164 PALMACES. 
7. Petal of do., 8 genitalia of do., stamina spread out to 
shew the barren pistillum., 9 Pollen. 
10. Part of spadix, with two fecundated females. 
11. One of these. 
12. Section of Pistillum exposing the ovulum. 
13. Ovulum. 
]4. Part of a spadix more advanced. 
15. Spadix of fruit (part of.) 
16. A fruit. — 
17. Do. long section, а shews the ruminations, 5 endocarp, 
c embryo, d mesocarp. 
18. Seed dorsally viewed. 
19. Do. in front, shewing large depression atthe site of the 
foramen. 
20, Transverse, shewing simple rumination. 
ARECA. 
1. Areca curvata. COXLVIII. 
Caudice Cte eene 9-7 pedale, gracile, sursum fer- 
rugin. pube as 
Petiolis longe ue mm vaginis coriaceis, striatis, aspe- 
ris, pube ferruginea, in parte supra vaginam canaliculata. Fion- 
dibus pinnatis (laceratione) pinnis valde inzqualibus insertione 
obliquis e basi lata, oblique acuminatissimis, integris, venis 
primariis carinulatis pluribus. 
Spadix (e caulis parte vetust.,) infra partem foliosam pen- 
dula, filiformis, the length of a finger, glaucescens. 
Fructibus distichis, basi bracteolata albidis, thickly and 
obtusely subulate, and falciformly curved,* 
Fructus fibrosus sub induratus (apice areola minuto spha- 
celato, an semen eruptum?) albumen, huic conformum cor- 
neum solidum. 
Embryo minutus basilaris, conicus, Tegumen 1, tenuissimum 
memb. cellul. raphe apicem fere attingens. There is on each 
* For the fruit of this species see 4. paradoza. Palms of Brit. India 
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