PAL INI ACE AK 17 



PHOEMX. Date Palm. 



Evergreen trees with the trunks long covered by the split 

 petiole-bases; large seemingly pinnate gray alternate leaves 

 with the lowest segments short and spine-like; large spathed 

 panicles of small dioecious flowers; and berry-like fruits. 



1. Trunks finally tall and slender. P. dactylifera. 

 Trunks rather stfiort, stout. 2. 



2. Leaf stalks and spines yellowish. P. canariensis. 

 Foliage blue green. P. sylvestris. 



SABAL. Palmetto. 



Evergreen trees with rather slender trunks'; large palmate- 

 ly divided strongly recurved alternate leaves filiferous between 

 their segments, the long petioles sometimes toothed; and mod- 

 erate panicles of small perfect flowers and berry like fruits. 

 Foliage green. S. Palmetto. 



Very glaucous. S. uresana. 



WASHINGTONIA. Desert Palm. 



Evergreen trees with rather stout tall trunks covered 

 above by the hanging dead leaves; large palmately divided 

 flat leaves on long often toothed petioles, and rather small 

 panicles* of small flowers and small drupe-like fruits. 

 (Neowashingtonia) . 



Leaves filiferous between the segments. W. filifera. 



Leaves almost without threads. W. gracilis. 



Cocos. Coco Palm. 



Evergreen unarmed trees with slender trunks often swol- 

 len and upcurved at bas ( e; large long-stalked seemingly pin- 

 nate alternate leaves; and moderately large panicles of small 

 monoecious flowers and small or large fruit. 

 Fruit large, with fibrous husk. (Coconut). C. nucifera. 



Fruit small, with edible pulp. (Pindo). C. australis. 



