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We give also a diagnosis of the fruit of another new species of Raphia collected by 
Dr. Welwitsch. 
5. RAPHIA WELWITSCHII, Wendl. Fructibus ovali-turbinatis, seriebus orthostichis 11-14, 
squamis latissimis basi convexiusculis apicem versus planiusculis plane lateque 
suleatis atrocastaneis basi acuta margine magis atrocastaneo subfimbriatoque ; 
semine ovali-turbinato plane exeso, albumine paulum ruminato. (Plate XLII. B.) 
Fructus 22" longi, fere 2" crassi; squamis 11—12" latis, 11" altis. .Semen 21" longum, 16" crassum. 
Hab. In humid places on the rivers in the interior of Angola, in the district of Galungo (Welwitsch). 
PrarE XLII. B. Portion of female spadix; fruit; seed; transverse section of do.: nat. size. 
Subfamily III. COCOIN ELE. 
Genus 6. ErLxis, ل‎ 
Ernxis GUINEENSIS, Jacq. Amér. p. 280, tab. 172; edit. pict. p. 136, tab. 257; Mart. 
l. c. p. 62, tab. 54 & 50. 
Hab. All along the coast (without a number). 
Subfamily IV. BORASSINELE. 
Genus 7. Borassus, L. 
Borassus /ErH10PUM, Mart. l. c. p. 220. 
Hab. Isolated on the coast (without a number). 
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