484 PALMAR 



cpls. 3, or loosely united, separating after fert. ; berry ; 

 fan or feather 1., induplicate): 



1. Phoeniceae (feather 1.) : Phoenix. 



2. Sabaleae (fan 1.) : Chamaerops, Rhapis, Corypha, Livi- 



stona, Sabal, Copernicia. 



II. BORASSOIDEAE (spadix simple or little branched with 

 thick cylindrical twigs ; fls. markedly diclinous dimorphic, 

 invested with bracts, the $ in i co cincinni in grooves of 

 the twigs; cpls. (3), fully united, producing a one-seeded 

 drupe; fan 1., induplicate): 

 i. Borasseae: Hyphaene, Borassus, Lodoicea. 



III. LEPIDOCAR YOIDEAE (spadix branched once or more 



in a 2-ranked arrangement; fls. in cincinni or 2-ranked 

 spikes with bracts and bracteoles round them; cpls. (3), 

 fast united, covered with scales; fr. i-seeded, covered 

 with hard scales; feather or fan 1., reduplicate): 



i. Mauritieae (fan 1. ) : Mauritia. 



i. Mdroxyleae (feather 1.) : Raphia, Metroxylon, Calamus. 



IV. CEROXYLOIDEAE^^^y. simple or one or several times 



branched; fls. diclinous, usu. dimorphic; when dioec. 

 sol. with rudimentary bracts, when monoec. usu. in cymes 

 of 3 fls., 2 being S and i ? , or rarely oo $ and i at the end 

 of the row being ? ; cpls. (3), 3- 2- i-loc. ; fruit smooth, 

 not scaly ; feather 1.) : 



1. Areceae (berry fr. ): Caryota, Arenga, Leopoldinia, Iri- 



artea, Ceroxylon, Chamaedorea, Oreodoxa, Euterpe, 

 Kentia, Areca. 



2. Cocoeae (drupe fr.) : Elaeis, Attalea, Cocos, Bactris, 



Desmoncus. 

 B. Perianth rudimentary in i or ? . Fruit in dense heads. 



V. PHYTELEPHANTOIDEAE (s fl. with <x free sta.; 



? with P; endosp. ivory-like) : Phytelephas (only gen.). 



VI. NIPOIDEAE (i with (3) sta.; ? naked; woody endo- 



carp) : Nipa (only gen.). 

 For further details of P. see Nat. P/l., Seeinaun's History of the 



Pa/ws, and Treas. of Bot. 



Palmate, divided, and arranged like the leaves of a fan. 

 Palmatifld, -partite, -sect, palmately divided to 5 r>, ^ 5, over f of 



the depth. 



Palmerella A. Gray. Campanulaceae (in). 2 Mexico, California. 

 Palmeria F. Muell. Monimiaceae. 7 Austr., New Guinea, Celebes. 

 Palmetto, Sabal, Thrinax; small-, Carludovica. 

 Palmiet, Pr ionium Palmita E. Mey. 

 Palmirah, Palmyra palm, Borasstis Jlabettifer L. 

 Palmiste, Oreodoxa. 



Palmorchis Barb. Rodr. (Sobralia p.p. EP.). Orchid, (n. 7). 2 Brazil. 

 Palmstruckia Sond. Cruciferae (i)- i S. Afr. 

 Palovea Aubl. Leguminosae (II. 3). i French Guiana. 

 Palta, avocado, Persea gratissima Gaertn. f. 

 Paltonium Presl. Polypodiaceae. 2 trop. Am., China. 

 Paludose, palustris (Lat.), of marshes. 



