PANDANEJE. t4i 



Drupts fibrosae, in phalanges saepius connata», partiales 

 monospermae : vel Baccce plmiloculares, loculis po- 

 lyspermis. 



Albumtn carnosum. 



Emlryo axilis, erectus. Plumula ineonspicua. 



Caudex arboreus, saepiusque stolones dimitlens, nunc 

 debilis, deciunbens. Folia trifanam imbricata, elon- 

 gata, lineari lanceolaca, amplexicaulia uiirginibus 

 saepis3im^ spinosis. Folia Jioralia minora. s<epe- 

 colorata. 



Obs. Ordo tropicus, prope Aroideas posttjtf praesertim ob in- 

 florescenthm subsimilem, drfectum penanthii, albumi- 

 nis texmram, embryonigque situm, quibus notis longe re- 

 cedit a Palmis, caudice arboresoenti tantummodo similibus. 



Alterum genus ab Illust Banks primum observatum, et 

 nuper a D. Fertfcnando Biuer in insula Norfolkia p«.l- 

 cherrime depictum, a Pandano dignoscitur, Pericarpio 

 baccato moJli, loculis polyspermis, Seminibus mmuus, 

 striatis, altero latere strophiola longitudinaii lnstructls. , 



PANDANUS. Linn. suppl. 

 Hores dioici. 



Masc. Spadice composito. 



Fem. Drupa> fibrosae, saepius in phalanges connatae, partialei 

 putamine osseo, monosperm.i. Semen basi affixum me- 

 dio placentae latere interiore putaminis adnatae. 

 Caudex arloreus, strictus. 



1. P. pedunculatus, caudice stolonizante, phalangibns druparum 

 & — 18-Jocularibus : apice conico-lobato ; basi subangus- 

 tata. (T.) v. v. 



.2. V.spiralis, caudice stolonibus carente, phalangibus drupa- 

 rum g— 20-Iocularibus : apice depresso tesselato ; basi ob- 

 tusissima. (T.) v, v. 



ALISMACE^E. 



