PALMAE juss. (Euterpe.) 177 



Nucleus compressus, orbicularis. Albumen aequabile, cor- 

 neum, medio cavum. Embryo versus basim dorsalis (prope 

 basim latcralis Endl.). Palmae mediocres. Caudex extus 

 fibriliitio rcticulato circumtextus^ intus moliis^ rubellus. 

 Frondes termina/es, pinnatae^ inermes; pmnis reduplicatis. 

 Spadix panicuiato-ramosissimus, tomento ferrugineo brac- 

 teas bracteolase/ue saepe penitus velante obtectus. Flores 

 minimi, rubelli', masculi facile e foveoiis decidentes. Baccae 

 compresso-globosae^ flavo-virentes. 



1. L. PULCHRA Mart. Palm. 59. t. 52. 53. Pinnis lineari- 

 hus, acuminatis, subtus concoloribus ; baccaruin fibris exteriori- 

 bus discretis, filiformibus. Mart. — In sylvis priinaevis Pro- 

 vinciae Rio Negro. — Caudex 8-10-pedalis, rectus, cyliiulricus. 

 Frondes 6-pedaIes. Baccae orbiculares, latcribus cornpressae, 

 utrinque convexae, pollicares, virides vel virescenti-flavae, niti- 

 dae. (Mart.) 



2. L. INSIGNIS Mart. Palm. 60. Pinnis lanceolatis, arista- 

 tis, subtus glaucis; baccarum fibris densissime compactis; exte- 

 rioribus reticulatis, ligncscentibus. Mart. — In sylvis primae- 

 vis Provinciae Paraensis. — Species Martio incomplete cognita. 



EUTERPE MART. (nec Gacrtn.), ENDL. 



Flores monocci iri eodem spadice, sessiles, bracteati; 

 masculi plures in parte ramorum superiore vel bini juxta 

 femiueos singulos. Spathae duae, membranaceo-coriaceae 

 (meinbranaceae Mart.) ; exterior brevior (interior minor Endl.). 

 Masc. : Caljx uterque trisepalus ; sepala cxteriora arida, per- 

 gamena, ovata, carinato-concava, in alabastro imbricata; in- 

 teriora coriacea, ovata vel lanceolafa, erecta, in alabastro 

 valvata. Stamina 6, e fundo floris, inclusa ; filamenta subu- 

 lata, libera vel basi confluentia; antherae lineares, subsagit- 

 tatae, basi affixae, erectae. Pistilli rudimentum trifiduin. 

 Fem.: Calyx uterque trisepalus; sepala pergamena, sicca, 

 ovata, obtusa, concava, in alabastro convoluto-imbricata ; in- 

 teriora exterioribus simillima, sed tenuiora. Staminum rudi- 

 menta nulla. Ovarimn 3-locuIare; loculis 2 minimis. Stig- 

 mata 3, sessilia, acuta, conniventia. Bacca 1-sperma, glo- 

 bosa, stigmatibus excentricis coronata, grumoso-fibrosa (carne 

 tenui, grumoso); endocarpio tenui, membranaceo, cum nucleo*) 



*) Nucleus conformis, laevigatus, circumvolutus fibris e basi eque 



raphe umbiliculi lateraliter decurrente ortis, reticulatis, tandein e basi 

 revolvendis. (Mart.) 

 Kunth. Syxofs. III. [ 12 | 



