SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS 



VOL. 98, NO. 7, PL. 13 



Coconut Palms and rooseveltia 



a, coconut palms at Wafer Bay, Cocos Island, to compare with b ; b, leaf -crown 

 of Rooseveltia, showing similar leaf-form and drooping pinnae; c, d, young 

 inflorescence of Rooseveltia at the opening of the male flowers; <\ /, mature in- 

 florescence of Rooseveltia, viewed from the side and underneath, showing the 

 greatly swollen basal joint of the peduncle and the ripe fruits. 



