Palm m. 57 



Paîmœ iis plurimîim analogêe , aliundè tamen hinc Filicibus indé 



Gramineis affines. 



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O R D O I. 

 PALM^, LES PALMIERS, 



C^ALIX .fexpartitus , ficpè perfiftens , laciniis tribus 

 extérioribus farpè minoribiis. Staminafex, rariùs plura 

 âut pauciora , imis laciniis calicinis ( an potiùs gîandii- 

 lofo corpoi'i hypogyno ? ) inferta , filamentis fa:pè bafi 

 coalitis. Germen luperum , fimplex, rariùs triplex ( in 

 Chamcerope ) ; ftylns iinicns aiit triplex ; ftigma Gmplex 

 aiit trindum. Frr.dus baccatns aut driipaceus drupâ 

 intùs reticuîatâ , uni aut trilocularis , mono aut trifper- 

 mus feminibus ofleis. Corcnlum minimum , in cavitate 

 dorfali aut laterali aut rariùs infimâ perifpermi magni 

 primo mollioris efculenti , dein indurati cornei. 



Caulis fimpîex cyîindraceus , caudiciformis , fruti- 

 cofus aut arborefcens , fquamofus bafibus folicrum 

 perriflentibus , aut circinatis veterum balium velligiis 

 icaber. Folia terniinalia conferta alterna , bali vagi- 

 nantiaj juniora plicata &: reticulari folii prrccedentis 

 vaginâ inter bafes perfiflente cooperta aut cinda.. 

 Spadix inter folia médius , terminalis , fimplex aut 

 plerunique ramofiis ramis bifpathaceis , multiilorus , 

 involutus rpathâ maximâ fimplici , rariùs polyphyllâ. 

 Flores dioïci , aut monoïci fabortu partium?) in eo- 

 dem vel in diftindo fpadice , aut rariùs hermaphro- 

 diti, fmguli ' bifpathacei , fpathis brevibus. 



L Frondes pinnatx. Follola fispiàs Lmccolata ar.gufla^ 



CALAMUS, L * Rotnnç;:. Calix cxtùs yk\\\zmoÇ\i% brevis, intùs 

 3-partitus longtor. Stamina 6. Germen i ; ftyl'JS 3-rulus ; 

 îligmata 3. Fruftus fubglobofus fquamis tcffelatis inibricatis 

 nitidis te»5lus , primo pulpofus , dein exfuccus, j-fpermus 

 (rarô 2-3-fperrhus). Cnratlcr ex L'mv&o. Jrhufailaramojc: ^rimûs 

 tf,rund'maccis ; folia pinnata pd'iolo communï fphiiiJofo ; fpadicçs 



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