CXXXIII. PALMA. 133 
arising from amongst the leaves or from the 
below them, and at first entirely enclosed ina large bract called a 
spatha, opening Jaterally and finally deciduous with frequently 1 or more 
me the rhachis or branches of the spadix, often especially the males 
den gether from the same node or notch, subtended by 1 or 3 small bracts 
unfrequently reduced to a slightly raised margin of the node. 
ic splendid order, the pride of all tropical regions, is restricted in Australia to 
*peciesand almost confined to Arnhem's Land and Queensland, only four species 
Land, 8 into New South Wales, one of them penetrating as far south as Gipps' 
besides three species endemic in Lord Howe’s Island. None of the Australian 
Nearly all; majority of the species are endemic, most of them congeners and 
Y allied to the Palms of the Malayan Archipelago or of New Caledonia. 
Dining palms, with alternate prickly pinnate leaves. 
Owers dicecious. Perianth-segments all valvate. 
Erect ut Covered with imbricate scales. Embryo basal . 1. CarAMUs. 
1 palms, with a terminal crown of simply pinnate 
den Flowers moncecious. Outer perianth-segments 
ca 
in the females 
Fruit usually ovoid. Remains of the style terminal . 
ular. Remains of the style 
excentrical or lateral . . . . . . ... . 8. CLINOSTIGMA. 
Ovary 1-celled. Ovule pendulous, Albumen ruminate 4. PrTYCHOSPERMA. 
Om l-celled. Ovule erect, Albumen ruminate . . 5. ARECA. 
p EUM. Ovule erect. Fruit large. Albumen 
Inner perianth-se ents valvate in the males, imbricate 
. Embryo basal. 
2. KENTIA, 
Ovary rianth-segments valvate in both sexes. ; 
Erect 3-celled. Albumenentire. Embryodorsal . 7. ARENGA. 
men with bipinnate leaves. Inner perianth-seg- 
punte in E sexes. Ovary 3-celled. Albumen 
BRL embryo dorsal 5. 192 23. 5 CARYOTA 
va» With a terminal crown of fan-shaped leaves. 
se Poder md 
lobes renis d Ls etat dli did mad ge 9. LicvALA. 
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