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coriaceo-membranaceis, cito caducis, vel firmiusculis ; 

 alveolis 5-6-7-stichis ; fl. (^ sepalis petala subsequantibus 

 vel brevioribus ; fl. ^ tube stamineo corollam sub- 

 sequante, ore 3-crenato sed in lobos 6-digitiformes fissili, 

 vel ab initio in lobos 6 ad medium fisso ; fruetibus ovalibus 

 vel subglobosis, diam. ■006™--012°' tuberculosis viridibus 

 (nigricantibus ?) vel nigris ; epicarpio sicciusculo. 

 Hah. — In sylvis per totam plagam Amazonensem. 

 Subsp. an var. 1. Sprucemia (Trail hb. Palm., 24, 41, 

 42, 43, 170, 176, 164, 125).— Foliis l"" et ultra, 

 pinnis 2-4 (raro 5-9) jugis ; venis utrinque 17-20; 

 spadice -25™ et ultra, ramos 10-15, 4-10 infimos 

 ramulos 2-7-edentes proferente ; alveolis plerumque 

 5-stichis; fl. J tubo stamineo ore 3-crenato ; fruetibus 

 ovalibus, pisi majoris magnitudine. 

 Var. a. heptasticha (Trail hb. Palm., 93, 111).— 

 Alveolis 7-stichis. 



Hah. — Prope Manaos. 

 Var. S. micra (Trail hb. Palm., 29, 120?).--roliis 

 •90™ et infra, pinnis minoribus ; venis utrinque 

 '16-17; spathis papyraceis caducis; spadicis 

 ramis 7-10 simplicibus. 

 Hah. — Ad Lago Juruty. 

 Subsp. an var. 2. intermedia (Trail hb. Palm., 147, 47, 

 25, 26, 118, 56) {=0. pauciflora, Spruce hb. Palm., 

 16, nee Martii). — Foliis 1° et infra, pinnis 8-17 jugis 

 omnibus vel plerisque linearibus (•009'" latis) ; spa- 

 dicis •l75'°--225'", ramis] 8-13 simplicibus vel 1-2 

 infimis bifldis ; alveolis 5-6-stichis ; fl. ? tubo stamineo 

 ore 3-crenato ; fruetibus ovalibus vel globosis pisi 

 magnitudine 



Hah. — In sylvis ubique. 

 Subsp. an var. 3. compta (Trail hb. Palm., 84, 89, 138). 

 — Foliis 1™ et ultra, pinnis 14-21-jugis linearibus; 

 spadicis ramis 8-13 simplicibus vel infimis 2-5-fidis ; 

 spathis fragilibus ; alveolis plerumque 6-stichis ; fl. $ 

 tubo stamineo in lobos 6 digitiformes ad medium fisso ; 

 fruetibus ovalibus viridibus (nigricantibus ?) pisi 

 magnitudine. 



Hab. — In sylvis ad Barcellos, et ad Barreiras de 

 Mary fl. Purus, etiam ad Barreiras de Mutum fl. 

 Jutahi. 

 Subsp. an var. 4. tuherculata (Trail hb. Palm., 97, 90, 

 54, = G. tuherculata, Spruce (sp.) hb. Palm, 18). — 

 Caudice arundinaceo, -SO^-rSO" x •O06'°--012"' ; 

 foliis •30™--60", pinnis bijugis rhomboideo-acinaci- 

 formibus vel pinna imparl graminea interposita, 

 •l75'"--37o'" X •01""--05'"; venis primariis utrin- 

 que 12-15 ; spadicibus •l75'"-*225"' ramos 4-& 

 eimplices vel infimum bifidum tenues proferentibus ; 

 alveolis obscure 5-stichi8 ; fl. $ tubo stamineo in lobos 



