326 HISTOIRE DES PLANTES. 
« Amentorum masculorum gracilium squamæ tomentoso-hirtulæ. » 
(Nubia, Abyssinia, Madagascaria occid.") 
98? Pholidocarpus BL. — « Flores masculi...? Fœmineorum 
carpella distincta *. Fructus sphæricus v. ovoideus ; exocarpio marces- 
cente; endocarpio * ab exocarpio haud v. plus minus facile secedente, 
apice nunc mutico rotundato v. varie mucronato-spinescente,, extus 
plus minus profunde tessellato v. rarius fibroso-hispido. Semen sub- 
sphæricum subbasilare v. sæpius plus minus excentricum; hilo late 
orbiculari v. ovali; albumine duro inæqui-lobulato ruminatove; 
embryone basilari. — Elatæ ; caudice obscure annulato; foliorum 
terminalium flabellatorum 4-6-partitorum® petiolo aculeato ; fruc- 
tibus parallele seriatis. (Maluisia®.) » 
IIT. ROTANGEÆ. 
29. Rotang L.— Flores monœci, diœci v. polygami ; masculorum 
calyce gamophyllo, 8-lobo v. 3-dentato, nunc imbricato. Petala 3, 
altius receptaculo ultra calycem producto crasso v. carnoso inserta, 
libera v. basi connata, valvata. Stamina sæpius 6 (raro pauciora), cum 
corolla v. imis petalis inserta; filamentis brevibus v. longiusculis 
subulatis, basi sæpius 4-adelphis, apice nune infractis; antheris dor- 
sifixis linearibus oblongis v. sagittatis; loculis sæpe basi liberis, 
introrsum rimosis. Gynsecei rudimentum parvum v. 0. Floris fœminei 
maseulo subæqualis perianthium fere marium; petalis nune altius 
connatis. Staminodia 6, 1-adelpha, nune imæ corollæ adnata; 
antheris cassis v. 0. Germen liberum, incomplete 3-loculare, extus 
retrorsum squamatum; styli crassi brevis v. longi ramis stigmü- 
tosis 3. Ovula 3, basilaria erecta anatropa; micropyle extrorsum 
infera. Fructus sphæricus v. ellipsoideus, stylo coronatus ; pericarpio 
1. Spec. 3. ManT., Hist. Palm., 111,  Coryphearum. Nervatio rm gs çB- H.). 
221, n. 76,0 Z, « 15 fig. VI Ghbhee — Co presse st er earum 
HILDEBR., Zeitsch f. Erdk., XV (1879), 107. . Duro, 1-4-locul 
2. In Sch ult. Süetss 1308 (1830). 5. « Borassi v. désision 
Mart., Hist. nat. Palm., WI, 222. — Mu1ssn., - 6. Rumpx., Herb. pm e L 56, t. 12 
Gen., 354 (264) Grid — BEcc., Males.,  tarus). cn ts, Præl., 81 (Bo orassus ?)- in 
1, 79: III, 90, t. 9-1 , Gen., lAI, 883.  Enum., LIL, 924 (Borassus?). — Mio, FL. ind. 
— Dr., Pflansenfam., 3. bat., Al, 47; Suppl., 591; Palm. Arch. ind: 
d. Livistone more (Bec). Genus unde forte 10. — BEcc., in Hook. FL. brit. Ind., NI, 436. 
