Ex Kii.llicli.-r 



SPECIFH 



peltatis rulis 



ZAMIA LINDENI, regel. 



nat. ORD. GYGADEAE. 

 •t, damage, probably in reference to the prickly nature of some species. 

 naseuli ; Antherae apertae , in strobilos terminales, pedunculatos collectae , undique rhachi 

 • i in stipitem attenuatae, apice incrassato-peltiformi , subbilobae, lobis subtus polliniferis. 

 >pliylla, aperta, in strobilos terminales, pedunculatos collectae, rhachi communi undique 

 uata, apice in peltam hexagonam dilatata, pelta subtus utrinque ovulo unico, inverso 

 Semina ovoideo-subglobosa , testa ossea, epidermide tenuiter carnosa, cincta. Embryo 

 ula respectu rhacheos communis centripeta. — ArbuscuJac hi America tropica, imprimis 

 ndibus pinnatis, pinnis basi calloso-constri<(ii. m'd/;„crriis. „<,-<•;•. -inqtlicibus, indivisis. 



cylindricus, metr. plurim. altus, robustus, foliis delapsis cicatrisatus , squamis cuneato 

 ! ovato-cuneatis acutis dorso carinatis membranaceo-chartaceis intermixta , petioli 2 metr. 

 )arsim vestiti, aculeati, aculeolis conicis brevibus cum caudice rectangulis, albis; foliola 

 lltra, subopposita (ultima deficiente aut abortivo), sessilia, longe lanceolata, m ,20 longa, 

 riili.t. centra inter sulcos 2 laterales latos elevato, marginibus a medio ad apicem dentato 

 fililbrmibiH subparallelis circiter 20 supra distincti^imis ; sfrobili.... — E sylvis Ecua- 

 alh.tn. anno 1874. — Ad viv. descr. — E. A. 



Mr. Roezl in the leaves are not woolly and they are of less vigorous and 



Linden last year, shorter growth. Further, its native country is Brazil, far 



s it approaches to- removed from the home of our plant from the shores of 



ge. The first leaves the Pacific; and there are several other differences in the 



no idea of those minor details of the two species, 



et long, with from Zamia Lindeni was named by D r Regel , but we have not 



i Roezli {III. Hort. yet been able to ascertain whether lie has published it or 



'cent introduction. not, and therefore we must give it as a manuscript name 



i of gardens, but until we have obtained fuller information. 



and w hitish, its p a 



