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FAMILIES OF FLOWERING PLANTS. 



pinnate leaves are arched in graceful curves, and they frequently at- 

 tain lofty proportions. The royal palm, Oreodoxa regia, is common in 

 the \A'est Indies; the fine photogra})h reproduced in Figure 31 was 

 made in Porto Rico by Mr. G. N. Collins. The conspicuous swelling 

 of the trunk atiords an easy means of recoo-nizin": this tree. The 

 cocoanut palm [Cocas nucifera) is familiar to most ])ersons; it is quite 

 common on the Florida Keys and is emph:)yed as a shade tree in Key 

 West (See Fig. 32). Many other genera <jf pinnate-leaved palms be- 

 longing to this family atford beautiful examples for cultivation. The 



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Fig. 32.— Cocoanut palms around a dwelliug in Key West. After a photograph by Mr. 

 G. N. Collins. 



oil pahii [EI(v!s GH/'nee^h^/x) is a native of Western Africa, and is one 

 of the chief sources of })ahn oil. This group also includes the co(]uita 

 palm of Chili {.Jiil)(m spcctahiJi'^) and the piassata of Brazil [Attcdea 

 funtfera). 



5. Subfamily Phytelephantoideae. The principal genus of this 

 group is the type, Phyteleplias, native of tropical America, and put to 

 numerous local uses by the natives. 



