A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



monoecious fls. im- 

 mersed in cavities. 7. Linospadiccw. 

 VD. Ovary 3-celled. im- 

 perfectlv so in sub- 

 tribe S 



B. Fruit globose: spa- 

 d i X pauiculately 

 branched, the fls. 

 dioecious and pe- 

 dicel led S. Ceroxylew. 



EE. Fruit elongated : 

 s p a d i X subdipi- 

 tately branched, 

 the fls. moncecious 

 and not i m- 



mersed 9. Malorticw. 



CC. Stigmas lateral or basal 

 in fruit, rarely termi- 

 nal : ovax-y entire. . . 

 D. Fls. not immersed in 



cavities 



E. Spathes 2: all the 

 fls. or the lower 

 ones in :^'s. : 

 ovary 1-3-celIed.. 10. Iguanurc<r. 

 EE, Spathes numerous: 

 ovary S-ceiled : 

 spadices inter-and 

 i n f r afoliaceous : 

 fls. usually dioeci- 

 ous, without 

 bracts or bract- 

 lets ; p e r i a n t h 

 rather fleshy or 



leathery 11. ChamwdorecE. 



DD. Fls. immersed in cav- 

 ities, moncecious or 

 d i ce c i o u s, com- 

 pressed ; perianth 

 glumaceous ; style 

 often elongated, 

 terminal or lateral. 12 Gconomew. 



Subtribe 1. Canjotidefr. 



A. Lvs. bipinnatisect : albumen 

 ruminate: staminate fls. 

 with 3 sepals and 



stamens 39. Caryota. 



AA. Lvsi. pinnatisect: albumen 



equable 



B. Stamens 6 : calyx of stam- 

 nate fls. tubular, trun- 

 cate 40. Wallichia. 



BB. Stamens oo 



c. Calyx of staminate fls. 



cup-shaped. 3-lobed..41. Didtmospekma 

 CC. Calyx of staminate fls. 



of 3 sepals 42. Arenga. 



Sabtribe 2. Euarccece. 



A. Ovule basal, erect 



B. Albumen ruminate 



c. Stamens 3 or 6 : stami- 

 nate fls. minute, nu- 

 merous, solitary or in 

 pairs, on branches of 

 spadtx : pistillate fls. 

 much larger, solitary 

 toward base of 



branches 43. Areca. 



CC. Stamens numerous ; fls. 

 in 3's, the middle one 

 pistillate, arranged in 



2, 4 or 6 ranks 44. Pixanga. 



BB. Albumen equable : sta- 

 mens 6 : fls. in 3's. the 

 middle one pistillate, 

 arranged in 4 ranks. . . 4.'i. Kentia. 

 AA. Ovule parietal, more or less 



pendulous 



B. Fls. arranged in 4 ranks 



on branches of spadlx.4G. IIydriastele. 

 BB. Fls. arranged spirally on 

 branches of s p a d i x. 

 (All *' sepals " men- 

 tioned under bb. refer 

 to sepals of staminate 

 fls., except where other- 

 wise stated.) 



C. Pistillate fls. much 

 larger than stami- 



nate : sepals papery. 



connate at base 47. Veitchia. 



CC. P i s t i 1 1 a t e fls. not 

 larger than stami- 

 nate 



D. Length of sepals far 

 surpassing petals : 



sepals narrow 48. Nexga. 



DD. Length of sepals not 

 exceeding petals. . . 

 E. The sepals overlap- 

 ping 



F. Sepals triangular- 

 orbicular; sta- 

 mens n u m e r- 

 ous : filaments 



short 49. K ENTiopsis. 



FF. Sepals small, 

 keeled : stamens 

 9-24 ; filaments 

 inflexed at 

 apex 50. Archonto- 



PHCENIX. 



EE. The sepals do not 



overlap 



F. Filaments infle.Ked 



at apex 



G. Sepals awl- 



shaped or 

 lance olate : 

 stamens 6-12 : 

 pistillate fls. 

 with short 



petals valvate 



at apex 51. Rhopalostylis. 



GG. Sepals small, 

 acute: sta- 

 mens 6 : pis- 

 t i 1 1 a t e fls. 

 with petals 

 a little longer 

 than the se- 

 pals 52. DiCTYOSPERMA. 



FF. Filaments n o r- 

 mal ; sepals nar- 

 r o w 1 y lanceo- 

 late : stamens 

 9-12: pistillate 

 fls. with petals 

 like the sepals. 53. IIedyscefe. 



Subtribe 3. Pfi/chospermcco. 



A. Albumen ruminate 54. Ptychosperma. 



AA. Albumen equable 



B. Leaf-segments obliquely 

 premorse : stamens 



numerous 55. Drymophlceus. 



BB. Leaf-segments narrowed 

 at apex, or in Cyrtos- 

 tachys entire or some- 

 times obliquely 2- 



toothed 



c. Stamens 6-15 : pericarp 

 slightly fibrous, 



smooth inside 56. Cyrtostachts. 



cc. Stamens 6 : pericarp 

 thick, granular. fi- 

 brous inside. 57. Cyphoph(ENIS. 



Subtribe 4. Oncospcrmcw. 



A. .Staminate fls. symmetrical; 

 sepals broad and much 

 overlapping: stigmas in 

 fruit excentric or lateral, 

 or in Cyphosperma sub- 

 terminal 



B. Perianth of pistillate fls. 



enlarged after anthesis. 



c. Pericarp grumose and 



fibrous 58. Clinostigma. 



cc. Pericarp thin, leathery 



or bony 59. Cyphosperma. 



BB. Perianth not changed 



after anthesis 60. Microkentia. 



AA. Staminate fls. nnsymmetri- 

 cal ; sepals small or nar- 

 row, not imbricate or only 

 sliirhtly so: stigmas later- 

 al in fruit or basal 



B. Petals of pistillate fla. 



