PALMÆ 
Martius, Zfs/. Nat. Palm. LI Palme Bras. (1823-1850), 772. Exp. syst. (1836-1850) ez 
Palmetum Orbignianum in Orbigny, Voyage dans l'Amér. Mér. VIL part. 3 (1847); Kunth, 
ÆEnum. Plant. LIL p. 168 (1841); Wallace, Palm trees of He Amaz. (1853); Walpers, Ann. Bot. 
Syst. L p. 750 (1840), ZZZ, p. 456 (1853), F9. 807 (1858); Spruce, Palm. Amar. in Journ. of the 
Linn. Soc. Bot. XI, n° 50-51 (1869); Barbosa Rodrigues, 27 Enum. Palm. nov. valhis fum. Amaz. 
(1875), Protest. Append. (1 870), 2x Vellosia, Palm. Amaz. nov. (1888), 27 Plant. Nov. cult. Fard. 
bot. Rio de Fan. 1, p. 5 (1892), ZV, 2.28 (1894), V, 9. 71 (1806), VZ, 5. 10 (1808), 27 Palm. Matto- 
g70$. 207. (1808), 24 Palin. nov. Paraguay (1800), 22 Palm. Lassler. nov. (1900), #7 Palme Uruguay. 
nov, tn Contr. fard. Bot. Rio de Fan. {7 (1901), 2. 29, ZIT (1902), 5. 69; Trail, Descript. of new 
Sec. Palns, in Fourn. of Bot. V'et VI, n° 167 el171 (1876-1877); Wendland, #4 Xerch. Les Pal 
mers, p. 128 (1878); Drude #1 Aart. For. Bras. TI/, pars 11, p. 257 (1882); Baillon, ZHs4. des 
Plantes, XIII, p. 245 (18095): Lindmann, Paiträge sur Palmenf. Süd-Amerikas (1900); Branner, 
The Palin trees of Brasil (1902) (1). 
Flores parvi v. minuti raro majusculi, regulares, hermaphroditi monoici v. dioici, interdum 
polygami. Perianthium duplex, in serie trimerum, coriaceum carnosulum v. membranaceum, 
rarius glumaceum, in fl. e sæpissime post anthesin auctum. Sepala 3, distincta v. connata, in ff. & 
sæpissime parva, æstivatione aperta v. imbricata, in fl o Sæpius rotundata v. reniformia, late 
imbricata. Pefala 3, distincta v. connata, æstivatione in f. sg valvata, rarius imbricata; in fl. o con- 
volutivo-imbricata, rarius apice v. in toto valvata, interdum in urceolum 3-lobum v. truncatum 
confluentia. Sama in f. & et: plerumque 6, 2-seriatim sepalis petalisque opposita, rarius plura 
(usque ad 120) fundo perianthii v. tubo corollæ inserta, sæpissime inclusa; staminodia in fl. o 0, 
v. Squamæformia subulata v. in annulum aut cupulam connata, rarissime antheris cassis instructa ; 
filamenta libera v: connata, subulata v. filiformia, rarissime complanata, apicibus præfloratione 
rectis v. infractis. Ay/heræ lineares oblongæ sagittatæ v. contortæ, rarissime biglobosæ, basi 
v. dorso affixæ, erectæ v. versatiles, 2-loculares, loculis introrsum rarissime lateraliter v. extrorsum 
dehiscentibus; pollen ellipsoideum triangulare v. subsphæricum in paucissimis echinulatum. 
Ovarium liberum, ovoideum oblongum v. globosum, in fl. é rudimentarium v. 0, ima basi r-locu- 
(1) de ne présente ici que la littérature concernant les travaux qui se rapportent au Brésil et aux pays limitrophes. 
