl. 9 masculis swpissime multo majores, ovoidei, 
perianthio post anthesin aucto. Sepala ovata v. ovato-lanceolata, crasse coriacea, erecta, 
imbrieata. Petala sepalis inclusa, Vend fue dilatata, convolutivo-imbricata, apicibus 
brevibus v. el long ti Setitté Discus laris v. obseurus. Ovarium 
b , 9-loculare, "odds 2 ssepius efftotis, in eus brevem 
sttenuatum, eren eid i erectis demum recurvis; ovul 
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